Research
India has moved from a British Commonwealth to a developing nation to a nuclear power and now, with the expansions of the global economy, to a world power. My research analyzes these categorical shifts taking place in the Indian political scene and in the realm of literature. Economic and social policies, civil liberties, gender, and globalization are central issues examined in my work. Interdisciplinary not only in content, but also in form, my research uses the medium of film alongside the written word to explore articulations of the term "postcolonial," variously addressing scholarly audiences, as well as human rights advocates, NGOs, and governmental agencies.
Book Manuscript (in progress)
What are you reading?: The World Market and Literary Production in India.
My manuscript revisits formulations of "postcolonial" and examines the construction of the archive of postcolonial literature in relation to nationalist historiographies, the politics of language formation, the economic policies of India, and the rise of the transnational publishing industry.
Films
Facing North-East: Remembering Manipur, Manorama Unforgotten. Documentary film. (Watch Preview)
The film focuses on the issue of civil liberties and begins with the July 2004 rape and murder of Manorama Devi by the Assam Rifles Battalion.
India and Free Trade: A Closer Look at Bhopal. 2000. Documentary Film. (Download Film)
India and Free Trade examines the Bhopal gas tragedy in the context of economic policies, and explores the implications of trade policies and the changes brought about by transnational corporations in India.
The film has had numerous special screenings at conferences and universities, including Princeton University, the University of Michigan, the University of Maryland, University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication, as well as the International Law Society at the University of Oregon Law School. It has also been screened at the San Diego Human Rights Film Festival (sponsored by Amnesty International), and the South Asian Film Series in Washington, D.C. The film continues to be used as a teaching resource by universities and non-profit organizations to explore issues of social justice, globalization, legislation, and the environment.
On a Different Note... 1999. With Yolanda Brown. Documentary Film on Diversity at Miami University, OH.
Articles & Book Chapters
"A Conversation with Nabaneeta Dev Sen." Forthcoming in Wasafiri.
"Transcending Boundaries: Mallika Sengupta on being a Woman and a Writer" in Transnationalism and Resistance: Experience and Experiment in Women's Writing. Eds. Stephenie Young and Adele Parker. Essay accepted. Collection under review by presses.
"Mapping Manipur" in Countering Displacements. Eds. Daniel Coleman, Erin Goheen, Wafaa Hasan, Agnes Kramer-Hamstra (McMaster University, Canada). Essay accepted. Collection under review by presses.
"Gender Equity: From Legislation to Attitude." ASHA Sanctuary Conference Publication 2 (Jan. 2006): 16-17.
"Thinking about Bhopal in the Globalization Era." The South Asian (October 2004). Web.
"Education, Gender and Social Change." education Journal 1.1 (April 2005): 33-35.
(Republished in The South Asian, an online publication)
"Images of Woman in Miles Franklin's My Brilliant Career and Alice Munro's Who Do You Think You Are?" The Commonwealth Review 6 (1994-95): 79-84.
"The Return of the Native: The Journey Back in Sally Morgan's My Place and Beatrice Culleton's In Search of April Raintree" in Perspectives on Canadian Fiction. Ed. Sudhakar Pandey. Prestige Books, New Delhi, 1994: 134-43.
"The Influence of Eliot's Wasteland on White's Living and the Dead" (co-authored with K. Chellappan) in Australian and Indian Literature: Studies in Mutual Response. Eds. David Kerr & R.K. Dhawan. Prestige Books, New Delhi, 1991: 43-52.
"The Romantic and Mystic Elements in Voss and A Fringe of Leaves" (co-authored with K. Chellappan). Journal of Australian Literature (1990): 35-42.
Edited Work
education Journal: Focus on Gender and Education - Brought out the first issue with Sanat Mohanty, Vaijayanti Gupta, Gomati Jagadeesan, Vignesh Nandakumar, Sriram Ananth, and Chandrika Ramanujam (April 2005). (Download Journal)
