Faculty Profile for Dr. Suparno Banerjee

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Dr. Suparno Banerjee
Professor — English
FH 250
phone: (512) 245-7698
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Research Interests

 Science Fiction and Fantasy, Postcolonial Studies, Indian Literature and Culture, Russian Literature

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Banerjee, S. (2021). Generation 14: A Postnational Dystopia. ContactZone, 1, 10–22.
  • Banerjee, S. (2021). Ghosts, Aliens, and Machines: Epistemic Continuity and Assemblage in Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s Science Fiction. In I. Campbell (Ed.), SF in Translation (pp. 263–282). Palgrave.
  • Banerjee, S. (2020). Indian Science Fiction: Patterns, History and Hybridity. Cardiff, UK: University of Wales Press.
  • Banerjee, S. (2019). *India. In The Routledge Companion to Cyberpunk Culture (pp. 408–415). Routledge.
  • Banerjee, S. (2018). 2001: A Space Odyssey: A Transcendental Trans-Locution. In J. Fenwick (Ed.), Understanding Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey: Representation and Interpretation (pp. 49–62). Intellect.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Honorary Professor of International Studies, Center for International Studies. January 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State Alumni Association. 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Developmental Leave, Texas State University. January 2024 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Developmental Leave, Texas State University. August 1, 2017
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Received Tenure, Texas State University. 2016

Selected Grants

  • Ledbetter, Kathryn (Principal), Banerjee, Suparno (Co-Principal). Library Online Resource Grant, Texas State University, $33921. (Funded: March 25, 2019 - Present). Grant.
  • Banerjee, Suparno (Principal). Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $8000. (Submitted: October 2016, Funded: January 2017 - June 2018). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Advisory Board member
CoFUTURES
2020-Present
Member
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts BIPOC Caucus
2020-Present
Chair
English Department Library Committee
August 2017-Present
Member
MA in Literature Committee
August 2010-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Science Fiction Studies
2023