Jeyapriya Foster, PhD (She/Her)

Independent Scholar & Cultural Theorist

About Me

I am an independent scholar and cultural theorist. My research exists at the intersection of hauntology, postcolonial visuality, and the digital archives of the Global South. I explore how spectral traces of history manifest in contemporary digital and visual cultures.

Research Keywords

  • Hauntology
  • Cultural Theory
  • Postcolonial Visuality
  • Spatial Politics of Memory
  • Digital Archives
  • Global South
  • Tamil Diaspora
  • M.I.A. (Mathangi Arulpragasam)
Dr. Jeyapriya Foster, Cultural Theorist and Independent Scholar

Education

  • PhD Media Studies Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
  • M.A. National and Transnational Studies University of Münster, DE
  • M.Ed. English/American Studies and Mathematics University of Münster, DE
  • B.A. English/American Studies and Mathematics University of Münster, DE

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