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Elora Halim Chowdhury is a Professor in the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies department at the University of Massachusetts Boston within the College of Liberal Arts. She serves as Director of the Human Rights Minor and holds affiliate appointments in Asian Studies, Asian American Studies, Cinema Studies, and Conflict Resolution, Human Security and Global Governance. Her work intersects transnational feminisms, gender violence, human rights, and South Asian cinema.
- PhD, Women's Studies, Clark University
- MA, Women's Studies, Ohio State University
- BA, Women's Studies & Cultural Area Studies, College of Wooster
Her research scrutinizes transnational feminist theory, critical development studies, and war cinema through the lens of Bangladesh. She explores gendered violence, postwar healing, and cinematic representation as tools for human rights advocacy. Her publications like Ethical Encounters (Temple UP, 2022) and co-edited volumes on South Asian filmscapes and human rights praxis demonstrate interdisciplinary engagement with South Asian studies and gender politics.
Key awards:
- NWSA Gloria E. Anzaldúa Book Prize (2012)
- Newhouse Humanities Center Fellow (2021-22)
- AIBS Senior Research Fellowship (2019-20)
- Mellon-Future of Minority Studies Fellow (2005)
- Future of Minority Studies Post-doctoral Fellow (2006)
- Ford Foundation Grant (2007)
She has taught courses such as Transnational Feminisms, Gender and Human Rights, and Gender, Religion and Politics in South Asia. Her editorial roles include Series Editor for the Dissident Feminisms Series at the University of Illinois Press and advisory board memberships for journals like Studies in South Asian Film and Media and Journal of Feminist Scholarship.
