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I am Pratiti, a doctoral student in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. I work on Global South Asian Sound Studies, particularly focusing on bengali sound, archives and futurisms. I am also enrolled in the graduate minor in RIDGS and Early Modern Studies.

I have recently graduated with an MA in Asian Studies at the University of California at Berkeley with an emphasis on South Asia. My interests lie in new media, modern and contemporary Bengali literature, and English and Hindi literature related to modern and contemporary Bengal. I also study comics in Bengal and particularly the impact of the French comic series, Tintin, in Calcutta. My other interests lie in science and technology studies and urban humanities. I also have Graduate Certificates in New Media and Urban Humanities from the University of California, Berkeley.

I have completed Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Studies and Research (DipASR) with an Advanced Major in History and minor in Performing Arts at Ashoka University, India. I completed my undergraduate studies at Ashoka University in 2020 with a major in History and a minor in Creative Writing

 

Educational Background & Specialties
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Educational Background

  • MA: Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
  • Bachelors and Post Graduate Diploma: Performing Arts, Creative Writing and History, Ashoka University

Specialties

  • Sound Studies
  • Urban Studies
  • South Asia
  • Global Asias
  • Queer Studies
  • Asian American Studies
  • New Media
  • Film Studies