Shayani Bhattacharya

Shayani Bhattacharya serves as Associate Professor of English & Communications at Lebanon Valley College, where she teaches across multiple literary disciplines. Her academic foundation includes advanced degrees from Jadavpur University in Kolkata, India, and doctoral training at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

• B.A., M.A., Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
• Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo

Her research traverses World Literature, Global Film, and specialized domains including Science Fiction/Fantasy, Postcolonial Literature, and Crime Fiction. Current scholarly focus centers on Post-1945 Anglophone Literature through the lenses of Memory Studies and Narrative Theory, examining how marginalized communities reclaim historical narratives. Her methodological approach integrates postcolonial theory with cultural criticism to interrogate power structures in literary representation.

Recent publications reveal consistent thematic preoccupations with resistance narratives and subaltern voices across temporal and cultural contexts. The 2024 Afrofuturism study demonstrates how speculative fiction challenges historical erasure, while the 2014 analysis of Ghosh's work exposes linguistic violence in colonial discourse. Both works exemplify her interdisciplinary methodology bridging literary analysis with social justice frameworks.

Significant recognition includes:

• Best Faculty/Independent Scholar Paper, Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2024 Popular Culture Association Conference

While specific advising details and grant information were not documented in available sources, her scholarly output indicates active mentorship through conference presentations and publications. Her research trajectory suggests ongoing engagement with decolonial approaches to literary studies and speculative fiction.