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Preeti Chopra is a Professor of Visual Studies, South Asian Art and Architecture at the University of Wisconsin –Madison, and serves as Director of Undergraduate Studies. She specializes in modern architectural history, colonial spatial landscapes, and postcolonial theory with a focus on South Asia. Her research examines the intersections of empire, material culture, and urban development in colonial contexts.
- Education:
- B.Arch., Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (India, 1987)
- M.L.A. and M.C.P., University of California, Berkeley (1993)
- Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (2003)
Her research interests include analyzing how colonial powers shaped urban spaces and visual cultures in South Asia. She explores themes like the role of local elites in colonial urban development, the politics of public space, and the impact of partition on cultural identity. Chopra’s work bridges art history, urban studies, and postcolonial theory to critique Eurocentric narratives in architectural historiography.
Her publications span from monographs like A Joint Enterprise: Indian Elites and the Making of British Bombay (2011) to articles on colonial urbanism, memory studies, and global architectural histories. Recent work critiques imperial knowledge systems through analyses of world architectural narratives.
- Awards:
- Recipient of the Suzanne Deal Booth Rome Prize (2022–23)
Chopra teaches courses on South Asian visual cultures, colonial urban spaces, and global architectural histories. She advises students in art history and urban studies, fostering interdisciplinary approaches to architectural and cultural analysis.
