Nandini Bhattacharya

Nandini Bhattacharya is a Professor of English at Texas A&M University. She specializes in transnational literatures, postcolonial studies, and gender theory, with a focus on South Asian and diasporic cultures. Her research bridges historical and contemporary themes, examining colonial legacies, identity formations, and cultural narratives in literature and film.

Education:

• Ph.D. in English, University of Rochester (1992)
• M.A. in English, University of Rochester (1989)
• B.A. (Hons.) in English, Presidency College, Calcutta (1985)

Research Interests:

• Contemporary Asian American and diasporic literature
• Postcolonial theory and globalization
• Eighteenth-century British literature
• Critical theory and world literature

Awards & Honors:

• Ragdale Residency (2022)
• Pushcart Prize nomination (2021)
• Vermont Studio Center Residency (2019)
• Bread Loaf Writers’ Workshop (2018)
• Mellon Foundation Fellowship (1997)

Key Publications:

• Love’s Garden (novel, 2020)
• Hindi Cinema: Repeating the Subject (2012)
• Slavery, Colonialism and Connoisseurship: Gender and Eighteenth-Century Literary Transnationalism (2017)

Her work merges scholarly rigor with creative writing, exploring themes of migration, colonialism, and resilience through both academic and literary lenses.