Bio


Suchismito Khatua works on figurations of negativity, antisociality, and postrevolutionary despair in South Asian poetry, performance, and cinema from the late twentieth into the twenty-first century. His doctoral dissertation, titled "The Uses of Despair: Modernism at the End of the World," emerges at the intersections of New Modernist Studies, Feminist and Queer Theory, and Critical Caste Studies. Before coming to Stanford, he studied English and Cinema Studies at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and the Freie Universität Berlin. He writes in – and translates between – Bangla and English.

Education & Certifications


  • Master of Arts, University of Calcutta, English (2019)
  • Bachelor of Arts, St. Xavier's College, University of Calcutta, English (Honors) (2017)

All Publications


  • Avant-Garde Anew Aesthetics in the Fray: The Avant-Garde in India Khatua, S. edited by Bose, B. Routledge. 2024
  • A Room of One’s Own: Ramabai, Reform, and the 19th Century Woman Question Women's Voices: Representation and Resistance Khatua, S. edited by Bhattacharjee, A., Choudhury, S. Worldview. 2023: 78-90
  • Exploring Popular Art and the Avant-Gardes: New Perspectives W/k - Zwischen Wissenschaft & Kunst Khatua, S., Jürgens, A., Tolksdorf, N. 2022

    View details for DOI 10.55597/e7936