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1. Name: SARBOJIT BISWAS 2. Designation: PROFESSOR 3. Date of Birth : 22 June 1976 4. Specialization(s): Post-Colonial Theory and New Literatures, Comparative Literatures – Poetry and Drama, Modern Poetry, Romantic Poetry, Australian Fiction 5. Contact Information: Contact Address: D-111, CHAFFE STREET, SECTOR 2B, BIDHANNAGAR, DURGAPUR, WB., INDIA. PIN-713212 Email: [email protected] / [email protected] 6. Academic qualifications:
College/ University from which the Abbreviation of the degree degree was obtained
The University of Burdwan Bachelor of Arts
The University of Burdwan Master of Arts (English)
The University of Burdwan Master of Philosophy (English)
The University of Burdwan Doctor of Philosophy
7. Academic Experience:
Currently employed at Bankura University, Bankura, West Bengal, India as Professor of English from May 27, 2018 Employed at Bankura University, Bankura, West Bengal, India as Associate Professor of English from May 27, 2015 to May 26, 2018. Was employed at Barjora College, Barjora, Bankura, West Bengal, India as Assistant Professor in English from April 01, 2010 to May 26, 2015 Was employed at Hiralal Bhakat College, Nalhati, Birbhum, West Bengal, India as Assistant Professor in English from July 17, 2003 to March 31, 2010 Was employed at The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India as Guest Lecturer from August 26, 2010 to September 19, 2013 Was employed at Durgapur Government College, Durgapur, West Bengal as Part Time Lecturer in English from August 1, 2001 to July 15, 2003
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Was employed at Michael Madhusudan Memorial College, Durgapur, West Bengal as Part Time Lecturer in English from November 11, 2001 to July 15, 2003 Was employed at IMS (Institute of Management Studies) Durgapur, West Bengal and IMS (Institute of Management Studies) Dhanbad, Jharkhand as Faculty of English from July 1, 2001 to July 15, 2003
8. Administrative Experience:
Head, Department of English, Bankura University from 08 August 2017 to 08 August 2019 Finance Officer (Additional Charge), Bankura University from 16 February 2018 to 07 August 2018 Controller of Examinations (Additional Charge), Bankura University 22 July 2019 onwards
9. Research Interests:
Culture Studies Scottish Studies Australian Studies Gerontology Studies Environmental Humanities 10. Research Guidance / Supervision:
Number of researchers pursuing Ph. D: 04
11. Research Projects:
Completed projects: INTERNATIONAL
Sl. Funding Agency & Title of Project Period Designation No Amount University of New “Response to Climate South Wales, Co-researcher, workshop Change in Coastal Sydney, Australia participant and author within
Communities: Case & the International Waterways 2010- 1. Studies of Waterways in The University of Programme hosted and 2013 India, Thailand, Burdwan financially supported by the
Bangladesh and $60,000 University of New South Wales, Australia” (Australian Sydney, Australia dollars)
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University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia & Associate Researcher in AMRF, Dhaka, international collaboration team “Arsenic Mitigation in Bangladesh 2012 - involving the University of New 2. Bangladesh and West & 2015 South Wales, Sydney, Australia, Bengal” The University of The University of Burdwan, India Burdwan and AMRF, Dhaka, Bangladesh $60,000 (Australian dollars) Centre for Innovative Ageing (CIA), Associate Researcher & Awardee College of Human of UKIERI (UK INDIA EDUCATION and Health AND RESEARCH INITIATIVE) Sciences, “A Gerontology Thematic Partnerships 2014 in Swansea Research Centre for the collaboration with Swansea University, Study of the Impact of University, Wales, U.K. Wales, United 3. Population Ageing, [Indian Project Team Leader: Kingdom Migration, 2013 - Prof. Deb Narayan & Environmental and 2014 Bandyopadhyay, The University of Social Change on Older Vice Chancellor, Bankura Burdwan People and their University & ex Professor of (Indian Families in India” English, The University of Institutional Burdwan] Grant of Rs10,43,560/- only)
Completed projects: NATIONAL
Sl. Funding Agency & Title of Project Period Designation No Amount
ICSSR “Discoursing the (Indian Council for 1. Homeless Elderly: Social Science 2016-2018 Project Director Tropes, Desires and Research), New Containment” Delhi, India Rs. 7,20,000/-
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12. Select list of publications:
a) Journals / Online Journals:
Whether Refereed Whether Journal/ Title with Name of ISSN/ No. of you are Sl. Other page no. and date the ISBN Co the No. Reputed of publication Journal No. author- main Journal. author Impact
factor, if any “Re-reading ‘Mandala’ Motif: Lyceum: e-journal Identity formation in Refereed 1. of Dept. of English, N.A. YES White’s The Solid --- Journal Bankura University Mandala”; 25-31; 2018 “Resisting the ‘truth’: English Forum: Modes of protest in Journal of the Dalit and Australian Refereed 2. Department of 22790446 N.A. YES Aboriginal Poetry” ; Journal English, Gauhati 71-86; March 2016- University 17 “Imagining the Future Appropriations: in the Past: Reading Journal of the Refereed 3. Kim Scott’s Benang; Department of 09751521 N.A. YES Journal 156 – 168, December English, Bankura 2009 Christian College “Interrogating the Past: Conscious Journal of the Racism, Identity De- Department of Refereed 4. orientation and -- N.A. YES English, Rabindra Journal Unconscious Revolt in Bharati University Kim Scott’s Benang; 80 -91’ 2008
b) Books / book chapters / E-book:
Details Level of Whether No. Title of the Publication ISSN Publishers you are Sl. of subject book (Text/ / ISBN (International the No Co- with page no. Reference/ No. / main author Subject National/ author Page 4 of 13
Books/ State /Central Chapter in Govt/ other Books local Publisher “Introduction” -- 978-93- Objective Illumination! A Chapter in 83292- 1. Study of T.S. Eliot’s Prose National N.A. YES Books 38-7 Writings ; (2018) 01 - 13 “Contributory factors of homelessness: Studying the homeless seniors in 978-93-
Australia and India” -- 82630- Chapter in 2. The ‘Asian Century’: 86-9 National One YES Books Australia and the Trans-
Asian Cultural and (2016) Strategic Diplomacy ; 166-173 “Being Human to our Cultural Heritage: Contrasting Environmental Impacts on 978-93- Victoria Memorial Hall, Chapter in 81672- 3. Kolkata & Sydney Opera National N.A. YES Books 11-2 House” – (2012) Australian Studies: Re- inventing in Australian Literature and Culture; 36 – 48 “Posting AIC beyond academic / cultural restrictions: Future 978-81- proposals – Chapter in 902282- 4. National N.A. YES New Directions in Public Books 2-0 Diplomacy: Indo- (2012) Australian Experiences; 107 – 114 978-81- Reference 89293- 5 Language Analysis National N.A. YES Book 89-5 (2012) “Unearthing the first native-born Australian 1-4438- Chapter in 6 novelist: Reading 2632-4 International N.A. YES Books Wanderings in India and (2011) Other Sketches of Life in
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Hindostan as a cross- cultural text” – Landscape, Place and Culture: Linkages between Australia and India; 149-159 “A Prophetic Vision: Re- telling history through allegory in Tharoor’s The 978-93- Great Indian Novel” – Chapter in 80145- 7 National N.A. YES Colonial Spectre and Books 83-9 Beyond: Studies in Indian (2011) Writings in English; 88-96 “Environmental activism: simple steps towards a universal cause” – Chapter in N.A. 8 National N.A. YES Biodiversity, Conservation Books (2010) and Sustainable Development, Np “Seeking the ‘Free’ Self: Time and Space Narrative 978-81- in Amitav Ghosh’s The Chapter in 89293- 9 Shadow Lines” – National N.A. YES Books 71-0 Indian English Fiction: A (2009) Reader; 111 -118 “Kim Scott’s Benang & Doris Pilkington’s Towards the Rabbit-Proof Fence: 978-81- Conscious racism and Chapter in 269- 10 identity de-orientation" – National N.A. YES Books 1200-1 Reconceiving (2009) Postcolonialism: Visions and Revisions; 56 – 67 “Plotting margins of habitational space: a study of Indianness in the 978-81- works of R.K. Narayan” – Chapter in 7273- 11 National N.A. YES Indian Legendary Writers Books 482-4 in English: ANAND, (2009) NARAYAN AND RAO; 91-100
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c) Edited volumes:
Details Level of Publication Publishers Whether (Text/ No. Title of the ISSN (International / you are Sl. Reference/ of subject book / ISBN National/ the No Subject Co- with page no. No. State /Central main Books/ author Govt/ other author Chapter in local Publisher Books 978-93- Objective Illumination! Reference 83292- 1. A Study of T.S. Eliot’s National One YES Book 38-7 Prose Writings (2018) The ‘Asian Century’: 978-93- Australia and the Trans- Reference 82630- 2. National Two No Asian Cultural and Book 86-9 Strategic Diplomacy (2016) De-coding the Silence! 978-93- Reading John Stuart Reference 82630- 3. National One YES Mill’s The Subjection of Book 51-7 Women (2015) Outside the British 978-93- Canon: Reading Reference 82630- 4. National One YES literatures from former Book 52-4 European colonies (2015) 978-93- Text and Theory: Reference 82630- 5. Reading and Re- National One YES Book 41-8 readings (2015) 978-93- Culture and Identity: Reference 82630- 6. Re-reading Raja Rao National Two YES Book 22-7 and Mulk Raj Anand (2014) Colonial Spectre and 978-93- Beyond: Studies in Reference 80145- 7. National One YES Indian Writing in Book 83-9 English (2011) 978-81- Indian English Fiction: A Reference 89293- 8. National N.A. YES Reader Book 71-0 (2009)
13. Membership of Learned Societies: Page 7 of 13
Life Member of IASA (Indian Association of Study of Australia) Eastern Region, Kolkata (since 01 February 2004) Member of IASA (Indian Association of Study of Australia) National Chapter (since January 2010) Founder Member of CIRAG (Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Ageing and Gerontology) (since September 2014) Founder Member of IASS (Indian Association of Scottish Studies) (since May 2015)
14. Fellowships:
Visiting Research Fellow of the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 07 September 2010 to 06 September 2013.
15. Invited lectures delivered:
Whether Title of the Title of International/ Sl. invited lecture Conference/ Organized National No. /paper Seminar with by /State or presented date University level Centre for Innovative OPAN (Older People and Ageing, College Ageing Research and Homelessness of Human and 1. Development Network) International and Older People Health Sciences, Cymru Seminar: Swansea 15 April 2015 University, Wales, UK. Indian Engraved in Association of History: St. 1st International Scottish Scottish Studies 2. Andrews Scots Studies Conference; International (IASS) and Cemetery in 06-07 January 2016 Bankura Kolkata University Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Contributory Ageing and 1st International Factors of Gerontology 3 Gerontology Conference; International Homelessness in (CIRAG) in 23-24 January 2016 India and the UK collaboration with Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, Page 8 of 13
UK & Bankura University, Bankura Department of “Theory, Policy and History, Saldiha Gerontechnology: Practice: Re-interpreting College, Bankura, 4. For a Better Historical and Social in collaboration National Future Contexts of Ageing; with Bankura 09-10 September 2016 University, Bankura Department of “Off the Mark”: Social Death: The English, Sidha- Marginality, Narratives, 5. Marginality of Kanha-Birsha National and Reclaiming History; Being Old University, 7-8 December 2016 Purulia Cenacle & Forum for Creative Re-negotiating a Writers in Traumatic Past: 61st All India English English (FCWE) in 6. Postmemory and Teachers’ Conference; collaboration National Postgenerational 20 – 22 January 2017 with The Writings Association for English Studies of India (AESI) Ageing in India History, Culture and Indian and Australia: Identity: Australia Studies Association for 7. International Challenges and in India and Australia; the Study of Strategies 04-05 February 2017 Australia, ER The men who rose to heroism Indian and then to Association of 2nd International Scottish something Scottish Studies 8 Studies Conference; International greater: ‘Exalted (IASS) and 25-26 February 2017 Heroism’ in the Bankura novels of Alistair University Maclean Sixth International Conference on Beyond Borders: Indian Transnational Migratory Ageing and Association for 9. Spcaes and Cultural International Transnational the Study of Exchange between Space Australia, ER Australia and India’ 09-10 February 2018
16. Awards: Page 9 of 13
Awardee of Visiting Research Fellowship at University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 2010 – 2013 Awardee of UKIERI (UK INDIA EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INITIATIVE) Award 2013 in collaboration with Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University, Swansea, U.K.
17. Papers presented / participated in Conferences, Seminars, Workshops and Symposia:
1. National Seminar on “Literatures in English: Recent Trends”, Deptt. of English, The University of Burdwan, 21-22 February 2002.
2. International Australian Literature Seminar & Meet the Authors’ (Peter Carey & Kim Scott) Event, Shakespeare Society of Eastern India & Australian Lit. Study Centre, Kolkata Book Fair, 9th February 2003.
3. National Seminar on “Cultural Memory and Globalization”, Deptt. of English, The University of Burdwan, 29-30 March 2004.
4. Participated in 4 week Orientation Course J.N.U., New Delhi from 06/11/2006 to 01/12/2006.
5. National Seminar on “Literary Theory: Spectre and Aura”, Deptt. of English, M.U.C. Women’s College, Burdwan, 15-16 January 2007
6. Australia-Bharat Sahitya Adda, Australia-India Council & IASA, National Library Auditorium, National Library, Kolkata, 1-2 February 2007.
7. Presented a paper on “Seeking the ‘Free’ Self: Time and Space Narrative in Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines” at National Seminar on ‘Interrogating the Nation: The Legacy of Rushdie in Indian English Novels”, Kurseong College, Kurseong, 10-11 August 2007.
8. Presented a paper on “Seeking identity between two worlds: a study of Kim Scott’s Benang” at VI World Conference and XIV All India English Teachers Annual Conference on “New Urges in New Literatures”, M.D. University, Rohtak, India, 5- 6 September 2007.
9. Colloquium on “Australia Interfacing Bengal”, IASA, Eastern Region & Asia Education Foundation (Australia), Nandan, Kolkata, 9 October 2007.
10. National Seminar on “India’s First War of Independence, 1957: History and Historical Memory”, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies, The University of Burdwan, 8 October 2007.
11. Presented American Poem Translations at Translation Seminar in International Education Week’s program on “Poetry reading on American Poetry”, United States Educational Foundation in India, American Centre, Kolkata, 14 November 2007.
12. Presented a paper on “(Re)Locating boundaries and (re)seeking identities between two worlds: a study of Kim Scott’s Benang”, 4th International Conference of the Indian
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Association for the Study of Australia (IASA) on “Re-Imagining Australia and India: Culture and Identity, Kolkata, 22-24 January 2008.
13. Attended International Workshop on “Research Collaboration and Research Publications Abroad” organised by Monash University, Australia, Kolkata, 25 January 2008.
14. Presented a paper on “Re-defining the dynamics of cross-cultural interactions: a study of Amit Chaudhuri’s Afternoon Raag” at National Seminar on “Multiculturalism and Literature of Asian Diaspora”, Deptt. of English, The University of Burdwan, 27-28 February 2008.
15. Participated in Refresher Course at Department of English, Jadavpur University from 10/03/2008 to 31/03/2008.
16. Participated in Shakespearean Scenes Translations at State-Level Translation Workshop (Shakespeare’s Scenes in Bangla Transcreation), SSEI & Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, 29-30 April 2008.
17. Participated in the American Literature Study Circle’s Summer Course on “American Civilization and Culture: Formation of the American Mind” organised by U.S. Consulate General, American Centre, Kolkata on May 19-20, 2008.
18. Presented a paper on “Judging whiteness on a black canvass: Locating Toni Morrison’s black stereotypes”, ALSC International Seminar, American Centre, Kolkata.
19. Presented a paper on “Cross-cultural Interface: Negotiating Identity in Afternoon Raga” at National Seminar on ‘From Raj to Swaraj: Perspectives on Indian English Writings’ at Arambagh Girls’College, West Bengal, November 14 & 15, 2008.
20. Participated in 1st Special Winter School on ‘Frontiers in Humanities’ at J.N.U., New Delhi from 29/12/2008 to 23/01/2009.
21. Presented a paper on “Environmental Issues and Bio-diversity Conservation” at National Conference on ‘Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Economic Development in the North-Eastern Region of India: Integrating Natural and Social Sciences for Sustainability’ at K.C. Das Commerce College, Guwahati, January 28 & 29, 2009.
22. Attended Research Workshop on ‘Internationalising Research and Collaboration’ organised by IASA (Indian Association for the Study of Australia), Eastern Region in association with Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata & Monash University, Australia, 30 & 31 March, 2009.
23. Presented a paper on Mark Twain and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Introduction to ‘Huck Finn’ – The Film Screening at ALSC Programme at The American Centre, Kolkata on 13 November 2009.
24. Presented paper titled Environmental Crisis: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata & Sydney Opera House at International Research Scholar's Seminar (IASA Eastern Region) at Birla Planetarium, Kolkata on 22 Nov 2009.
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25. Presented paper titled Green Catastrophe and Conservation: Re-appraising attitudes to Victoria Memorial Hall and Sydney Opera House at IASA 5th International Conference on ‘Australia and India: Negotiating Change’ at Goa University, Goa on 18-21 January 2010.
26. Presented paper titled Narrating the ‘truth’: Protest and Resistance in Dalit and Australian Aboriginal Poetry at Burdwan University, Dept of English, International Seminar on 17 & 18 February 2010.
27. Presented paper titled A Prophetic Vision: Re-telling History through Allegory in Tharoor’s The Great Indian Novel at National Seminar organised by Dept. Of English, Michael Madhusudan Memorial College, Durgapur,India. on 25 February 2010.
28. Presented paper titled Critiquing Whiteness Studies at International Conference of ALSC commemorating Black History Month organised by American Centre, Kolkata on 26 February 2010.
29. Presented paper titled When Literature becomes Film: What do we see? at National Seminar on ‘Teaching Literatures in English: Challenges and Responses’ organised by the Department of English, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India on 5-6 May 2010.
30. Presented paper titled Crisis and Conservation – Saving from ourselves: Victoria Memorial & Sydney Opera House at International Conference on ‘Australian Studies: Indian Perspectives’ at CES, SLL & CS, JNU, New Delhi on 28 – 29 October 2010.
31. Presented paper titled Threatened Ramsar sites NSW and East Kolkata Wetlands: Saving the Wetland to save the people at 2nd International Conference of IASA Eastern Region on ‘Re-mapping the Future: History, Culture and Environment in Australia and India’ at Astor Hotel, Kolkata on 22-24 January 2011.
32. Presented paper titled Digital Heterotopias: Interpreting spaces through Facebook, Orkut and Twitter at National Seminar on ‘Heterotopologies: Re-defining Space and Cultural Imaginaries’ organised by the Department of English, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India on 17-18 February 2011.
33. Presented paper titled Posting AIC beyond Academic/Cultural Ghettoization: Future Proposals at International Conference on ‘Public Diplomacy in Theory and Practice: Culture, Information and Interpretation in Australian-Indian Relations’ organised by the Alfred Deakin Research Institute (ADRI), Deakin University, Australia and the Department of English, Rajdhani College (University of Delhi), New Delhi, India on 8-9 April 2011-10-28.
34. Presented a joint paper on Ghat to Ghat: River Hooghly---Raped and Ravaged at International Workshop on “Climate Change impact on water bodies: a multinational comparative study” organized jointly by University of New South Wales, Australia, and University of Kerala, India at Kumarakom, Kerala, India on 21-23 September 2011.
35. Presented a paper titled Reading John Lang’s Wanderings in India and Other Sketches of Life in Hindostan as a ‘cross-cultural’ text at 5th International ASAA Conference on “Vanishing Borders in the Age of Globalism: Austral-Asian Perspectives” organised by
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Osmania University Centre for International Programmes in collaboration with Association for the Study of Australasia in Asia at OUCIP, Hyderabad, India on 12-14 December 2011.
36. Presented a paper titled Signifying and Cross-referencing in Hindi Movies: Viewing Om Shanti Om and Dor at National Seminar on “Intertextual Adaptation and Literary Discourses” organised by the Department of English, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India on 27-28 December 2011.
37. Presented a paper titled NSW & East Kolkata Wetlands: Conservational Challenges and Responses at the 6th International Conference on “Australia and India: Market Economy, Ethics and Empowerment” of Indian Association for the Study of Australia (IASA)at New Delhi on January 19-21 2012.
38. Presented a paper titled Mirage of Citations in Bollywood Films: Om Shanti Om and Dor as case studies in Intertextuality at National Seminar on “Text & Theory: Reading and Re- readings” organised by Barjora College, Barjora, Bankura, West Bengal, India in association with IASA Easter Region, Kolkata on February 1 & 2 2012.
39. Presented a paper titled Critiquing Whiteness Studies: locating Toni Morison’s black stereotypes at Seminar organised by the Department of English, St Xavier’s College, Kolkata and American Literature Study Circle, Kolkata commemorating Black History Month on ‘Black: A symbol of Resistance’ on 27 March 2012.
40. Participated in a National Seminar on ‘Dialogues between Texts: Intertextuality in Literary Studies’ at Asansol Girls College, Asansol, WB, on 23-24 August 2012.
41. Presented a paper titled Fracking Shale Gas in Damodar and Cooper Basins: Future perfect or environmental disaster in the making? at IASA Eastern Region 3rd International Conference in association with Monash University, Australia on ‘Borders and Beyond: Cultural Transactions between Australia and India’ on 22-24 January 2013.
18. Other notable activities:
i) NAAC Coordinator of Hiralal Bhakat College, Nalhati, Birbhum for 1st NAAC appraisal in 2007 ii) International Adjudicator of Ph.D. proposals at CIA, Swansea University
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