"Dr. Shipra Gupta is an Assistant Professor of English in KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India. She has been teaching undergraduate and postgraduate level students since 2014. Before joining KIIT she worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow, Centre of Excellence for Translation and Life writing at Rama Devi Women’s University, Bhubaneswar which was funded by the World Bank under the OHEPEE program.

Dr. Gupta completed her Masters and M.Phil. in English Literature with a specialization in American Literature and Film Studies from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. She obtained her Ph.D. Degree from KIIT Deemed to be University and her focus area was film remakes across cultures. She has presented papers on film studies/criticism in national and international conferences. Her research articles have been published in journals and as chapters in edited books that are indexed under Scopus, Springer and UGC. Her research interests include Media Studies, Culture Studies, various forms of Life writing and Trans-cultural Adaptations."