Anushka Chaudhuri

Anushka Chaudhuri is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol, affiliated with the Bristol Doctoral College. Her research focuses on postcolonial dynamics, nationalism, and cultural studies with a regional specialization in South Asia, particularly Bengal and India. She examines themes like memory, ethnic conflict, borders, and everyday nationhood through interdisciplinary lenses.

Research interests include the intersection of nationalism and identity formation in postcolonial contexts, the legacy of partition in Bengal/Bangladesh, and the socio-political dimensions of food and cultural practices. Her work also addresses racialization processes in India's Northeastern region and representations of South Asians in media.

Recent publications analyze minority experiences through colonial legacies, Muslim women's agency in Bangladesh, and the visual representation of South Asians. While no specific awards are listed, her scholarship contributes to critical discourses in postcolonial and cultural studies. No formal advisees or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided texts.