Debapriya Sarkar

Debapriya Sarkar is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Connecticut, based at Avery Point Campus. Her work bridges early modern literature, science studies, and environmental humanities. She co-leads the interdisciplinary public project Waterways, focusing on environmental sustainability and community engagement around water systems.

• Education & Affiliations: No explicit educational details provided, but her academic position and fellowships (Huntington Library, Folger Shakespeare Library) indicate advanced training in literary and historical studies.

Research Interests: Combines early modern literary analysis with critical race studies and ecocriticism. Current projects explore poetics and racecraft in early modern texts, alongside public humanities initiatives linking environmental history to contemporary water resource management.

Publications: Authored Possible Knowledge: The Literary Forms of Early Modern Science (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2023), supported by institutional and library fellowships. Ongoing work includes a second monograph and the Waterways collaboration with Hillary Eklund.

• Awards:
  - Huntington Library Fellowship
  - Folger Shakespeare Library Fellowship
  - UConn Humanities Institute Fellowship

Grants & Advising: Research supported through competitive fellowships; no explicit student advisees listed. Collaborates on public-facing projects to integrate environmental studies with community-driven initiatives.

Lab/Teams: Leads the Waterways initiative, a multi-institutional effort to apply historical and literary insights to modern ecological challenges.