Dr. Nalini Iyer is Professor of English at Seattle University and the Theiline Pigott-McCone Endowed Chair for the Humanities. She teaches postcolonial studies including South Asian and African writing and courses on postcolonial and transnational feminisms. Her research focuses on three interrelated areas: the hegemony of Anglophone writing in South Asia, South Asian diaspora studies, and Partition Studies. Her publications include: Other Tongues: Rethinking the Language Debates in India (co-edited with Bonnie Zare, 2009); Roots and Reflections: South Asians in the Pacific Northwest (co- authored with Amy Bhatt, 2013); and Revisiting India’s Partition: New Essays in Memory, Culture, and Politics (co-edited with Amritjit Singh and Rahul K. Gairola, 2016). She is the Chief Editor of South Asian Review.