I specialize in 20th century British and postcolonial literature with an emphasis on
women’s writing as well as literary, cultural, and feminist theory.
I have edited two books--*Trans-Status Subjects* and *Sustainable Feminisms*. I am
currently editing one volume and writing two monographs. The volume is a re-edited memoir
by Cornelia Sorabji, an early 20th century modernist figure. One monograph is on
interdisciplinarity and globalization in 21st century higher education. The other
monograph is on five intellectuals defining their work in the context of fascist,
socialist, feminist, and capitalist ideologies--Gwendolyn Bennett, Grazia Deledda,
Victoria Ocampo, Cornelia Sorabij, and Virginia Woolf. I have published essays on
modernism and modernist figures.
I offer courses in feminist postmodern and postcolonial theories, 20th and 21st century
transnational comparative women's writing, and sociopolitical activism. I have been
the recipient of awards from the American Council on Education, the Minnesota NEH
Foundation, and from the Mellon, Bush, Hewlett and Wallace Foundations. A Ford Foundation
Emerging Leaders grant led to the "Sustainable Feminisms" conference at
Macalester in 2003 at which academics, activists, social workers, and policy makers
gathered to discuss the relationships between feminist theories and practices. My most
recent experience was the American Council on Education fellowship in higher education
administration.
I have been teaching at Macalester since 1995.
Education: B.A., Loreto College, Calcutta, India, 1984; M.A., Calcutta University,
Calcutta, India, 1987; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1989; Ph.D.,
University of California, Los Angeles, 1993
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