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Ananya Bhardwaj is a PhD Candidate and Graduate Instructor in the Department of English at The George Washington University. Her dissertation titled “The Empire Gives Meaning: Migrant Stories of Land Dispossession, Climate Crisis, and Planetary Exclusions,” lies at the intersection of Critical Refugee Studies and Environmental Humanities. She is the recipient of the Edward Guiliano Global Fellowship awarded by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the Sigur Center Fellowship for Asian Studies by the Elliott School of International Affairs, and the Zubaan Research Grant by Ford Foundation. Beyond her dissertation, the water is her element—she’s an avid swimmer.
Amy Bu recently completed her M.A. in Human Development, Learning, and Culture at UBC. Amy’s research interests are informed by her transnational and diasporic lived experiences, and she approaches topics such as belonging and identity through a critical and justice-oriented lens. These themes are evident in her thesis, “You can’t tell me what to feel: Dominant narratives of belonging and the violence of prescribed feeling”. She welcomes collaboration on projects that interrogate dominant narratives, foster critical consciousness, and which work towards accessibility, inclusion, and community empowerment.