C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E

Prof. Kotti Sree Ramesh Principal University College of Arts & Commerce Adikavi Nannaya University Rajahmahendravaram–533296. Mob: 9490338466 (R) Mob: 7093008471 (O) [email protected]

------ADMINISTRATIVE & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

From 17th June 2015 to Till date

Principal, University College of Arts & Commerce, Adikavi Nannaya University From August 2017 to Till date

Special Officer, Adikavi Nannaya University Campus, Tadepalligudem From 18th February 2014 to Till date

Dean, Faculty of Languages & Linguistics, Adikavi Nannaya University From June 2016 to August 2016

Registrar, Adikavi Nannaya University From 2014 to Till date

Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept. of English, Adikavi Nannaya University

From 14th June 2012 to 16th June 2015.

Dean, Academic Affairs, Adikavi Nannaya University. From July 2008 to July 2015.

Head, Dept. of English, Adikavi Nannaya University

From August 2008 to November 2009.

Coordinator, International Students Affairs, Adikavi Nannaya University

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Coordinator, University Library Affairs From 2007 to 2009.

Warden, University Men‟s Hostel From September 2011 to till date.

Professor, Dept. of English, Adikavi Nannaya University

From June 2007 to Sept. 2011.

Associate Professor, Dept. of English, Adikavi Nannaya University From 2005 to 2007

Reader, Department of English, Rajiv Gandhi University, (Central University) Arunachal Pradesh. From 1994 to 2005

Lecturer, Post Graduate Department of English in Sri. Y.N. College, Narsapur, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. ------ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in English from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in the year 2002.

National Eligibility Test, 1994 Master of Arts in English from Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh in the year

1993. B.A. (Advanced English), Noble College, Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh affiliated to Acharya Nagarjuna University. School Education: Nirmala High School, Machilipatnam.

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ACHIEVEMENTS:

SCHOLARSHIPS AND Pre-Doctoral Fulbright Scholarship 1999-2000, Harvard AWARDS: University, USA. State Best Teacher Award, 2015, Andhra Pradesh. First Prize, 20th American Civilization Course, (International) (Formerly, American Studies Research Centre) Hyderabad. University Distinction at the Post Graduate Level, Nagarjuna University, Guntur. PROFESSIONAL Post Colonial Theories, Higher Educational Policies, EXPERTISE : Subaltern Theories, Dalit Studies, Feminist Theories & African American literature. PROFESSIONAL Chairman, University Vanam Manam Programme - CONTRIBUTION: Motivated university students, staff and alumni to plant 2000 hard wood plants along the University boundary wall in August 2017. Member, Expert Panel, UGC -NET Chairman, U.G. fee committee – Has recommended EPF to all un-aided teaching and non-teaching staff in affiliated colleges of Adikavi Nannaya University. Regional coordinator, Police Recruitment Test, Nov. 2016. Convener, Documentation Committee, for University 12B status. As Dean, Academic Affairs, instrumental in organizing, BOS for all U.G. & P.G. courses of Adikavi Nannaya University and thoroughly revamped the Curriculum and Syllabi to suit the present Higher Education needs in 2013. Also, initiated Project Work as a full paper across all P.G. disciplines in the university to promote academia industry relationship. Member, Dept. Committee & Board of Studies, Dept. of English, School of Humanities, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. Chairman, Board of Studies for, Political Science & Japanese Language, of Adikavi Nannaya University. University Representative: for the BOS‟s, Academic Councils, Joint Inspection Committees, Governing Bodies of various Autonomous (UG, PG and Engineering) Colleges in East and West Godavari Dists.

3 Member of the Editorial Board, Human Development Report of Arunachal Pradesh. Subject Expert, Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission, Itanagar 2006. Member, NAAC - Self Study Report Committee of Sri. Y.N.College, Narsapur and has acted as Liaison Officer to the Chairman, NAAC Peer Committee. Sri.Y.N.College got NAAC „A‟ grade in 2004. (The first non-minority aided college in the state). PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS Published: (INTERNATIONAL):

CLAUDE MCKAY: THE LITERARY IDENTITY FROM JAMAICA TO HARLEM AND BEYOND, Published by McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers U.S.A Released in July, 2006 in USA. and U.K. IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST by Oscar Wilde. Edited as an Undergradute English Text Book, Pub. By Orient Black Swan, 2014. (Royalty gifted to Adikavi Nannaya University) BOOKS in Pipeline: NO WOMEN - NO NATION. RE-WRITING THE INCOMPLETE STORY: A WOMANIST STUDY OF SEFI ATTA‟S FICTION. To be published by McFarland, USA Shortly. Journal Publication in Pipeline: DALIT CANON FORMATION AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Co-authored with Mrs. D. Jyothirmai, Asst. Professor, Dept. of English, to Yashashri : International Journal of English Language and Literature. PROMINENT AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMANISM SPEAKS TO DALIT PUBLICATIONS: FEMINISM: SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TELUGU DALIT WOMEN‟S LITERATURE Co-authored with Dr. D. Jyothirmai, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English is published in The Roopkatha Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities , Vol. 9, Number -1, 2017. SPATIAL DISTANCES AND BINARY OPPOSITIONS IN SECTION ONE OF SHARAN KUMAR LIMBALE‟S AKARMASHI CO-authored with Mrs. D. Jyothirmai, Asst. Professor, Dept. of English is published in International Journal of English Language, Literature and Translation Studies (IJELR).

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“LAWLESS/NEWS FROM HOME: A WOMANIST/FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES IN SELECT SHORT STORIES OF SEFI ATTA” Co-authored with Mrs. D. Jyothirmai, Asst. Professor, Dept. of English is published in JALA (Journal of African Literature Association) a Peer Reviewed International Journal of African Literature Association. “NATION AND CORRUPTION: THE POLITICS OF CITIZENSHIP IN POPULAR TELUGU CINEMA” in Asian Cinema, Vol.22, No.1, Spring/Summer 2011. “UNHEARD VOICES OF THE FRONTIER: THE CASE OF NORTH EAST INDIA” IN THE VOICES FROM MARGINALITY IN LITERATURES IN ENGLISH by Milind Publishers, Hyderabad 2011. “SWAMIJIS IN THE INDIAN PSYCHE: A STUDY OF NARAYAN‟S GUIDE” - Published in POST- COLONIALITY: READING LITERATURE Ed. C.T.Indra, Madras University. “PERILOUS PROGRESSION INEVITABLE: ROBINSON CRUSOE TO WAITING FOR GODOT, A COMPARATIVE STUDY” - selected and published among 100 articles in the conference proceedings by Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand 1998. “HERMAN HESSE‟ SIDDHARTHA AND THE ANCIENT INDIAN WAY OF LIFE” in Triveni, vol.64. 1996. RECENT INVITED Delivered a lecture on Language and Literature: Theory TALKS/LECTURES: to Praxis at Dept. of English, A.U. Engineering College, Visakhapatnam on 21st March, 2017. Delivered a lecture on “Practical Criticism” at Dept. of English, AU, PG Centre, Kakinada, on 10th March, 2017. Delivered a Lecture on “Teaching Prose to UG students” in One day Interactive Workshop on Under Graduate English Language Teaching: Intervening Methods and Techniques held on 16th December, 2016 Department of English, AKNU, Rjy. Delivered Key note address at the National Seminar on “The Portrait of Child in Literature” in MVN, JS & RVR College, Malkipuram. Delivered lecture as Chief Guest in the District level Seminar on “Institutional Quality Development – Role of Governance, Leadership and Faculty” in SKSD

5 Women‟s College, Tanuku on 03-03-2015, oraganized by the District Quality Assurance Cell on the topic “Role of Governance and Leadership in the Institutional Quality Development”. Delivered Key Note address on the topic “Mother Tongue Vs English : A Few Reflections Concerning The History And Politics Involving Mother Tongue And English” on 8th December 2014 in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Mother Tongue Vs English in KGRL (Autonomous) College, Bhimavaram. Invited talk in the “Interactive Workshop on Speaking and Writing Skills in English” on 8th Nov. 2014, SCIM Govt. Degree College, Tanuku. Delivered a plenary talk on “Is English In India Only For Communication? : An Essay Concerning The History And Politics Of Teaching And Learning English” in the National Seminar on Dialectics of Langauge and Literature from 03-04th Nov. 2014 by the Dept. of English, Vikram Simhapuri University, Nellore Invited as expert to speak in the two day National Seminar on Nation & Gender : Rethinking India, organized as part of SAP-DRS-I program in Osmania University Women‟s College, KOTI, Hyderabad on 27& 28th January 2014. Delivered a Talk “Imagining India: Uncle Sam’s Sisters’ Perspective”. Invited as resource person for a two day UGC National Seminar on Contemporary Subaltern Writings organized by MSS Arts, Science & Commerce college, Ambad dist. Jalna, Maharastra on 4&5th January 2014. Delivered a Talk on “Canon Formation? African American Literature speaks to Dalit Literature” Invited as expert to the two day workshop (18-21st December 2013) on “Implementation of American Studies Curriculum” organized by the Univ. of Lucknow, U.P and U.S. Consulate, New Delhi. Delivered a Talk on “Race, The Key Social Dynamic Of America: The African American Contribution”. Invited talk on “Understanding Research & Extension: A Fresh Perspective” in the National Seminar Cum Workshop on “ Quality Initiatives In Research And Extension” organized by IQAC at Ch.S.D.St.Theresa‟s Autonomous College for Women, Eluru on 19th and

6 20th July 2013. Invited as expert to the three day International Conference-cum-Workshop on „Teaching and Researching American Literary and Cultural Studies‟ from 18 th to 20th March 2013 in School of Humanities, University of Hyderabad & The U.S. Consulate, Hyderabad. Delivered a talk on “Approaches to African American Fiction”. SEMINARS/CONFERENCES Convener: Three day UGC & ICSSR sponsored ORGANIZED IN RECENT International Conference jointly organized with St. YEARS: Teresa‟s Autonomous College for Women, Eluru from 06 to 08th Nov. 2014 on the theme The Challenges of Moving Ahead: From Deprival to Dignity of Dalits. Convener: Two day National Seminar on Globalization & Folklore on 27 & 28th February 2013 co-sponsored by CIIL, Mysore. Convener: Three day International Conference on Cross Cultural Communication: India and the U.S. from 13th to 15th February 2012, sponsored by the U.S. Consulate, Hyderabad.

Convener: National Seminar on Coastal Andhra Folk Tradition and Preservation on 24th & 25th of October 2010, co-sponsored by CIIL, Ministry of HRD, Mysore. Convener: National Seminar on Social Narrations of Coastal Andhra: 1970- 2010, co-sponsored by CIIL, Ministry of HRD, Mysore. Convener: A workshop on Teaching and Pedagogy for Teachers of English was organized on 15th February 2010. Prof. Linda Dittamar, Univ. of Massachussetts, Visiting Fulbright Fellow participated as resource person. Teachers from new universities and Godavari Districts colleges attended the program. COURSES TAUGHT: British Drama American Literature Postcolonial Literatures Literary Criticism and Theory Indian Aesthetics African American Literature RESEARCH GUIDANCE: M. Phil Awarded – 03 Ph.D. : Awarded – 03, Guiding – 05

7 LIFE MEMBER: Harvard Club of India, New Delhi IACLALS (Indian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language studies) OUCIP (former ASRC, Hyderabad) International YMCA COUNTRIES VISITED: Thailand (for attending international Conference 1998) Singapore ( Visited National University in Singapore, 1998) USA ( Fulbright Scholarship at Harvard university and visited Yale, Library of Congress and other top institutions of American Higher Education 1999-2000) U.K. (2000) Cyprus (for attending international conference in 2010) Personal Hobbies: Travelling, Book Reading & Gardening (Personally maintaining fruit garden in Chakradwarabandam Village, East Godavari Dist.)

DECLARATION

I do hereby declare that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

______(Kotti Sree Ramesh)

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