Biography
Sambhabi Ghosh is a PhD candidate at the Department of Comparative and World Literature and studies Asian Shakespeare adaptations and scholarship. Her research focuses on a South-South comparative analysis of postcolonial Shakespeare 'canons', particularly from India and Japan. In her dissertation, she investigates the possible causes of canonicity of select postcolonial adaptations, and explores similar patterns of canonical usage of Shakespeare(s) in Asia(s) across geopolitical and national borders.
Research Interests
Shakespeare, Shakespeare in India, Shakespeare in Japan; Canon formation and canonicity; Postcolonialism, World Literature; Cinema and Media Studies, Theatre.
Education
MA, Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, 2018
BA, Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, 2016
Awards and Honors
Illinois Distinguished Fellowship, 2020-2025
Courses Taught
AFRO
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present (Fall 2022)
CWL
CWL 207 Indian Cinema in Context (Spring 2023, Spring 2026)
CWL 114 Global Consciousness and Literature (Fall 2025)
CWL 242 Modern Masterpieces of Western Culture (Spring 2024)
CWL 241 Early Masterpieces of Western Culture (Fall 2023)
Languages
English, Bengali, Hindi, German, Japanese