“I chose the Senior Common Reading Room to be photographed in because I find it a calm and peaceful space. I feel very fortunate to have access to such special places. Natural light floods in through the large windows, which frame the beautiful view of Old Court. 

I am holding my family’s passports, together with Judith Kerr's When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (1971), an autobiographical novel about a Jewish family who flee Berlin and eventually seek refuge in England in the 1930s. The significance of borders and identities is the focus of my work and life. 

On my left hand is a ring given to me by my beloved grandmother. On my right hand is my partner’s grandmother's ring. I wanted to express my love and thanks to them. The photograph brings together four generations of women in my family.  

One of my favourite things about Corpus is the wonderful group of inspirational women all around me.”

Dr Sarah Fine’s research interests are in social and political philosophy (including the history of social and political philosophy) and ethics, with special expertise in issues related to migration, borders, and citizenship, as well as methodology in political philosophy. Her work is often interdisciplinary in orientation.

Dr Fine also has a longstanding interest in work connecting philosophy with the arts. She has been involved in a range of research-led collaborations with artists and arts institutions, across a variety of media, including visual arts, theatre, and dance.

Dr Fine was an undergraduate student at the University of Cambridge (Jesus College). She received her MPhil and DPhil from the University of Oxford (St Edmund Hall). Dr Fine was a Research Fellow at Corpus from 2009 to 2012, and then taught in the Department of Philosophy at King’s College London from 2012 to 2021.