Richard Delacy

Richard Delacy is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of South Asia Studies at Wellesley College. His academic work focuses on modern Hindi language and literature, particularly the literary novel during the late twentieth century, and commercial Hindi cinema from Mumbai since the mid-20th century. He teaches all levels of Hindi-Urdu language courses, Bollywood cinema, and Urdu ghazal studies.

• B.A., University of Melbourne
• M.A., Monash University
• M.A., University of Chicago
• Ph.D., University of Chicago

His pedagogical approach combines literary analysis with social and journalistic readings to develop advanced language proficiency. He has published multiple language teaching materials and emphasizes idiomatic usage and conversational practice in his courses.