Tilottama Karlekar

Tilottama (Tima) Karlekar’s research and teaching explore the intersections of transnational social movements, film festival studies, global media platforms, children’s media and culture, and documentary and experimental film. She is currently completing a book manuscript entitled Screening Futures: Censorship, Media Power, and Film Festival Publics in India. Alongside her academic work, Dr. Karlekar has worked as a writer, production executive and film festival curator in New York, Philadelphia, Mumbai, and Kolkata. She holds a PhD in Media, Culture, and Communication from New York University and teaches courses such as Global Perspectives in Media and Social Media at NYU SPS.