Dr. Nikhita Obeegadoo

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Nikhita Obeegadoo is an academic specializing in French and Francophone Studies, currently serving as the Neubauer Family Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago. She completed her PhD at Harvard University in 2022. Her research interests encompass Contemporary Francophone World Literature, Critical Race Studies and Decolonial Theory, Archipelagic Studies, and Environmental Humanities, including Oceanic Humanities and Medical Humanities. In addition to her research work, she has co-edited a special issue on postcolonialism and ecocriticism in 'Nouvelles Études Francophones'. Nikhita has published notable peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on themes related to Francophone literature and the intersection of environmental and social issues. She teaches a range of courses focused on ecological explorations, environmental narratives, and the Indian Ocean's literary production at the University.

Research Interests

Courses

Ecological Explorations in the Francophone World Stories of Oceans and Archipelagos Disrupting Environmental Narratives: Colonialism, Race and Toxicity Mosquitos and Morphine: Seminar in Global Medical Humanities Fictions of the Indian Ocean Blanks History: Women Color Reclaim Narrative

Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:104
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
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Specialization Notes

Department of Philosophy