About
Sravanthi Kollu is a cultural historian with research interests in South Asian Studies, comparative literature and cultural studies. She earned a PhD from the University of Minnesota in 2019 and is currently a postdoctoral associate at Kilachand Honors College, Boston University. She previously held the College Fellows position in South Asian Studies at Harvard University.
Education
2019 Ph.D. Asian Literatures, Cultures and Media (Minor in Comparative Literature), University of Minnesota
2013 M.A. Asian Literatures, Cultures and Media, University of Minnesota
2009 M. Phil. Cultural Studies, English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India
2007 M.A. English Literature, St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore, India Publications
2021, On Common Speech: Chaste Writing, Dalit Language, and Vernacular Monolingualism.
Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East 1 December 2021; 41 (3): 485–498. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1215/1089201X-9408028 Memberships
Modern Language Association
Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute