Dr. Anustup Basu

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Biography

Anustup Basu is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, specializing in English, Media, Cinema Studies, and Criticism. He is the author of 'Hindutva Political Monotheism' published by Duke University Press in 2020 and 'Bollywood Age New Media: Geotelevisual Aesthetic' by Edinburgh University Press in 2010. He has co-edited several volumes, including 'InterMedia South Asia: Fourth Screen' (Routledge, 2012) and 'Figurations Indian Film' (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2013). His essays on film, media, culture, philosophy, and politics have appeared in prestigious journals such as Boundary 2, Semiotic Inquiry, Journal of Human Rights, and PostModern Culture. As a film producer, he made the Bengali feature 'Herbert' (2005), which won the Indian National Award for Regional Film. He has also worked as a screenwriter for film and television, contributing to the upcoming Hindi feature film 'Nazarbandh' (2019), which is the official entry to the 2020 Busan Film Festival. His current research includes book projects on Nehruvian Cinema and the phenomenology of information in the age of digital new media.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Urbana, IL

Professor specializing in English, Media, Cinema Studies, and Criticism.

Awards

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Senior Research Fellow

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
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