معرفی
Vikrant Dadawala is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at York University's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. His research focuses on twentieth-century literature with specializations in South Asia, modernism, and postcolonial studies. Prior to joining York, he was a Lecturer at Harvard University where he received the Alan Heimert Teaching Prize in 2023.
His research explores themes of disappointment in post-independence Indian literature and migration/modernism in the South Asian diaspora. Current projects examine ātmā vismriti (self-forgetting) and melancholia in Indian cultural production. His work appears in journals including South Asia, Journal of Cinema and Media Studies, and Safundi, with contributions to edited volumes on the Cold War and Indian New Wave cinemas.
Award:
- Alan Heimert Teaching Prize (Harvard University, 2023)
