Somaditya Banerjee
Assistant Professor
Somaditya (Soma) Banerjee has a bachelors and masters in physics, completed graduate work in history of science and technology from the University of Minnesota and finally earned his doctorate in history from the University of British Columbia. He works with his brilliant colleague David Rands to make Austin Peay a center of excellence in Asian Studies. Soma’s research interests are in Modern South Asian History and History of Science and he is completing a book manuscript (under contract with Routledge Press) which examines the making of modern physics in colonial India. He has participated in several national and international conferences and received several institutional research grants and awards. He also reviews book manuscripts and journal articles for various publishers. He is the Faculty Advisor for Phi Alpha Theta (which won the best chapter award in 2019 for the 11th consecutive time), History Club and the newly created India Club at Austin Peay and currently teaches Early and Modern World History, Historical Methods, Modern South Asia and History of Science.
At Austin Peay, Banerjee is also a member of the Faculty Senate and a member of the Hispanic Cultural Center Advisory Committee and the Adjunct Committee. His mentees are in various graduate programs at Harvard, Yale and Emory. Soma is also on the Membership Committee for the History of Science Society and contributes as a member to the Forum for the History of Science in Asia.
Dr. Banerjee also recently won the Mahatma Gandhi Leadership Award.
Austin Peay’s history honor club wins 11th straight best chapter award.
(For a list of Dr. Banerjee's publications, click here.)
Degree
B.Sc. (Hons) Physics, St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta
M.Sc. (Physics) University of Pune
M.S. (Physics) University of Arkansas
M.A. (History of Science & Technology) University of Minnesota
Ph.D. (History) University of British Columbia
Contact Info
Office: HH-343
Telephone: (931) 221-7916
E-mail: banerjees@apsu.edu
Courses Taught
- HIST 2310: Early World History (Summer 2018, Spring 2019)
- HIST 2320: Modern World History (online and live; Fall 2017/2018, Spring 2018, Wintermester 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Wintermester 2019)
- HIST 4102/5102: Modern South Asia (Fall 2018)
- HIST 4900/5023: History of Science from Antiquity to Present (Spring 2019)
- HIST 3000: Historical Methods (Spring 2020)
Research Interests
- Modern South Asia
- History of Science
- Intellectual and Cultural History
