His research examines the varied and uneven consequences of globalization throughout the world. He has published the monograph Negotiating the Modern: Orientalism and “Indianness” in the Anglophone World, as well as articles and book chapters on postcoloniality, postmodernism, and new media, with particular emphasis on wikis. He is a member of RIT’s Lab for Social Computing and is currently working on a project using literary and cultural theory to better understand how wikis influence the larger society. His book explores how wikis challenge established notions of authorship, authority, and expertise.