Nikhita Obeegadoo

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies
nikhitao@uchicago.edu
Wieboldt 105A
773.834.2836
PhD, Harvard University, 2022
Teaching at UChicago since 2024
Research Interests: Contemporary francophone and world literature, critical race studies and decolonial theory, archipelagic studies, environmental humanities (including oceanic humanities), and medical humanities

Selected Publications

Recent Courses in RLL

  • FREN 24555/34555, CEGU 24555/34555, RDIN 24555/34555 Ecological Explorations of the Francophone World (Winter 2025)
  • FREN 26770, CEGU 26770, CMLT 26771, RDIN 26770 Stories of Oceans and Archipelagos (Spring 2025)