Leela Gandhi | |
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Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Mumbai, India |
Parent | Ramchandra Gandhi |
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Discipline | Cultural and literary theory |
School or tradition | Postcolonial |
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Leela Gandhi (born 1966) is an Indian-born literary and cultural theorist who is noted for her work in postcolonial theory.[1][2] She is currently the John Hawkes Professor of Humanities and English and director of the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University.[3][4][5] She is the great-granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi.
Gandhi previously taught at the University of Chicago, La Trobe University, and the University of Delhi. She is a founding co-editor of the academic journal Postcolonial Studies, and she serves on the editorial board of the electronic journal Postcolonial Text.[6] She is a Senior Fellow of the School of Criticism and Theory at Cornell University.[7]