Dr Sneha Roy Choudhury
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Dr. Sneha Roy Choudhury is an Assistant Professor at IILM University, Gurugram, specializing in Literature, Culture &Media Studies, with a Doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. She has an extensive background in English literature and forms of Media, holding a Master’s and an M.Phil from JNU. Her research explores the symbolic geography of performance, with a focus on Sri Krishna Parijatha and other performative traditions, theatre, gender, and media. Dr. Roy Choudhury has published numerous articles in esteemed journals and presented her work at various national and international conferences. Her contributions to the field are marked by her interdisciplinary approach and deep engagement with mythology and performance.

Qualification

  • Doctorate of Philosophy (Media Studies) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (2024)
  • UGC NET in English (2018)
  • Master of Philosophy (Media Studies) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (2017)
  • Master of Arts (Literatures in English) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (2015)
  • Bachelor of Arts (English Literature) from University of Calcutta, Kolkata (2013) in First Division (University Rank: 7th)

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Journal Articles

  • “Trau(Ma): Memories of a Vindictive Mother” (Co-Authored) in Families, Relationships & Societies, Vol. 13, No. 3, Bristol University Press, UK (Pipeline for August, 2024)
  • “Folk-Classic Continuum: Gender & Liminality in Purulia Chhau” in Indian Theatre Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1 (https://www.intellectbooks.com/indian-theatre-journal ISSN (Print): 20590660 | ISSN (Online): 20590679), June 2023
  • “Locating Religion within Bhakti Performance Practice: A Study of Sri Krishna Parijathaof North Karnataka” in Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, Vol. 9, No. 1-2 (https://www.intellectbooks.com/dance-movement-spiritualities ISSN (Print): 20517068 | ISSN (Online): 20517076), March 2023
  • “Fetishising Nature and Patholigising the City: Poetic Trends”” in EPW: Postscript, Vol. 57, No. 26-27, Co-Authored with Dr. Sreedeep Bhattacharya (https://www.epw.in/journal/2022/26-27/postscript/poetic-trends.html#.YsQ06atk4VI.whatsapp ISSN (Print) – 0012-9976 | ISSN (Online) – 2349-8846), June 2022
  • “Seeing is Believing: COVID19 and Televised Hinduism” in Performance, Religion & Spiritualities, Vol. 3, No. 2 (http://prsjournal.orgISSN: 2637-4366), October 2021

Book Chapters

  • “Orality of ‘Then’ and ‘Now’: Narrating the Mahabharata on Television” in Contemporaneity of the Mahabharata Narrative: Epic of the Moment eds. Bhattacharya, Anirban & Sarkar, Dhrubajyoti, Routledge, India & London (Pipeline for July, 2024)
  • “Of Krishna and His Consorts: Situating Sri Krishna Parijatha with in Bhakti Performative Practices” in Parijata: A Felicitation Book on Dr. Sriram Ittnnavar, August 2021

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