Sireesha Telugu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India. Previously, she taught English and Managerial Communication at GITAM University, Hyderabad. She worked as a Junior Language Analyst in the Interface Research Program, a Translator and Editor for the Special Assistance Program, and a Research Associate for a project coordinated by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.
Her areas of interest include Postcolonial Studies, Indian Writing in English, American Literature, South Asian Studies, South Asian Diaspora, Migration and Displacement. Her recent publications include an edited book entitled Indian Literatures in Diaspora (Routledge, 2022) and published an article “Traumatic Realism in Films about the Nepali Diaspora” in IUP Journal of English Studies, 2021.
Alongside her scholarship and university teaching, Dr Telugu has also resourced for various workshops, short-term courses, and faculty development programs on MOOCS, E-content Development, Online Pedagogy and Open Education Resources.