Ayesha Mukherjee

Professor Ayesha Mukherjee is a faculty member at the University of Exeter, where she holds the Professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture position in the Department of English and Creative Writing within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her work bridges early modern British and Indian literature with cultural history, focusing on food, famine, and sustainability.

• Educated at Presidency College (BA), Jadavpur University (MA), and University of Oxford (M.Phil), University of Cambridge (PhD)
• Current research projects include Leverhulme-funded monograph and AHRC collaborations

Her research prioritizes interdisciplinary methodologies, connecting early modern English studies with global exchange frameworks and Anglo-Indian multilingual literatures. Publications include a monograph on resource management in 16th-century England, an edited volume on famine's cultural history, and a public-facing graphic anthology. Recent work explores digital humanities applications through web-databases and artistic collaborations with The British Library.

Scientific awards include:

• Leverhulme Research Fellowship (2023-24)
• AHRC Project Grant (2014-16)
• AHRC Impact Follow-on Grant (2019-21)

She supervises PhD and Masters students in early modern studies and contributes to the Faculty's Food Studies MA program, while co-directing the Exeter Digital Humanities team's famine-related projects.