# 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)

## 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

## Selected Works
- Foster, Jeyapriya. “Spectres of M.I.A.”. Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, March 31, 2021. [DOI: 10.26686/wgtn.14338703.v1](https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.14338703.v1)

## Academic Profiles & Identifiers
- ORCID: [0000-0002-0592-1752](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0592-1752)
- Google Scholar: [Jeyapriya Foster](https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=X5ZIhRIAAAAJ)
- LinkedIn: [jeyafoster](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeyafoster)
- Knowledge Commons: [jeyafoster](https://hcommons.org/members/jeyafoster/)
- Credly: [jeyapriya-foster](https://www.credly.com/users/jeyapriya-foster)
- Wikidata: [Q139019087](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139019087)

## Contact
To discuss acquisitions, speaking engagements, or academic collaborations, please use the secure contact form on the main website: [https://jeya.foster.pub/](https://jeya.foster.pub/)