Shoba Rajgopal

Ph.D. in Communication (Media Studies) and an Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Women & Gender Studies from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and 2 Master’s Degrees, in English and Communication respectively, and with 5 languages under her belt. She has also served for 3 years as the Coordinator of the Women’s Studies Program at Westfield State University and is one of the founding faculty of the EGST Dept. Her research and teaching areas are in postcolonial and transnational feminist theories, Asian queer movements and media representation, South Asian cinema, and globalization, religion, and gender conflicts.  Dr. Rajgopal has worked as a TV News Correspondent based in Bombay (Mumbai), India, for the Indian TV networks and won plaudits for her news reportage. She has also done in-depth news reports for Indian TV and CNN International on political and social issues in India, focusing on the rights of women and indigenous communities.

• Ph.D. in Communication (Media Studies)
• Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Women & Gender Studies from the University of Colorado at Boulder
• 2 Master’s Degrees, in English and Communication