Sharmadip Basu

Biography

Sharmadip obtained his doctorate degree from the Social Science Program at Syracuse University. His undergraduate and early graduate training was in Economics (B.Sc., Calcutta University; M.A., JNU). He also has a M.Phil. in American Studies from JNU. Sharmadip’s scholarship and research lie at the disciplinary intersection of History, Cultural Studies, and Cultural Anthropology. Broadly, they can be disaggregated into four interrelated areas of thematic and theoretical interest: culture and colonialism, knowledge and power, music and society, and aesthetics and politics in the modern world, specifically in colonial and post-colonial South Asia. Prior to joining APU, he taught in various capacities at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and at Syracuse University. At Azim Premji University, Sharmadip is currently engaged in co-designing two aspects of the undergraduate curriculum for the School of Liberal Studies: (i) the Understanding India component of the core curriculum; and (ii) the Historical Studies component of the major in Humanities. Academic Qualifications PhD

Research Interest

the Understanding India component of the core curriculum; and the Historical Studies component of the major in Humanities.