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Department of English
 

Contact & Location

Moscow

Department of English

Physical Address:
Brink Hall 200
(208) 885-6156 phone
(208) 885-5944 fax
englishdept@uidaho.edu

Mailing Address:
English Department
c/o University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 1102
Moscow, Idaho
83844-1102

Sayantani Dasgupta

Sayantani Dasgupta

Office: Brink Hall
Phone: (208) 885-6156
Email: sdasgupta@uidaho.edu
Mailing Address: English Department - University of Idaho
P.O Box 441102
Moscow, Idaho 83844-1102

College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences
Department of English
Lecturer

With UI Since 2006
  • B.A., Delhi University, History (hons.) 2000
  • M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University, History, 2002
  • M.F.A., University of Idaho, Creative Writing, Nonfiction, 2009
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    Biography
    Sayantani Dasgupta is from Delhi, India. Her work has appeared in Indian and American journals and magazines.
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    Selected Publications

    • Touching Down in Taller, the Centrum Foundation journal, March, 2011. 

    • Have a Good One: IDAHO magazine, December, 2010.      

    • Portland: Where the World is Welcome: Hindustan Times, October, 2010.       

    • On Seeking Answers: SN Review, Spring/Summer 2008.      

    • Collision: Blood Orange Review, August, 2007

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    Outreach Projects

     

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      Awards and Honors

       

      • Special Mention (for “On Seeking Answers”) in the 2010 Pushcart Prize Anthology
      • Pushcart Prize nomination for "Have a Good One", 2011.
      • GPSA Teaching in Excellence Award: Spring, 2009.
      • Study Abroad Grant, International Programs Office: Spring, 2008.

    My Courses

    • ISEM 101:
      The Sacred Journey
    • CORE 113:
      Globalization
    • HIS 101:
      History of Civilization
    • HIS 404:
      The Mughal Empire (1526-1757)
    • HIS 404:
      Riots and Rituals: The History of the Modern Indian Subcontinent (1757-1947)
    • ENGL 293:
      Beginning Nonfiction Writing
    • ENGL 493:
      Conflict Fiction from South Asia