Academic Curriculum Vitae
Marie Josephine Aruna Assistant Professor Department of English Kanchi Mamunivar Government Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research (Autonomous) Govt. of Puducherry Puducherry-605008, India. / kmcpgs.puducherry.gov.in/ Email: [email protected] Mobile: 9442234350 Qualifications
Ph.D. English Pondicherry Central University Thesis- Patriarchal Myths in Postmodern Feminist Fiction: A Select Study January 2011
M.Phil. English Pondicherry Central University Thesis- Existential Critique of Marriage: A Comparative Study of Select Novels of Simone De Beauvoir and Nayantara Sahgal April 1991
M.A. English and Comparative Literature Pondicherry Central University Project – Idayanaadam and A Portrait of The Artist As A Young Man as Bildungsromane April 1990
M.A. Women’s Studies Allagappa University Karaikudi, Tamilnadu May 2004
P.G. Diploma in Higher Education Indira Gandhi National Open University New Delhi June 2000
P.G. Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communications Pondicherry University Community College Pondicherry Central University September 1998
Research Profile
Member of several peer-reviewed online and print journals for which regular contributions are made, I am interested in employing theoretical/critical approaches to literary texts as methods of analysis. Recognized Guide (Full Time/ Part Time PhD) for Pondicherry Central University, Pondicherry. Recognized Guide for Bharathiar University (Part-Time PhD) and currently supervising two PhD candidates registered under Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
PhD/M.Phil Candidates 1 -PhD Candidate Awarded– Bharathiar University (Part-Time PhD) 6th July 2018 1-M.Phil Candidate (Pondicherry University)-KMCPGS- (2017-18 Batch) – Awarded-25/01 2019 2--M.Phil Candidates (2018-19 Batch), Awarded -11/01/2020 2-PhD Candidates – (Pondicherry University- 2018-19 & 2019-20 Batches)-KMGIPSR- ongoing. . Phd Doctoral Committee Member: Department of English-KMGIPSR Department of English- SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. . PhD Thesis Adjudicated/External Examiner Adjudicated / External Examiner of Ms. C. Karthika’s viva voce examination for her Thesis titled South Asian Immigrant Alienation and Reorientation in the Select Novels of Amulya Malladi and Anita Rau Badami on 08/01/2020 at Salem Arts College, Periyar University, Tamilnadu.
Research Publications
Book:
Authored: Patriarchal Myths in Postmodern Feminist Fiction. New Delhi: Writers Choice, 2014. Print. ISBN-978-81-925526-6-8
Edited: South Asian Literature in English: New and Emerging Trends, Authors Press, 2017, Print. ISBN- 978-93-5207-522-5
Book Chapters:
Finding a Voice of their Own: Telling Tales/Writing Desire in Chitra Divakaruni’s The Forest of Enchantments. Social Consciousness in Literature, Eds. Dr. Manimangai Mani 7Dr. K. Kaviarasu. L’OrdinE Nuovo Publication, 2019. Print. ISBN-978-93-86782-89-2
Memories of a Lost Grandeur: Mairie-The Unpreserved Tale of a People, a Place and a Past. Tourism and Conservation of Heritage Monuments – The Stakeholders Manifesto. Ed. E. Devabalane. New Delhi: Authors Press, 2017. Print. ISBN -978-93-86722-60-7
‘From Right to Life to Right to Public Leadership : Women and Legal Empowerment’, in Gender Equity and Women Empowerment’, Eds: S. Sahul Hameed et al., Jayalakshmi Publishers, Madurai: May 2017. Print. 978-93-84193-85-0
A Transnational Feminist Study of Tsitsi Dangaremba’s Nervous Conditions, in Transnational Approaches to Literary Studies-, Ed. Dr. Archana M. Sardana, Chennai, Ganesh Govindam Publications, 2016, Print. ISBN-978-81-93086-81-0. Co-Authored.
Rewriting History/Righting Fiction: Narrative as Experience/ Experiment in The Gypsy Goddess in Voice of the Marginalized – ISBN-978-93-84446- 116, 2014
Goddess in Exile: Family, Marriage, and Human Rights. Sarojini Sahoo’s Feminine Reflections. Ed. K.V. Dominic. New Delhi: Authors Press, 2014. Print. ISBN- 978-81-7273-886-0
Margaret Atwood’s Penelopiad: Re-telling Myth as a Strategy for Women Empowerment. Status of Women in the 21st Century. Ed. Dr. R.Krishnaveni. Department of English, Anna University, Trichy. 2014, Print. ISBN-819085670-7
English in the Age of Globalization: Text and Context. Global Dimensions of English: English Language Teaching in the Context of a Globalised World. Ed. Dr. S. Stephen Jebanesan. Chennai: PG & Research Department of English (MCC, Chennai), 2013. Print. ISBN- 978-93-81208-18-2
Atwood’s The Robber Bride: Re-contextualizing Feminine Evil. Canadian Studies in India. Ed. Dr. K. Balachandran. New Delhi: Arise Publishers, 2012. Print. ISBN-978-93-81031-97-1
CONTEMPORARY WOMEN’S FICTION: Towards an Ethics of Feminine Writing. From Bondages to Emancipation: Women in English Literature. Eds. Sheeba Rakesh and Nawale. New Delhi: AuthorsPress, 2012. Print. ISBN 978-81-7273-656-9
Problematizing Gender and Genre: Myth as subtext in Githa Hariharan’s When Dreams Travel. Indian Writing in English: Critical Perspectives. Eds. Bite and Nawale. Jaipur: Aavishkar Publishers, 2011. Print.113-123. ISBN 978-81-790-344-9
Journal Articles:
Naomi Alderman’s The Power: Gender and Gendering Power. International Journal for Research in Engineering Application and Management/ Impact factor-5.8. UGC Approved Journal, April 2019. Co-authored
Charles Dickens' Great Expectations and Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch: A Study in Bildungsroman. International Education and Research Journal, Indexed Peer Reviewed Journal, Online, ISSN: 2454-9916, Vol.5, Issue:1, January 2019, Impact factor-5.56, Co- authored.
Marriage and Women: A Study of Nayantara Sahgal’s Storm in Chandigarh and The Day in Shadow: International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities, Indexed Peer Reviewed Journal (UGC approved), Online. ISSN-2321-7065. September 2018, Impact factor-5.7- Single Author
Memoir: ‘Writing the Self’ in Ismat Chughtai’s A Life in Words and Meena Alexander’s Fault Lines. International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities, Indexed Peer Reviewed Journal (UGC approved), Online. ISSN-2321-7065. September 2018, Impact factor-5.7 . Co-authored
Trialectics of Being in Hansda Swvendra Shekhar’s The Adivasi will not Dance Stories. International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities, Indexed Peer Reviewed Journal (UGC approved), - Special Issue of Conference Proceedings, March 2018. Online. ISSN- 2321-7065. Impact factor-5.7. Pg-168-175. Co-authored
Violence and Silence in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus. International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities, Indexed Peer Reviewed Journal (UGC approved), - Special Issue of Conference Proceedings, March 2018. Online. ISSN-2321- 7065. Impact factor-5.7. Pg-324-329. Co-authored
Gastro Diplomacy and French Cuisine: Towards Divining a Gastro- Cultural Heritage between Paris and Puducherry. International Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences, Biannual Research Journal Published by Vellalar College for Women (Autonomous). Vol.3, No.1, June 2016 , Print. ISSN-2349-4778. Coauthored
Caste and Gender in Sea of Poppies. A Refereed Biannual World Journal of Gender and Literature. Ed. Lata Mishra. Vol .3, No.1, June 2016. Print. ISSN-2349-1620. Co-Authored
Gender and Genre: A Study of Female Development in Cisnero’s The House on Mango Street and Marchetta’s Looking for Alibrandi. A Refereed Biannual World Journal of Gender and Literature. Ed. Lata Mishra. Vol .3, No.1, June 2016. Print. ISSN-2349-1620. Co-Authored
Woman as Master Narrator: Githa Hariharan’s Confrontation of Canonical Ideology in When Dreams Travel. A Refereed Biannual World Journal of Gender and Literature. Ed. Lata Mishra. Vol .3, No.1, June 2016. Print. ISSN-2349-1620. Co-Authored
Female Bildungsromane in Attia Hosain’s Sunlight on a Broken Column. International Journal on Multidisciplinary Research Review. Peer Reviewed Monthly Journal. Vol-1, Issue no.04, April 2016. Print. ISSN 2395-1877. Co-Authored
Crossing Borders and Boundaries: A Reading of Amitav Ghosh’s The Glass Palace. International Journal on Multicultural Literature (Refereed Biannual). Ed. Dr. K.V. Dominic. Vol.5 no.2. July 2015. Print. ISSN 2231-6248 –Co –Authored
Women’s Human Rights: Role of the Feminist Academe. A Refereed Biannual World Journal of Gender and Literature. Ed. Lata Mishra.Vol.1- No.2. December 2014. Print. ISSN-2349-1620
Feminism and the Postcolonial: A Cultural Intersection. Tulasi. An Interdisciplinary research Bi-annual Journal. Ed. Balasubramanian. Vol.2-No.2. October 2014. Print. ISSN- 2347-2650
Tamil Travel Writings: A Unique Genre. Tourism: Theory and Practice. Travel Journalism. Ed. Samik Ray. Vol.11 No.2. July 2013. Print. ISSN- 0973-6611
Nayantara Saghal’s Storm in Chandigarh and The Day in Shadow: an Existentialist Critique of Marriage. Virtuoso –A Refereed Transnational Bi-Annual Journal of Language and Literature in English. Ed. T. Sai Chandra Mouli. Vol.3. no: 1. August 2013. Print. ISSN-2249- 6076
Cyclones: Land Ethics and the Politics of Colonial Discourse. Rock Pebbles- A Peer-Reviewed International Literary Journal. Special Issue on Manoj Das. Ed. Dr. Udayanath Majhi. Vol. XVI no. 1. Jan-June 2012. Print. ISSN-0975-0509
The God of Small Things: Myth, Gender and Feminine Writing. The IUP Journal of Commonwealth Literature. (National and International) Ed. E.N. Murthy. Vol. IV. No.1. Icfai University Press. January 2012. Print. ISSN-0974-8822
The Vampire: Re-contextualizing Feminine Evil in Fay Weldon’s The Life and Loves of a She –Devil. Labyrinth: An International Refereed Journal of Postmodern Studies. Ed. Lata Mishra. Vol.3 no.1. January 2012. Print. ISSN-0976-0824
Death “The Deconstructor”. Labyrinth: An International Refereed Journal of Postmodern Studies. Ed. Lata Mishra. Vol.2 no.2. April 2011. Print. ISSN-0976-0824
Writing as Resistance: A Study of Wilde’s De Profundis and Aurobindo’s Tales of Prison Life. The Criterion: An International Journal in English. Ed. Bite. Vol.11 Issue no. 1. April 2011. ISSN-0976- 8165
The Subaltern Can Speak: Bama’s Sangati as a Narrative of Resistance. Muse India- The Literary E-journal. Ed.Charanjeet Kaur. Issue 36: Mar-Apr 2011. ISSN-0975-1815
Fugitive Histories: A Reading in New Historicism. Labyrinth: An International Refereed Journal of Postmodern Studies. Ed. Lata Mishra. Vol 2/no.1-Jan 2011. ISSN-0976-0824
Subverting Gender and Language: A Study of Wittig’s Les Guerilleres. Indian Review of World Literature in English. A Bi-Annual Online Literary Journal. Ed. Balakrishnan. Vol -7, no: Jan 2011. ISSN- 0974-097X
Tagore’s Philosophy of Life- A Study of Sadhana. Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities. Special Issue on Rabindranath Tagore, Ed. Amrit Sen. Vol 2, No 4, 2010. ISSN-0975- 2935
Tagore’s Letters (1885-1895): A Reading in Ecopoetics. Muse India- The Literary E-journal. Ed.Amrit Sen. Issue 33: Sep-Oct 2010. ISSN- 0975-1815
The Socio-Political Philosophy of Life in Mahasweta Devi’s Old Women. Contemporary Vibes. Ed.Anil K. Sharma. Vol 6. Issue 20, July- September 2010. ISSN 0975-1750
Angela Carter’s Passion of New Eve: An Ecofeminist Approach. Contemporary Vibes. Ed.Anil K. Sharma. Vol.5. Issue 17. Oct-Dec 2009. ISSN 0975-1750 Book reviews Goddess in Exile by Sarojini Sahoo. Translated by Suman Mahapatra. Transfire- A Literary Quarterly for Translation. Ed. P. Raja. Issue-9, Oct- Dec 2013. ISSN 2250-1738
A Village River by Sirpi Balasubramaniam. Translated by R. Balachandran Bala. Transfire- A Literary Quarterly for Translation. Ed. P. Raja. Issue-5, Oct-Dec 2012. ISSN 2250-1738
Presentation/Participation in Conference/Seminar/Symposia/Summit
The Environmental Turn in Literature: Rethinking Human /Non-Human in Ellif Shafak’s 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, at the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Environment, Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, jointly organized by Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority, Pondicherry University, Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research and Association for Promoting Sustainability in Campuses and Communities, on 22nd February 2020, (Co-Presented).
Unveiling the Covert Optimism of Dystopian Science Fiction, at the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Environment, Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, jointly organized by Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority, Pondicherry University, Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research and Association for Promoting Sustainability in Campuses and Communities, on 22nd February 2020, (Co-Presented).
The Stagnant Ripple of Perennial Thirst: The Relevance of Komal Swaminathan’s /K. Balachander’s Thaneer Thaneer to the present Scenario, at the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Environment, Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, jointly organized by Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority, Pondicherry University, Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research and Association for Promoting Sustainability in Campuses and Communities, on 22nd February 2020, (Co- Presented).
Exploring the Elements of Indigenous Psychology in the Movies Moana and Black Panther, at the National Seminar on Green Literature organized by the Department of English, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu on 31st January 2020, (Co-Presented).
Human Rights in Literature: A Study of Family and Marriage in Goddess in Exile, at the One Day National Conference on Human Rights Protection –Indian Scenario (HRP-IS-2019), organized by Legal Services Clinic, Department of History –BGCW, Puducherry on October 30th 2019.
Treatment of Nature: Eco-Critical Perspective of Select Agam Poems, at the Three Day International Conference on Literatures in English Translation, organized by PG& Research Department of English, KMGIPSR, Puducherry, from 23rd to 25th September, 2019, (Co-Presented).
Loss of Selfhood in Ashokamitran’s Sand and Other Stories, at the Three Day International Conference on Literatures in English Translation, organized by PG& Research Department of English, KMGIPSR, Puducherry, from 23rd to 25th September, 2019, (Co-Presented).
Finding a Voice of Their Own: Telling Tales/ Writing Desire in Chitra Divakaruni’s The Forest of Enchantments, at the International Conference on Insights and Innovations in Humanities, Arts and Science (BICOHAS-2019), co- organized by Department of English, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Gujarat University, Bishop Heber College, Trichy, Auxilium College, Vellore, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 22nd -26th August 2019.
Water as Metaphor: Bodies of Resistance and Resilience in Githa Hariharan’s ‘I Have Become the Tide’ , at the Two Day International Conference on Marine Literature, organized by Department of English, Milad E Sherif Memorial College , Kayamkulam in collaboration with Association for Cultural and Scientific Research on 19th and 20th July 2019, (Co-Presented).
Retelling Myth: A study of Chitra Banerjee’s The Forest of Enchantments at the National Conference on Language , Literature, Culture and Maginality: A Global Perspective (NCLLCM 4th March 2019), organized by PG& Research Department of English, Periyar Govt Arts College, Cuddalore in Collaboration with PG& Research Department of English, Thirualluvar University,Vellore, and Sponsored by Tamilnadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE), Chennai, (Co- Presented).
Women, Desire and Identity in Anita Nair’s Eating Wasps at the National Conference on Language , Literature, Culture and Maginality: A Global Perspective (NCLLCM 4th March 2019), organized by PG& Research Department of English, Periyar Govt Arts College, Cuddalore in Collaboration with PG& Research Department of English, Thirualluvar University,Vellore, and Sponsored by Tamilnadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE), Chennai, (Co- Presented).
Githa Hariharan’s I Have Become the Tide: A Study in Resistance and Redemtion of Human Spirit at the National Conference on Language , Literature, Culture and Maginality: A Global Perspective (NCLLCM 4th March 2019), organized by PG& Research Department of English, Periyar Govt Arts College, Cuddalore in Collaboration with PG& Research Department of English, Thirualluvar University,Vellore, and Sponsored by Tamilnadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE), Chennai, (Co-Presented).
Trialectics of Being in Hansda Swvendra Shekhar’s The Adivasi will not Dance Stories at the Two Day International Conference on Mapping New Identities in 21st Century Postcolonial Writings –Sponsored by UGC on 28th &29th March 2018, organized by Dept of English, KMCPGS, Puducherry
Violence and Silence in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus at the Two Day International Conference on Mapping New Identities in 21st Century Postcolonial Writings –Sponsored by UGC on 28th &29th March 2018, organized by Dept of English, KMCPGS, Puducherry
Participated and Presented Paper titled Contestation of Cultural Spaces: Transgressing Boundaries in Amitav Ghosh’s Flood of Fire, at the Two Day International Conference on South Asian Literature on 9th and 190th January 2018, organized by English Department, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
Participated and Presented Paper titled Environmental Ethics and Human Values: A Dialogue between Theory and Praxis, at the UGC Sponsored Two Day National Seminar on Indian History and Culture in the Promotion of Human Values, organized by Department of History, BGCW, ON 21ST AND 22ND September 2017.
Participated and Presented Paper titled ‘Burning Bodies and Biting Dogs: Cultural vs. Environmental Intersections of Clean India Mission’, at the ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on Responsible Tourism and Clean India Mission: Commitment, Consistency, Conviction, held on 15th and 16th September 2016, organized by Tourism Department, Tagore Arts College.
Participated and presented paper titled ‘Memories of A Lost Grandeur: Mairie - The Unpreserved tale of A People, A Place and A Past’ at the UGC Sponsored Two Day National Seminar on Tourism and Conservation of Heritage Monuments: Role and Responsibilities of Stakeholders, organized by Tourism Department, Tagore Arts College on 7thh and 8th March 2017.
Participated and presented a paper titled ‘From Right to Life to Right to Public Leadership : Women and Legal Empowerment’, at the RUSA sponsored National Seminar on ‘Gender Equity and Women Empowerment’ organized by Department of Corporate Secrataryship, BGCW, on 24th March 2017
Presented Paper titled Sex, Custom, and Vindication of the Unconventional in Perumal Murugan’s One Part Woman at the Two Day International Conference on New Feminist Writings: Emancipation and Representation organized by the English Department, Pondicherry Central University, on1 6th and 17th March 2017
Re-Writing History/ Righting Fiction: Narrative as Experiment/Experience in The Gypsy Goddess. Paper presented at the UGC Sponsored International Seminar Organized by the Department of English, Loyola College, Chennai. December 17-18, 2014.
Paris to Puducherry: Towards Divining a Gastro-Cultural Heritage. Paper presented at the ICHR sponsored-National Seminar on Cultural History of Food in South India, organized by the Department of History, KMCPG Studies (Autonomous), Puducherry. February 6-7, 2014.
Women’s Human Rights: Role of the Feminist Academe. Paper presented at the UGC-National Seminar on “Human Rights”, organized by the Department of History, KMCPG Studies (Autonomous), Puducherry. October 24-25, 2013.
Role of Universities and Colleges in Human Resource Development – Beyond Curriculum. Participated in the One Day UGC sponsored National Workshop held at Pondicherry University, Puducherry. September 6, 2013.
Human vs. Nonhuman: Environmental Issues and Concerns in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide. Paper presented at the International Green Campus Summit, held in Puducherry, India. April 4-5, 2013
English in the Age of Globalization: Text and Context. Paper presented at the UGC sponsored two-day International Seminar on ELT in the Context of a Globalised World, held at Madras Christian College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. January 31 and February 01, 2013.
Creating Awareness about Women and Children Trafficking. Participated in a one day Workshop organized by the Centre for Women’s Studies, Pondicherry University and the Rotary Club of Pondicherry Aurocity, held in Puducherry, India. October 19, 2012.
The Amazon: Re-appropriating Male Space in Joanna Russ’ The Female Man. Paper presented at the 41st Annual National Conference of Indian Association for American Studies, organized by Political Science & Public Administration Wing, DDE, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu. August 29- 31, 2012.
Truth in Dickens’s Fiction: Relevance of A Christmas Carol for the Young. Paper presented at the International Conference on Children’s Literature organized by the Department of French, Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry. March 21-23, 2012.
Participated as Delegate at the Regional Workshop on Low Carbon Development and Climate Change organized by the All India Women’s Conference –New Delhi (Pondicherry Chapter), on 3/11/2015
Participated in One Day Workshop on Research Methodology organized by of P.G & Research Department of Corporate Secrataryship at BGCW on 14/2/2016
Participated in Two Day National Seminar on Social History of Charity and Alms Giving in South India, organized by Department of History, BGCW on 18&19/3/2016
Participated in One Day National Seminar on Translation Studies organized by Department of English, BGCW in October 2015
Participated in the UGC National Seminar, Sri Aurobindo in Pondicherry organized by the Department of History, KMCPG Studies (Autonomous), Puducherry. March 2, 2012.
Tagore’s Philosophy of Life- A Study of Sadhana. Paper presented at the National Symposium on Tagore’s Writings organized by Sahitya Akademi at Puducherry. March 2011
Myth as Intertext in Roy’s The God of Small Things. Paper presented at the National seminar on Gender and Literature organized by the Department of English, Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Postgraduate Studies (Autonomous), Puducherry. October 2010
The Use of Myth as Structural Pattern: Revisioning Gender and Sexuality in Sita and The Left Hand of Darkness. Paper presented at the XXXIX National Conference on Women and American Studies organized by Indian Association for American Studies and Department of English, Auxilium College (Autonomous), Vellore. September 2007
The De-Gendering of Double/ Twin Myths in The God of Small Things at the National Seminar on Indian English Literature: New Perspectives organized by the Department of English, C. Kandaswami Naidu College for Women, Cuddalore. February 2007
Atwood’s The Robber Bride: Re-appropriation of Vampire Myth. Paper presented at the International Conference on Canadian Literature – Dialogue across Cultures: Canada and India organized by the Department of English, Holy Cross College (Autonomous), Tiruchi. February 2006
Barathi’s Kannan Pattu: An Expression in Bhakti. Paper presented at the All India –Tamil Teachings on Bhakti – Conference organized by Dayanand Saraswati Ashram, Rishikesh. May 2005
Angela Carter’s The Passion of New Eve: An Eco-Feminist Approach. Paper presented at the National Seminar on Environmental Ethics and Literature by the Department of English, P.S.G.R. Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore. February 2005
The Socio- Political Philosophy of Life in Mahasweta Devi’s Old Women. Paper presented at the National Seminar on Contemporary English Literature by the Department of English, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women- Deemed University, Coimbatore. February 2003
Participated in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Beyond Autonomy: Towards Excellence and The French Connection: French Education in Puducherry, organized by Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Postgraduate Studies (Autonomous), Puducherry. March 2009
Participated in the NAAC Sponsored State Level Workshop on Re- Engineering Higher Education Towards Excellence, organized by Bharathidasan Govt College for Women (Autonomous), Puducherry. March 2005
Participated in the Workshop on Women And Theatre, organized by the Centre for Women’s Studies, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. February 2005
Participated in the Thirty Fifth Annual Conference of the English Language Teachers’ Association of India at Anna University, Chennai. Theme: Teaching English with Technology. February 2004
Participated in the National Workshop on the Oppressed, unheard voices in the New Literatures in English, organized by the Department of English, Loyola College, Chennai, January 2003
Participated in One Day Workshop on Research Methodology organized by of P.G & Research Department of Corporate Secrataryship at BGCW on 7/3/2016
Participated in One Day Workshop on Implementation of Choice Based Credit System for UG Courses organized by Dept of Commerce, BGCW on 29/7/2016
Participated in One Day National Seminar on Sustainable Tourism, A Tool for Development, sponsored by Tourism Dept Govt, of Puducherry, organized by P.G & Research Department of Home Science, BGCW, Puducherry on 25TH October 2017
Participated in the NAAC Sponsored National Workshop on “Comprhension and Interpretation of the New Framework of NAAC” organized by IQAC, Holy Cross College, Trichy on 29th March 2019.
Participated in the One Day National Level Colloquium on Intellectual Property Rights and Patents, organized by IQAC at KMGIPSR, ON 28-02-2020
Seminar /Workshop Organized
Organized a One Day International Conference on Cross and Transculturalism in Literature, on 25th February 2020 as Co-ordinator, at the Department of English, KMGIPSR, Puducherry.
Organized a One Day International Conference on Intercultural Approaches to Environment, Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, on 22nd February 2020 as Convenor/Chairperson –Legal Services Clinic, in Collaboration with Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority, Pondicherry University, Green Campus and Association for Promoting Sustainability in Campuses and Communities, Puducherry.
Organized a Three Day International Conference on Literatures in English Translation, from 23rd to 25th September 2019 as Joint Co-ordinator, at the Department of English, KMGIPSR, Puducherry.
Organized a Two Day International Conference on Mapping New Identities in 21st Century Postcolonial Writings –Sponsored by UGC on 28th &29th March 2018, Dept of English, KMCPGS.
Joint Secretary/ Core Committee- 7th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Researches in Contemporary Women’s Studies-Organized by Grand Academic Portal, International Society for Applied Commerce in association with Tagore Govt Arts &Science College on 14th &15th April 2018.
Organized a Two Day National Seminar on South Asian Literature in English and English Translation -Sponsored by UGC on 5th and 6th January 2017, Dept of English, BGCW.
Organized a One Day Tour De Puducherry and One Day Workshop on Travel Writing for final year literature Students, Sponsored by Tourism Department –Govt. of Puducherry on 21st and 22nd September 2016.
Organized a State Level Seminar on Communicative English at Tagore Arts College, Puducherry, March 2009.
Resource person/invited lecture Chaired a Technical Session at the International Conference on Insights and Innovations in Humanities, Arts and Science (BICOHAS-2019), co-organized by Department of English, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Gujarat University, Bishop Heber College, Trichy, Auxilium College, Vellore, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 22nd -26th August 2019.
Invited Talk on Life Skills: The Need of the Hour at Rajiv Gandhi Arts and Science College, Thavalakuppam, Puducherry, organized by Department of English, on 26/2 /2019.
Resource Person at the International Seminar on Eco- Conscientious Reflective Practices ISECRP-2019 jointly organized by PG& Research Department of Home Science, Bharathidasan Govt College for Women (Autonomous) and Association for Promoting Sustainability in Campuses and Communities, Puducherry, on 23rd February 2019.
Chaired a Session and Delivered Key Note Address on Gender Sensibility: Explorations through Literature, at the National Conference on Gender Sensibility: Explorations through Literature, at the National Conference on Gender Sensibility: Explorations through Literature, at Nirmala College, Coimbatore on 10/10/2018, organized by Research Dept of English
Resource Person for the Refresher Course in English organized by the Department of English, Pondicherry University- on the Topic Understanding Literature Through the Contemporary Media on 17/9/2018 at UGC, HRDC
Delivered Plenary Speech on Charting A ‘Canon’ of Their Own: Coming of Age of South Asian Diasporic Women’s Writing at Govt Arts College Salem at the One Day National Seminar on South Asian Diaspora Literature in English organized by Dept of English on 27th January 2018.
Resource Person for three day Gender Sensitization AND Legal Awareness Workshop for College Students organized by Puducherry NSS CELL and Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development at Kamaraj Complex, School Education on 18/2/2017 on the topic- GENDER AND SOCIETY
As Resource Person for Communication in English Module in the Foundation Course for 1st year MBBS Students held from 8th August to 13th August 2016 at JIPMER, Puducherry.
As Resource Person for Workshop on Gender Sensitization in Women Development Cell, Sri Aravindar Arts&Science College, on 26th August 2016.
As Resource Person at the Orientation Programme organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell, BGCW, Puducherry, September 2015 On Coffee House clubs, organized by Department of English, Deivanaiammal College of Arts and Science for women, Villupuram, August 2015.
On Language and Literature, organized by Department of English, Sarada Gangadharan College of Arts and Science, Puducherry, September 2015.
On Women’s Rights, organized by NSS unit at a 10 day Camp, Idhaya College of Arts and Science for Women, Puducherry, March 2014.
On Women Empowerment, organized by Women Development Cell, Sri Aravindar Arts and Science College, Tamilnadu, August 2014.
On Recent Trends in Literature, organized by Department of English, Idhaya College of Arts and Science for Women, Puducherry, September 2014.
Courses attended
. Participated in the Training Programme on Training of Teachers (TOT) for Student Induction Programme (SIP), organized by University Grants Commission, South Eastern Regional Office, Hyderabad, at Kohli Research Block, International Institute of Informational Technology, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, from 16th to 18th May 2019.
. Participated in the UGC sponsored 5 –day Workshop on MOOCs, E-Content Development and Open Educational Resources Organized by UGC- HRDC, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, held from 22/10/2018 to 26/10/2018.
. Participated in the UGC sponsored Short Term Course on Gender Sensitization organized by UGC- HRDC, Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry, held from 21/9/2017 to 27/9/2017.
. Participated in the UGC sponsored 90th Orientation Course organized by the Academic Staff College, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, held from 18/01 2008 to 14/02/2008 and obtained “A” grade.
. Participated in the UGC sponsored Refresher Course in English organized by the Academic Staff College, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, held from 27/05/2009 to 16/06/2009 and obtained “A” grade.
. Participated in the UGC sponsored Refresher Course in English organized by the Academic Staff College, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, held from 28/07/2010 to 17/08/2010 and obtained “A” grade.
. Participated in the UGC sponsored Refresher Course in Research Methods and Methodology (Multi Discipline) organized by the Academic Staff College, Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry, held from 16/05/2012 to 05/06/2012 and obtained “A” grade. Academic/Administrative Committees:
Member- Board of Studies, Cultural committee, Women’s Grievances Cell, College Magazine Committee, Literary Committee, Application Verification Committee at CENTAC- Govt of Puducherry, Academic Audit Committee, College Development Committee, Women’s/Student’s Welfare Committee, Calendar Committee etc.
Professional Affiliations
Editorial Board Member- IJELLH (UGC Approved Journal) (2018) Life member- Indian Association for Women’s Studies Member -Indian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies Member- Indian Association for American Studies
Research Experience
PhD - worked on French feminist theories of Ecriture Feminine, theories of myth and the cultural implications of language and myth, cultural concepts of femininity and masculinity, and the role of patriarchy in the creation of ‘Woman’ and representation of gender in literature across cultures and languages.
M Phil -worked on the Existential Philosophy of French feminist Simone De Beauvoir influenced by the French Philosopher Sartre. Her Book The Second Sex was read as theoretical basis for application of the Existential criticism to the institution of marriage as represented in the works of Nayantara Sahgal and De Beauvoir.
M.A. - worked on the various definitions of the literary term Bildungsromane as a literary genre and applied the theory to novels of Chidambara Subramaniyam (Tamil) and James Joyce (British).
Areas of Specialization
Feminist theories, feminist literature, concepts of gender as tools of analysis, women’s writing including other literary/ critical theories, Comparative Literature, Postmodern/Postcolonial fiction studies, South Asian Literatures.
Other Nodal Officer –MVM-Elections Department, Puducherry since February 2020.
Delivered talk on Short History of Women’s Human Rights, broadcast on All India Radio; Puducherry on 03/11/2019, at 2.15 p.m.
Delivered talks on 1. Literature and Human Values 2. Literature and Nature, broadcast on All India Radio; Puducherry on 19 &26 /01/2019 at 6.30 p.m.
Chairperson- Legal Services Clinic, KMGIPSR since December 2018.
Resource Person at the Two Day Orientation Programme on Development of Reading Skills for the Primary School Teachers of Puducherry Region on the topic Enhancing Reading Skills in Primary School Students Organized by District Institute of Education and Training, Govt of Puducherry on 8/8/2018
Coordinator- On the Job Training Programme for students of Functional English (final year, 2014-15) - under Institutional Training. Bharathidasan Govt. College for Women
Directed three Scenes from plays of Shakespeare and Shaw for the Lit Fest 2015 organized by the Department of English, BGCW, October 2015 that won 1st &2nd & Best Prizes
Guided 2nd &3rd year students of English in making a literary model on The Pageant Wagon based on Medieval Drama
Resource person for The State Training Center attached to the Directorate of School Education, Govt of Puducherry
5- Day Capacity Building and Content Enrichment Training Programme in English for middle school govt. teachers on the topic ‘CLASSROOM Management on 11/02/2016 3-Day Capacity Building and Content Enrichment Training Programme in English for Lecturers at HSc Level-on the topic ‘Life Skills through Poetry’. November -2013 3-Day Training Programme on “Communicative Skills for Lecturers in English” – on the Topic ‘Listening Skills for Effective Communication’. January-2011 3-Day Capacity Building Training Programme in English for Lecturers at HSc Level – on the Topic ‘Introduction to Soft Skills’. October -2009
Guided final year students of Functional English (2008-2011 batch) in the Project titled: Tagore Arts College – Celebrating 50 Years, a Video Documentary for the paper Language for Mass Media. ( Tagore Arts College)
Guided final year students of Functional English (2002-2005 batch) in the Project Titled: Pondicherry− The Hub of Higher Education, a Video Documentary. ( Bharathidasan Govt. College for Women) Extension Activity at Bharathidasan Govt. College for Women Coordinator -One Day Workshop on ‘Women Empowerment’, on 14th December 2016 (jointly organized by the college and BGCWAA) for final year students of the college.
Organized RUSA sponsored One Day ‘Gender Sensitization’ Workshop for final year students of the college on 29/3/2017
Organizing Committee Member of Workshop on Soft Skills for Communication Enhancement on 30th March 2017, organized by Department of English and Sponsored by RUSA
Co-Coordinator- RUSA Sponsored Regional Seminar on Legal Empowerment of Women organized by Legal Services Clinic, BGCW, and Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority on 28th March 2017
Joint Coordinator- One Day National Workshop on Soft Skills for Career Development Sponsored by RUSA on 11th April 2017 at BGCW
Coordinator- One Day Workshop on ICT in conjunction with ICT Academy Sponsored by RUSA, on 12th April 2017 at BGCW
Coordinator –One Day Free Medical Camp for Staff and Students of BGCW on 13th April 2017, sponsored by RUSA
o As Nodal officer for Elections Department- Coordinator -Inter-Collegiate Competitions for Youth Voters Fest organized by Elections Department, Puducherry from 18thto 24th of January 2016 o Jury for Inter-Collegiate Competitions on Essay Writing/ Elocution/ and Slogan Writing organized by Elections Department, Puducherry o Conducted Quiz Competition in celebration of World Tourism Day at BGCW, -October 2015 o Organized Intra –collegiate Debate as part of Your Voice Centre an organ of SVEEP initiatives, Elections Department, Puducherry, August 2015 o Organized ‘Call of the Young Voter’ meet for CEO & Coordinator’s (SVEEP) address to Students of BGCW February 2016 o Organized Re-activation of Your Voice Centre an organ of SVEEP initiatives, Elections Department, Puducherry, at BGCW. o Jury member for Elocution, Essay, Slogan writing Competitions in English, Inter- Collegiate Competitions organized by Elections Department, Puducherry in celebration of National Voters Day on 19th January 2017
Awards received: Adjudged The Best Paper- Retelling Myth: A study of Chitra Banerjee’s The Forest of Enchantments at the National Conference on Language ,Literature, Culture and Marginality: A Global Perspective (NCLLCM 4th March 2019), organized by PG& Research Department of English, Periyar Govt Arts College, Cuddalore in Collaboration with PG& Research Department of English, Thiruvalluvar University,Vellore, and Sponsored by Tamilnadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE), Chennai, (Co-Presented). Adjudged The Best Paper- Githa Hariharan’s I Have Become the Tide: A Study in Resistance and Redemption of Human Spirit at the National Conference on Language , Literature, Culture and Marginality: A Global Perspective (NCLLCM 4th March 2019), organized by PG& Research Department of English, Periyar Govt Arts College, Cuddalore in Collaboration with PG& Research Department of English, Thiruvalluvar University,Vellore, and Sponsored by Tamilnadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE), Chennai, (Co-Presented).
Awarded Certificate of Merit for Best Nodal Officer (Colleges) in the National Voters Day 2018 in recognition of the exemplary work done during the year 2017 by Chief Electoral Officer, Puducherry.
Awarded Certificate of Appreciation from Mahe Administrator for the valuable contribution made as Resource Person at the Regional Level awareness Programme on Waste Management Rules 2016 held on 3rd and 4th November 2017 at Civil Station Auditorium, Mahe, Puducherry.
Awarded Certificate of Appreciation for delivering a series of Talks as Resource Person in the State Level Awareness Programme on Sustainable Waste Management 2017-2018, organized by APSCC under the auspices of Pondicherry University, Department of Science, Technology and Environment and Puducherry Pollution Control Committee, Government of Puducherry.
Awarded Trophy by the CEO- Elections Department, Puducherry, in appreciation of work done as Nodal Officer for SVEEP initiatives to enroll those completed 18 years (326 in no.) in obtaining Voter ID and in the successful conduct of Inter-Collegiate Competitions at Youth Voters Fest, at National Voters Day celebrations on January 25th, 2016.
Two of my research papers have been translated and published into Bengali and Catalan (Spanish) languages respectively.
References
1. Dr. Aravazhi Irissappan Director Kanchi Mamunivar Government Institute for Postgraduate Studies (Autonomous) Centre with Potential for Excellence Govt of Puducherry Pondicherry
2. Dr. N. Natarajan (Retd) Professor and Head Department of English Pondicherry Central University Pondicherry
3. Dr. P. Raja- Creative Writer, Translator, Former Member- Sahitya Academy (Retd) Professor& Head, Department of English Kanchimamunivar Centre for Postgraduate Studies Govt of Puducherry Pondicherry
Date: 22/03/2020 Place: Puducherry (Marie Josephine Aruna)