Dr. Maria Misra

Professor

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Biography

Professor Maria Misra is a distinguished academic specializing in Global History, currently serving as a Fellow at Keble College, University of Oxford. Her research interests primarily focus on Gender, Post-colonialism, and South Asia. She has extensively explored themes of empire, nationalism, and post-colonial identity in India and Britain, as well as the political dynamics of race and business during the late colonial period. She began her academic career studying the cultural role of race and identity in relation to British Indian businessmen in late colonial India.

Research Interests

Gender Post-colonialism South Asia

Experience

Professor

— Present

University of Oxford • Oxford, OXF, GB

Teaching and researching various aspects of Global History with a focus on South Asia.

Courses

Approaches to History General History XVIII: Global & Imperial, 1750-1914 History of the British Isles VII, 1924-present Postcolonial Historiography: Writing Indian Nation From Gandhi to Green Revolution: India, Independence and Modernity

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.