Apurba Chatterjee

Dr. Apurba Chatterjee is a Wellcome Humanities and Social Science Fellow at the University of Reading’s Department of History. His research focuses on British Empire studies, Indian colonial histories, visual culture, and postcolonialism. He contributes to interdisciplinary clusters like the Reading Centre for Health Humanities and Reading Gender History Cluster.

Key publications include analyses of gender and agency in British imperialism, visual representations of colonial subjects (e.g., Saartjie Baartman), and cultural artifacts like the ‘James Forbes’ Mango.’ His work bridges art, science, and empire, with articles in journals like History (Journal of Historical Association) and South Asian History and Culture. He also engages public scholarship through podcasts, exhibitions, and talks, including a 2018 lecture on art and the British Indian Empire.

Dr. Chatterjee holds an Associate Fellowship from the Higher Education Academy (2019) and has collaborated internationally through workshops with Uppsala University and the University of Sheffield. His research emphasizes decolonizing methodologies, visual analysis, and the intersections of power, gender, and empire.