Northern Michigan University professor Jaspal Singh will be traveling to India to expand on her research and writings, with the help of a prestigious Fulbright Award.
Singh, a professor in the English department, will teach a graduate-level course at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi and also will work on her book, "Imagining Nations and Homelands in Indian Literature: Gender and Sikh Identity in India and the Diaspora."
"I'm thrilled and excited," says Singh. "It is an honor to get this prestigious award and research in India is critical to completing my project. As a person from the Indian diaspora, who was born and raised in Burma (now Myanmar), I was always fascinated by the representations of Indians in English literature."
Singh's previous work has included preliminary research in India, a published article and academic conference presentations in India, which led to a book contract, and eventually the Fulbright Award, which she says will allow her to deepen her research into a comprehensive analysis of gender and religious identity.
NMU students also will be the beneficiaries of Singh's work when she returns, as there are plans for graduate-level courses related to her research.
Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Jaspal Singh, Northern Michigan University
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