About
Jay Rajiva is an Associate Professor of Global Anglophone Literature at Georgia State University. His scholarship focuses on the intersection of postcolonial literature and trauma theory, with regional expertise in Caribbean, African, and South Asian fiction.
- Education: B.A./M.A. from Concordia University, Ph.D. from University of Toronto
His research interrogates how postcolonial trauma literature challenges conventional reading practices and ethical frameworks, particularly through animist metaphors and nonhuman agency. Key publications include two monographs with Routledge and Bloomsbury, alongside articles in Studies in the Novel, ARIEL, and Angelaki.
Rajiva's work emphasizes:
- Animist approaches to trauma healing
- Postcolonial ethics and representation
- Comparative analysis of partition and civil war narratives
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