Dr. Ranjana Khanna

Professor

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Biography

Ranjana Khanna is a Professor at Duke University specializing in English, Women's Studies, and the Literature Program. She has been a faculty member since 2008 and currently serves as the Director of the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute. Her research focuses on Anglo-Francophone postcolonial theory, psychoanalysis, transnational feminism, and feminist theory in literature and film. Khanna is the author of key works such as 'Dark Continents: Psychoanalysis Colonialism' and has published extensively on topics like representation and cultural difference through various critical lenses. She also has held several significant roles in established research grants and initiatives aimed at promoting international perspectives in feminist theory and humanities education.

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Experience

Professor

— Present

Duke University • Durham, NC

Professor of English, Women's Studies, and Literature at Duke University.

Director

— Present

John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute • Durham, NC

Director of the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University.

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)