MEALAC | Alisson Busch

Allison Busch

Allison Busch
South Asian Language and Civilization
614 Kent Hall
212-854-9626
ab2544@columbia.edu

Allison Busch has recently joined the faculty as Assistant Professor of Hindi-Urdu language and literature. She holds a Ph.D. in South Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago. Professor Busch teaches advanced readings in Hindi-Urdu, as well as English-language courses on a range of topics in Indian literature and cultural history. Her research centers on early modern Hindi literature and intellectual history, with a special interest in courtly India. She has recently published articles on the literary and intellectual life of seventeenth-century sub-imperial courts. She also works on Mughal period local history traditions recorded in Brajbhasha. She is currently writing a book on Mughal-period Hindi literary culture. An edited volume in progress focuses on the circulation of culture in late precolonial India.


Home Faculty Programs Courses Languages News Affiliates Admissions		Allison Busch South Asian Language and Civilization 614 Kent Hall 212-854-9626 ab2544@columbia.edu Allison Busch has recently joined the faculty as Assistant Professor of Hindi-Urdu language and literature. She holds a Ph.D. in South Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago. Professor Busch teaches advanced readings in Hindi-Urdu, as well as English-language courses on a range of topics in Indian literature and cultural history. Her research centers on early modern Hindi literature and intellectual history, with a special interest in courtly India. She has recently published articles on the literary and intellectual life of seventeenth-century sub-imperial courts. She also works on Mughal period local history traditions recorded in Brajbhasha. She is currently writing a book on Mughal-period Hindi literary culture. An edited volume in progress focuses on the circulation of culture in late precolonial India.