BANKURA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY ACADEMIC PROFILE/ CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Name: Dr. SUBHADEEP PAUL 2. Designation: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 3. Date of Birth : 15/10/1980 4. Specializations: Postcolonial & New Literatures, Multiculturalism and multicultural literature, Indian Writing in English, American Literature, Diaspora Studies, Cultural Representations of Hollywood, Cultural and Literary Gerontology, Literature and Trauma, Literature of the Border, Posthumanism and critical appropriations of Futurism. 5. Contact Information: Contact Address: P19 Raipur. Flat A1. P.O. Garia. Kolkata – 700084. W.B., India. Email: [email protected]
6. Academic qualifications:
College/ University from which the Abbreviation of the degree degree was obtained St. Xavier’s College, University of B.A. Calcutta Jadavpur University M.A. Jadavpur University M. Phil Jadavpur University Ph. D
7. Past Employments/ Academic Experience:
Assistant Professor in English, Maulana Azad College, Kolkata, West Bengal Educational Service (W.B.E.S.) from 2009 to 2015.
8. Research Interests:
Studies of the Orient and the Occident Cultural Theory Scottish Studies Critical Reflections on Popular Culture 21st Century Shakespeare Studies Ethics Creative Writing (Fiction and Poetry)
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9. Research Guidance / Supervision:
Number of researchers pursuing M.Phil. / Ph.D.: 02
10. Research Projects:
Current projects: Co-Director of ongoing ICSSR Two Year Major Research Project entitled “Discoursing the Homeless Elderly: Tropes, Desires, Containment” (In Collaboration with The University of Swansea, UK), 2016-2018 [Awaiting Award].
Research Guidance: 1. Smt. Nabanita Karanjai (Ph. D Candidate) – “The Ontology of the Human Subject in the Digital Age: A Posthumanist Analysis of Select Literary Works” (ongoing). 2. Shri. Abhishek Das (Ph. D Candidate) – “Representation of Muslims in Select Pakistani Diasporic Fiction: A Critical Study” (ongoing).
11. Select list of publications: a) Journals / Online Journals: “The Liminal Lapse: Critical Considerations in the Idea of the No Man’s Land in Literature and Film” in MAC Academic Journal of Languages & Social Sciences: A Peer-Reviewed Journal. Ed: Kabita Chanda. Vol 1. No. 1. 10-13. Pub: Principal, Maulana Azad College, Kolkata. Mar., 2015. Print. [ISSN: 2395-2431]. “Beauties and Beasts: A Comparative Eco-feminist Analysis of Bertha Mason in Jane Eyre and Antoinette Cosway in ‘Wide Sargasso Sea’ ” in Journal of the Department of English, Maulana Azad College. Vol 4. Mar., 2015. 38-50. Print. [ISSN: 2249-8737]. “Both ‘latent’ & ‘manifest’: Why Edward W. Said’s Orientalism Still Matters?” in LangLit: An International Peer-Reviewed Open Access Journal. Vol. 1. Issue 2. Nov, 2014. Chief Editor: Dr. Prasanth Mohte. [ISSN: 23495189]. 618-624. Web. “The (W)Rites of Change: A Comparative Assessment of Postcoloniality in R.K. Narayan’s ‘The Guide’ and V.S. Naipaul’s ‘A House for Mr. Biswas’ in Manan (An Academic Journal of All Bengal State Govt. Teachers’ Association). Vol. 1. No. 1. January 2014. 75-83. Print. [ISSN: 2348-3849]. “Beastly Brains: A Comparative Dialogic Interaction on the ‘Savage-Civilized’ Difference in Manik Bandopadhyay’s ‘Primeval’ and Nayantara Sehgal’s ‘Martand’ ” in Journal of the Department of English, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India. Vol. 8. 2010-11. 107-114. Print. [ISSN: 0973-3671]. Review of Amitav Ghosh’s ‘Sea of Poppies’ in ‘The Ibis Trilogy’ in Literature and Criticism: The Journal of the Literary Society of India. Vol 7. Kolkata: Books Way, 2011. 129-130. Print. [ISSN: 0974-6021]. “Enmity is Not Enough: The Perspective of Occidentalism in Postcolonial Studies Today” in Journal of the Department of English, University of Calcutta. Vol. XXXV. Nos. 1&2. 2008-09. 9-14. Print. “Breeding the Hybrid: The Effects of Acculturation and Deracination of Indigenous Culture in V.S. Naipaul’s ‘A House for Mr. Biswas’” in Journal of the Department of English, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. Ed. Dr. Subir Kr. Dhar. Vol X., 2007-08. 53-59. Print. Page 2 of 6
“A Neo-Shakespearean Odyssey: A Critical Appraisal of Marquez’s ‘Memories of My Melancholy Whores’ ” in Literature and Criticism: The Journal of The Literary Society of India. Vol 6, 2007-08. 64-66. Print. [ISSN: 0974-6021]. “Beyond 9/11 and NY Blues: The Politics of Violence in Meena Alexander’s ‘Manhattan Music’ in JUES (Jadavpur University Essays and Studies). Ed: Dr. Swapan Chakravorty. Kolkata, 2007. 102-110. Print. “Tidal Fury on Silent Shores: The Multifarious Poetics of Translation in Amitav Ghosh’s ‘The Hungry Tide’ ” in Dr. Pradip Basu ed. journal of humanities and social sciences (An International Refereed Journal). No. 4. Oct., 2007. 183-195. Print. [ISSN: 0973-8738]. b) Books/ book chapters / E-book: • “India’s Tryst with Destiny in Sports” in Atul Kumar Thakur (Ed.) India Since 1947: Looking Back at a Modern Nation. New Delhi: Niyogi Books, 2013. 326-335. Print. [ISBN: 978-93-81523-92-6]. • “Fighting against Forced Harmony: Critiquing Stereotypes in ‘Bravely Fought The Queen’ and other plays” in Dr. Tutun Mukherjee (Ed.) The Plays of Mahesh Dattani: An Anthology of Recent Criticism (New Series). New Delhi: Pencraft International, 2012. 94- 101. Print. [ISBN: 978-93-82178-03-3]. • “Neutralizing Foreignness: East-West Interfusions in M.G. Vassanji’s ‘Elvis, Raja’ ” in Dr. Ketaki Dutta (Ed.) New Literatures in English: Fresh Perspectives. Kolkata: The Book World, 2011. 178-189. Print. [ISBN: 978-81-909991-6-8]. • “What When They Don’t Want to Melt in the Pot: Challenges to American Multiculturalism from a Diasporic Perspective’ in P.C. Chakraborty ed. Critical Approaches to Multiculturalism. Kolkata: Books Way, 2010-11. 35-39. Print. [ISBN: 978- 93-80145-85-3]. • “Legitimation or Dissensus? Establishing a Critical Comprador Between Naxalite Ideology and Postcolonial Theory” in Dr Pradip Basu ed. Discourses on Naxalite Movement: 1967-2009: Insights Into Radical Left Politics. Kokata: Setu Prakashani. Feb., 2010. 33-46. Print. • “The Romantic Design: Plot, Structure and Symmetry in Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ in Shubh Brat Sarkar ed. Pride & Prejudice: A Critical Appraisal. Kolkata: Books Way, 2009. 443-450. Print. [ISBN: 81-89293-59-1]. • Paper on the Indian English poet Vikram Seth with special reference on “A Little Distance” in Benoy Kr. Banerjee & Kaustav Bakshi Eds. Studies in Indian Poetry in English. Kolkata: Books Way, 2008. 124-130. Print. [ISBN: 81-89293-57-5]. c) Conference/ seminar volumes: • “Complex Crossovers: Tracing Challenges for Cultural Hybridity in South Asian Diasporic Writing” in Purnima Chakraborti ed. Diaspora in Indian Writing in English: UGC Sponsored National Level Seminar Proceedings. Department of English, Vidyasagar College, Kolkata. Nov., 2008. Print. d) Edited volumes: • Finite Sketches, Infinite Reaches (A Book of Poems). By Subhadeep Paul, Writers Workshop, Kolkata, India, 2007. Print. [ISBN: 81-8157-650-0]. e) Articles: •Poem entitled ‘My Best Friend’ in Blue Minaret: A Literary Journal Chronicling the Muslim Experience. May. 2015.
•Poem entitled ‘This Part of the World’ in Earthen Lamp Journal. Theme- Potpourri. Vol III, Issue 1. [ISSN: 2324-26]. 2015. Web. • Paper entitled “The Arsenal of Ambika” in Northeast Review, Oct. 23, 2014. See
12. Membership of Learned Societies:
√The Jadavpur University Society of American Studies (JUSAS).
√The American Study Circle.
√IASA (Indian Association for the Study of Australia).
√SOUTH ASIAN DIASPORA INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHERS’ NETWORK (SADIRN). Monash University, Australia.
√Member of the ‘Panel of Judges’ in ‘Oratio’ (The Annual Inter-School Elocution Competition) held in Father Camille Limbourg Auditorium, St. Anthony’s High School, Kolkata. Co-Judges include noted poet Shri Subodh Sarkar and Dr. Siddhartha Biswas, Associate Professor in English, St. Paul’s Cathedral Mission College, Kolkata. √ Member of the ‘Board of Editors’, LYCEUM e-journal, Dept. of English, Bankura University.
13. Fellowships: a) UGC Sponsored Junior (and subsequently) Senior Research Fellowship in English (Doctoral Researcher, 2006-2009, Department of English, Jadavpur University).
14. Invited lectures delivered:
1. Two-Day invited lectures as Visiting Faculty on ‘Business Communication and Business Ethics’ at the Department of Management Studies, N.I.T. Silchar (September 11 and 12, 2017). 2. “Bardolatry: Understanding Shakespeare through the Popular Comic Mode” – Presented to Benoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya, Itachuna, Hooghly, 23rd April, 2015.
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3. “African American Fiction” in a seminar on ‘Black – A Symbol of Resistance’ organized by The Dept. of English, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata in collaboration with The American Literature Study Circle on 27.03.2012.
15. Awards: a) Won the Champion’s Team Trophy in the ‘All-India Paper Reading Contest’ organized by the University of Pune on March, 2003. b. Secured First Place in the Creative Writing Competition in ‘Sanskriti – 2003’ (Organised by Arts Faculty Students’ Union, Jadavpur University, Kolkata – 700032, held on 16.01.2003. c. Won ‘The Best Research Presentation Award’, Sep. 2016 at The World History Conference, Amity Institute of Social Sciences, Amity University, Noida for the paper “No Rusting Raj in Smart Swaraj: What Not to do With The Victoria Memorial – A Conservationist’s Viewpoint”. d. Special Invitation by the Consul General of The United States of America, Helen LaFave, for the American Literature Educators of West Bengal’ Meet, at her Ho-Chi-Minh Residence over lunch (Mar., 11, 2014).
16. Papers presented in Conferences, Seminars, Workshops and Symposia:
International Conferences: a. The 4th International Congress of Bengal Studies, 12-13 Dec., 2015 organized by the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS), Fuchu, Japan. Paper entitled “God’s Own Medicine, Man’s Own Malady: Sketching the Murky History of Opium in Bengal through Select English & Bangla Fiction & Non-Fiction”. Panel on “Colonial Bengal – Printing, Law & Domesticity”. b. The 12fth International Conference on History & Heritage, 19TH February, 2016 organized by Itihas Academy, Dhaka. Venue: National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM). Paper entitled “The ‘Poco’ in ‘Loco’: Reconfigurations of Identity Within the Locus of Postcoloniality in Tahmima Anam’s The Golden Age & The Good Muslim”. c. “Prospero’s Ageing, Prosperous Ageing: Opportune Ageing & the Refungsroman in Shakespeare’s The Tempest” in the International Conference on “Ripeness is All: Discoursing Shakespeare and the Politics of Cultural Gerontology” (07-08 Nov., 2016, Dept. of English, Bankura University.
National Conferences: a. Participated in JUSAS seminar on “Other Spaces: Non-fictional Prose Writing in America” on 27.10.2010. Presented a paper entitled “Interstitial Interjections: A Generic Interlacing of The Shock of Arrival: Reflections on a Postcolonial Experience and Manhattan Music by Meena Alexander. b. Participated in UGC Sponsored One-Day National Seminar on ‘Cross-Cultural Perspectives: Indian Writing in English’, on 25.09.2010. c. Participated in the 13th American Literature Study Circle Seminar on ‘Writing the Nation: History, Culture and Identity in the U.S.’, held on Sep 1-2, 2010 at the American Center, Kolkata. Presented a paper entitled “Diverse, yet not Different: The Scope of Cultural Pluralism in 21st Century American-Indian Multiculturalism”. d. Participated in UGC-Sponsored National Level Seminar on ‘Diaspora in Indian Writing in English’ organized by the Dept. of English, Vidyasagar College, Kolkata on 25.11.2008.
Page 5 of 6 e. Participated in International Conference on ‘On the Road: Writing Travel and Travellers’ organized by the Centre for Advanced Studies, Jadavpur University on Nov. 6-8, 2008. Presented a paper entitled “Not Tired of Tires: Che Guevera’s The Motorcycle Diaries”. f. Participated in the VIIIth CLAI Biennial International Conference on ‘South-South Dialogues: Tracing Literary and Cultural Links’ on 18th, 19th & 20th Jan, 2007. Presented a paper entitled “Beastly Brains: A Comparative Dialogic Interaction on the “Savage/Civilized Difference in Manik Bandopadhyay’s ‘Primeval’ and Nayantara Sehgal’s ‘Martand’.” g. Participated in World Shakespeare Conference – 2006-07 International Shakespeare Scholars’ Meet (30.12.2006-3.01.2007), Kolkata. Presented a paper entitled “To be or not to be in the Indian Ration Shop: Re-positioning Shakespearean Ideology in an Oriental context in Raja Rao’s The Cat & Shakespeare (Session moderated by novelist Kalyan Ray).
17. Other notable activities: a) External Examiner: 1. M. Phil Dissertation “Hibernation and the Other in The Trial, The Castle and The Metamorphosis: A Study on the Impact of Hibernation”. Submitted By: Mr. Bikiran Dhar, Dept of English, West Bengal State University (Registration No. 10016302114000007). Supervisor: Dr. Sneha Kar Choudhury, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, W.B.S.U. b) Research Assistance: Department of English, Jadavpur University
• Coordinator to Professor Dr. Nilanjana Gupta (2004) in preparing the book ‘English for All’ (for the Elective Paper, Dept. of English, North Bengal University. • Participant of the ELT Workshop for remedial teaching, Dept. of English Jadavpur University (In conjunction with the Department of Adult and Continuing Education & Extension).
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