My name is Sara Ahmed and I am a feminist writer and independent scholar. I work at the intersection of feminist, queer and race studies. My research is concerned with how bodies and worlds take shape; and how power is secured and challenged in everyday life worlds as well as institutional cultures. 

Until the end of 2016, I was a Professor of Race and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London having been previously based in Women’s Studies at Lancaster University. I resigned from my post at Goldsmiths in protest at the failure to deal with the problem of sexual harassment.

My primary focus now is on writing and research. I live on the outskirts of a small village in Cambridgeshire with my partner Sarah Franklin and our beautiful dogs, Poppy and Bluebell.

I am no longer involved in the supervision or examination of research students and I am sorry I cannot offer mentorship at this time. I am also not considering any involvement in any research projects funded by or based in universities. I still offer a small number of public lectures and seminars/workshops based on my research.

I have one more lecture forthcoming this academic year (in Athens, details to be announced soon). I will be writing over the summer. My first event next fall will be in Ferrara for the launch of the Italian translation of No is Not a Lonely Utterance.

Please note I am no longer booking any in person events for 2026.

Please fill in my contact form if you would like to get in touch Do check your spam folder as many of my replies from this form seem to end up in them!