Apala Bhowmick

Visiting Assistant Professor

Dr. Bhowmick (she/elle) is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of English and a faculty affiliate with the African Studies and Medical Humanities Programs. Her research focuses on global Anglophone and Francophone literatures, environmental humanities, narratology, postcolonial theory, and the history of medicine. Her allied scholarly interests include film studies and translation. Both her research and teaching include an emphasis on African literature and film. She especially enjoys introducing her students to global cultural histories in her classes.

Education

PhD, English, Emory University

MA, English, English Literary Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Honors and Awards

James William Richardson Jr. Award for dissertation research, Emory University.

Nat C. Robertson Science & Society Fellowship (2024–25), Emory University.

Selected Publications

“Mechanics of Authoritarian Power and Collapsing of Species Boundaries in Ahmadou Kourouma’s Waiting for the Wild Beasts to Vote.” Postcolonial Text, vol. 19, no. 1 & 2, 2024.

“Nested Frameworks of Unfreedom in Freedom Inc.” The Cambridge Journal of Postcolonial Literary Inquiry, May 2024.

Teaching reflection on interdisciplinary writing courses taught during 2022–23 year. Network in Canadian History & Environment (NiCHE), July 2023.