Shreya Singh

Shreya Singh serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, holding an MA in Communication and Media from the University of Northern Iowa (2021) and a BA in Journalism and Mass Communication (Honors) from the University of Calcutta (2016). Her pre-graduate career included journalism internships, advertising agency work, and social media marketing.

Education:

• MA, Communication and Media, University of Northern Iowa, 2021 (Thesis: 1977 Indian textbook dispute analysis)
• BA (Honors), Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Calcutta, 2016

Her research critically examines postcolonial rhetorical landscapes through Indian nationalism, transnational feminism, and neocolonial challenges. She investigates how Western communication theories require reconfiguration to address postcolonial identity formation and public argumentation, particularly in South Asian contexts. Her methodological approach combines historical analysis with contemporary political critique.

Recent publications reveal consistent focus on socio-political tensions: the 2024 article analyzes Dobbs decision impacts on academic freedom and pedagogy, while the 2021 work deconstructs India's 'beef debate' as a nexus of religious identity, historical trauma, and state power. Both studies demonstrate her signature intersectional approach to rhetoric in volatile political climates.

Awards: No scientific awards documented in source materials.

Advising & Grants: No student advisees or research grants specified in available information. Her professional trajectory suggests emerging scholarly independence following graduate training.

Research Environment: Office-based work in Vilas Hall without documented laboratory or team affiliations, indicating independent scholarship within humanities traditions.