Dr. Anindita Banerjee

Associate Professor

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Biography

Anindita Banerjee studies the relationship between imagining and making the future across various contexts and periods. Her broad inquiry encompasses the evolving interfaces among science, technology, culture, and the natural and built environments, along with the migration of people, things, beings, ideas, and images. Speaking seven languages, she focuses on networks of exchange, innovation, and the production and consumption that emerge and shape the future, challenging conventional coordinates used to understand the modern world. Her scholarly work has appeared in notable media across the UK, Europe, and Asia, including Science magazine and the BBC Culture. Banerjee's book, 'Modern People: Science Fiction and the Making of Russian Modernity', won the Science Fiction Technoculture Studies Book Prize. She has edited or co-edited five peer-reviewed volumes and plays a pivotal role in the academic community through various editorial and advisory positions. Currently engaged in completing a single-authored book titled 'The Chernobyl Effect', she has guest-edited issues for renowned journals and contributed to the establishment of interdisciplinary programs that incorporate environmental humanities and sustainability.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

Cornell University • Ithaca, NY

Teaching and research in the fields of comparative literature, media studies, and environmental humanities.

Awards

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Science Fiction Technoculture Studies Book Prize

Courses

Independent Study Senior Essay Nabokov, Naturally

Requirements for Cornell University

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:15
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
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  • Personal Statement
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  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Department of Architecture