Meet the Faculty
Meet the Team
Arnab Banerji, Ph.D.
Director of Core Curriculum
Phone: (310) 258-2602
Email: CoreDirector@lmu.edu
Arnab Banerji is an Associate Professor of Theatre History and Dramatic Literature at Loyola Marymount University located in the unceded lands of the Gabrilieno Tongva people also known as Los Angeles. He is the author of Contemporary Group Theatre from Kolkata, India (Routledge 2020). Arnab’s essays and reviews have been published in Theatre Journal, Theatre Topics, Asian Theatre Journal, TDR, BOOM California, Ecumenica, Theatre Symposium, Sanglap, Cerebration, SERAS, and Virginia Review of Asian Studies.
His current research is in performances by the Indian diaspora, translations of Indian vernacular plays, and contemporary Bengali theatre. Arnab is married and lives with his partner Sayantika and infant daughter Aarayna in Tovaangar. When he is not doing academic stuff, Arnab enjoys drinking specialty coffee, looking up restaurants around town, binge-watching The Office, and browsing through graphic novels.
Jaedyn Baker, M.A.
Core Coordinator
Email: jaedyn.baker@lmu.edu
As Coordinator for the University Core Curriculum, Jaedyn provides administrative support for all faculty teaching in the Core–particularly those who teach First Year Seminar and Rhetorical Arts. As an experienced Writing and Rhetorical Arts Instructor, Jaedyn is also available to participate in conversations related to pedagogy, best practices for team-teaching, and strategies for designing assignments that centralize the FYS and RHET learning outcomes.
If you have questions, concerns, or ideas about Core-related programming, please feel free to contact Jaedyn!