Pashmina Murthy is a recent addition to the faculty at Kenyon. She joins the English department in 2012 after having taught in the department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota. Her courses for the coming year include a literary tour of global cities, an exploration of identity outside gender binaries, and a reflection on the dangers and power of reading literature. She is currently working on a book project theorizing gender violence in postcolonial literary and political spaces.

Areas of Expertise

postcolonial literary studies, critical theory, transnational studies

Education

PhD, MA, University of Southern California
MA, University of Mumbai
BA, University of Mumbai

Courses Taught

ENGL 103.15: The Good, the Bad, the Fantastic

ENGL 291.02: Special Topic: Gender Benders

ENGL 391: Special Topic: Writing the Global City