Dr. Ameeth Vijay

Biography

Ameeth Vijay specializes in global anglophone literature, modern contemporary British literature, postcolonial studies, and urban studies. He is the author of "Topothesia: Planning, Colonialism, Places Excess" (Fordham University Press, 2023), which examines the intersections of literature, urban planning, and architecture, tracking the persistence of colonial relationships in the development of contemporary spaces. Vijay's research includes the political aesthetics of cities, the built environment, and the work of planners like Patrick Geddes in cultivating colonial subjects. His academic contributions extend to various articles and book chapters, reflecting on themes such as regeneration in urban contexts and literary critiques of politics and translation. He earned his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature with an emphasis on Critical Theory at the University of California, Irvine in 2015, following a Master's and Bachelor's degree in the same field from the same institution and Brown University, respectively.

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