He works on South Asian literatures with a particular focus on Bengali literature. Other fields include postcolonial, Marxist, and literary theories, as well as modernism in an international frame. Ph.D. Columbia University. Zahid R. Chaudhary is an associate professor in the Department of English. He specializes in postcolonial studies and critical theory. He has published articles on photography, film, travel literature, and contemporary theory. He is particularly interested in Frankfurt school Marxism, visual culture, literary theory, and contemporary postcolonial literature and film. Ph.D. Cornell University.