Arpit Kumar

Brittain Fellow

Member Of:
  • Writing and Communication Program
  • School of Literature, Media, and Communication
Office Phone: (404) 894-2730
Office Location: Stephen C. Hall, Writing and Communication Program
Related Links:
Email Address: akumar3063@gatech.edu

Overview

Education:
  • PhD, English (University of Notre Dame), 2023
  • M.Phil. (University of Delhi), 2016
  • M.A. English (Ramjas College, University of Delhi), 2014
  • B.A. Hons. English (Ramjas College, University of Delhi), 2012
Awards and
Distinctions:
  • Cindy and Dickie Selfe Fellow (2025)
  • NDIAS, Distinguished Graduate Fellow (2022-23)
  • Award of Distinction, M.Phil. (2016)
Areas of
Expertise:
  • Eighteenth-Century Literature
  • Empire
  • Postcolonial Literature
  • Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning
  • Sociability Studies
  • Technology Studies

Interests

Teaching Interests:
Rhetorical Constructions of Public/s
Literatures in English
Cultural Studies
Technology in Literature and Art
Research Interests:
Eighteenth Century Literature
Empire and Postcolonial Studies
Literatures of the Global South
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
The Novel
Literary Theory

Courses

  • ENGL-1101: English Composition I: Fighting in the Square
  • ENGL-1101: English Composition I: How to Become a Celebrity
  • ENGL-1102: English Composition II: Talking Machines and Other Intelligences
  • ENGL-1102: English Composition II: The Argumentative Asian

Publications

Updated:  Feb 12th, 2026 at 4:31 PM