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Debajyoti Biswas

Bodoland University, University of Pretoria, Gauhati University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Johannesburg

ORCID iD 0000-0001-5041-8171
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Debajyoti Biswas is a Professor in the Department of English at Bodoland University, where he teaches Anglophone writings from Northeast India, Environmental Humanities, Decolonial Studies, and Critical Theory. He has been appointed as a Research Associate at Centre for Education Rights and Transformation (CERT), University of Johannesburg, SA (2026-2029). His areas of interest include identity, nationalism, and conflict in Northeast India. His research articles aligned with his academic interests has appeared in several reputed international journals. He has completed two minor research projects funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and is currently working on a Major Research Project (2024–2026) funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), titled “Identity and Conflict: Comprehending Everyday Co-existence and Peace-Making in Literatures from Assam.” He is a member of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE), the Indian Disability Studies Collective (IDSC), the Postcolonial Studies Association (PSA), and the Indian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (IACLALS).

Employment

  • University of Pretoria Research Associate
    2026 - 2029
  • University of Johannesburg Research Associate
    2026 - 2029
  • Bodoland University Professor
    2024 - Present
  • Bodoland University Associate Professor
    2019 - 2024
  • Bodoland University Assistant Professor
    2012 - 2019
  • Hojai College Assistant Professor
    2005 - 2012

Education

  • Gauhati University PhD
    2012 - 2017
  • Jawaharlal Nehru University MA
    2001 - 2003

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (48)