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Sundhya Walther is a Senior Lecturer in English and American Studies at The University of Manchester. She specializes in multispecies interactions in postcolonial literature, particularly contemporary South Asian contexts. Her research examines how animal-human relationships challenge narratives of identity and nationhood. Currently, she serves as PGR Director for the English and Comparative Literature department and explores themes like denizenship, migrancy, and Hindu nationalist politics' impact on bovine symbolism.
Education: PhD in English and South Asian Studies from the University of Toronto, alongside MA and BA degrees in English and History from the same institution. Her work intersects postcolonial theory, animal studies, and environmental humanities, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to environmental justice and cultural preservation.
Recent research includes analyses of environmental crisis representation in media, spatial solidarity in South Asian fiction, and Hindu nationalist discourses around cows. Her book Multispecies Modernity (2021) redefines identity formation through nonhuman interactions in Indian literature.
Her articles span topics from taxidermy symbolism in colonial fiction to ethical dimensions of silence in Coetzee and Derrida. She actively engages with interdisciplinary frameworks, including the Sustainable Futures and Manchester Urban Institute research platforms.
