Dr. T. (Theo) Damsteegt

Position:
  • Lecturer
Expertise:
  • Hindi


Telephone number: +31 (0)71 527 2183
E-Mail: t.damsteegt@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department: Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen, Leiden Institute for Area Studies, SAS India en Tibet
Office Address: Johan Huizingagebouw
Doelensteeg 16
2311 VL Leiden
Room number 0.14


Fields of interest

Literature, Linguistics, Indian and Surinamese Culture.

Research

The analysis of modern Hindi prose and drama through research methods such as narratology or reception theory, in order to reach an argued interpretation of a text but also to evaluate the way literary and linguistic means have been used for reaching a specific effect.

Curriculum Vitae

Relevant training

Study of Indo-Iranian languages and cultures at Utrecht University,where PhD obtained (1978)with a study of Hybrid Sanskrit in early Indian inscriptions.

Professional experience

Since 1975, teaching Hindi language and literature at Utrecht University, Aarhus University, and (since 1992) Leiden University.  

Teaching activities

BA and MA classes in Hindi.

Publications

  • "Widows and men: Two Hindi short stories compared, International Journal of Hindu Studies 7, 1-3, 2003 (2005): 147-175.
  • (ed.), Voices from South Asia. Language in South Asian Literature and Film. Zagreb: Oriental Branch of the Croatian Philological Society and Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, 2006. 332 pp.
  • The Present Tense in Modern Hindi Fiction, Groningen: Forsten 2004.
  • (ed.), Heroes and Heritage, The Protagonist in Indian Literature and Film, Leiden: CNWS, 2003.
  • Giriraj Kisor\'s Yatraem, A Hindi Novel Analysed. Groningen: Forsten, 1997.

Last Modified: 24-06-2010