Roopika Risam

Dr. Roopika Risam is a scholar and advocate in the digital humanities, challenging the current inclinations of the cultural record and its production and access. Her latest published book, New Digital Worlds: Postcolonial Digital Humanities in Theory, Praxis, and Pedagogy, has become a catalyst for social and academic reflection, and in all of her work, she passionately and analytically encourages a discussion of the origin of the humanities, where we currently reside within the record, and how we can move forward with it as earnest stewards. Directing many critical studies and digital production projects, Dr. Risam is currently an Associate Professor of English at Salem State University.