Educational Background
Ph.D. Transcultural Studies, University of Calgary, Canada
Expected defence (May 2023)
Dissertation title: “The Transnational Turn in India’s Independent Film Culture”
Brief description: Using a case study approach, the dissertation sheds light on the transnational cultures of India's independent cinema over the last decade.
Supervisors: Dr. Charles Tepperman and Dr. Devika Vijayan
Committee members: Dr. Matthew Croombs and Dr. Cheryl Dueck
Awarded provincial government 2021 Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship
Erasmus Mundus M.A. Crossways in Cultural Narratives, Université de
Perpignan, France; University of Sheffield, UK; Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2015 - 2017
Dissertation Title: “Precarious Pleasures: Exploring Adolescent Sexuality in Contemporary European Cinema”
Supervisors: Dr. Jocelyn Dupont and Dr. Laura Lojo
Awarded competitive 2015 Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, European Union Consortium, Erasmus + Programme
M.Phil. French and Francophone Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
2012-2014
M.A. French and Francophone Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
2010 - 2012
B.A. English Literature University of Delhi, India
2007 – 2010
Teaching Experience
University of Calgary
I designed and sole-taught all French-language courses listed here.
Winter, 2021
Sessional Instructor
Beginners French II
Winter, 2018
Sessional Instructor
Beginners French I
Fall, 2020
Graduate Assistant
The Holocaust on Film
Fall and Winter 2020, Spring, 2021
Graduate Assistant
Japanese Manga and Anime
Fall and Winter 2019
Research Assistant
Québec Cinema
Journal Articles (Peer-reviewed)
Bhatia, Neha. "The Transnational Tales of an Indian Creative Producer." Transnational Screens 13, no. 3 (December 2022): 1-15.
https://doi.org/10.1080/25785273.2022.2109846.
Peltekov, Peter, Neha Bhatia, Berenice Cancino, Samantha Carron, Marie Daigle, et al. “Practice-relevant research in the Canadian L2 classroom: A summary.” Notos, Vol. 14 (2018), 15-36.
Articles in Preparation
"Affective Labor of an Indian Producer" (Working Paper)
“Contours of Hindi-language Cinema: Continuity and Change.” (Work in Progress)
Book Manuscript in Preparation
Inside India’s Alternative Film Production World (Proposal Writing Stage)
Conference Presentations
March 2022
Co-chair and Presenter, "Repositioning The National Within Transnational Film Culture", Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Chicago, United States.
March 2022
"The Indian-European Independent Film Co-production Model", Transcultural Production Studies Digital Seminar, Université d'Angers, France.
June 2021
“The Indian Creative Producer”, World Cinema International Conference Cinema of India (Topic of Edition), University Complutense of Madrid, Spain.
April 2021
Co-organizer and Presenter, “Production Stories: A Case Study of The Lunchbox (2013)”, Graduate Forum, Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Calgary.
March 2021
Invited Presenter, “Online Teaching Strategies”, Pedagogy Workshop, Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Calgary.
February 2021
“New Independent Film Production Culture in India”, Peer Beyond Graduate Research Symposium, University of Calgary.
April 2020
Co-organizer and Presenter, “New Indian Cinema”, Graduate Forum, Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Calgary (Postponed due to Covid-19).
January 2018
“Girlhood and Sexuality in Contemporary French and Indian Cinema”, Work in Progress (WiP) Talks, Language Research Centre, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary.
June 2018
“Pursuit of Lack” in Maja Milo’s film Klip (2013) 34th International Conference on Psychology and Arts, Sicily, Italy.
June 2017
“Plurality and Corporeality in F. Ozon’s Young and Beautiful (2013)”, 33rd. International Conference on Psychology and arts, Reims, France.
June 2013
“Le Discours Orientaliste dans La Nuit Bengali (1933) de Mircea Eliade et It Does Not Die (1976) de Maitreyi Devi”, 7th International Conference of Association of Indian Teachers of French, Chennai, India.
August 2013
“Politics and Poetics of Culture” in Ousmane Sembene’s Moolaadé (2004), UGC Sponsored National Seminar, Kerala, India.
Talks Organized
April 6, 2021
“Making Media (2019)”, Dr. Mark Deuze (Professor, University of Amsterdam), School of Languages, Literatures, Linguistics and Cultures, University of Calgary.
April 22, 2021
“The Affective Paradigm and the Reading of Late Capitalism”, Dr. Mabel Moraña (Professor, Washington University St. Louis), School of Languages, Literatures, Linguistics and Cultures, University of Calgary.
Academic Service
University of Calgary
September-November, 2021
Panel Organizer and Co-Chair
"Global Contested Assemblages," Society for Cinema and Media Studies, United States.
July 2021-Present
Student Representative for Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Language Research Centre
Winter, 2020 and 2021
Co-organizer and Moderator
Graduate Forum, Languages, Literatures and Cultures (Graduate Forum 2020 was postponed due to Covid-19)
January 2019 - 2020
Co-editor
Inter-lingua Journal, School of Languages, Literatures, Linguistics & Cultures
Fall, 2019
Organizer
“Transcultural Dialogues in World Cinema Series”, University of Calgary
2018-19
Co-President
Vox Condiscipulum, Graduate Student Organization
Community Service
July 2023
Vice Chair Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Graduate Student Association, University of Calgary
June-August 2021
Project Lead and Creative Producer
Through her eyes: Navigating Healthcare as a woman of colour, Alberta and BC
2020-21
Founder and Co-Organizer
“Narratives of Color”, Language Research Centre and Calgary Institute of Humanities, University of Calgary
January-June 2020
Peer-helper
Women’s Resource Centre, University of Calgary
March 1-3, 2020
Student Assistant
"Women at Work" Conference, Career Services and Women's Resources Centre, University of Calgary
Fall, 2019
Volunteer Participant
‘Cultivating Compassion Training’ at Faith and Spirituality Centre, University of Calgary