GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY KANCHI MAMUNIVAR CENTRE FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDIES (AUTONOMOUS) (College with Potential for Excellence) REACCREDITED BY NAAC, Lawspet, Puducherry-605 008 Phone No. 0413-2251687 E-Mail: [email protected] Brief Profile 1 Name Dr.M.Palanisamy 2 Designation Associate Professor of English 3 Age as 31.12.2018 42 years 4 Contact Address Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Postgraduate with Phone / Mobile Studies, Lawspet, Pondicherry—605608 e-mail: [email protected], Cell: 9443984657 5 Qualifications: Level Course COLLEGE UNIVERSITY Year of Passing a. UG B.A Periyar E.V.R.College,Trichy BharathidasanUniversity 1996 b. PG M.A ------ Annamalai University 1998 c. Research M.Phil ------ Annamalai University 1999 d. Research Ph.D ------ Annamalai University 2004 e. others UGC/NET ------ University Grants 2000 Commission f. IELTS Overall Band: 6.5 British Council July 2016 6 Teaching Experience in Completed years UG 15 PG 15 RESEARCH 19 7 No. of Orientation / Refresher / Orientation Refresher Short Term 8 Short Term Courses Attended 01 02 01 No.of Seminars/ Organized Attended Paper Presented Published in Published in 9 Conferences Proceedings Journals National 01 48 15 10 14 International 06 06 03 10 No. of Books / Chapters Published Books 03 Chapters 04 11 No. of Projects MINOR COMPLETED MINOR ONGOING MAJOR COMPLETED MAJOR ONGOING Minor / Major -- -- -- -- 12 No. of M.Phil. / M.Phil. AWARDED M.Phil. ONGOING Ph.D. AWARDED Ph.D. ONGOING Ph.D. Scholars 20 -- 03 09 13 As Resource Person for National 48 International 06 Plenary and Special Lectures 14 Examiner for Adjudication Ph.D 04 M.Phil 03 15 Research Supervisor Bharathiar University,Coimbatore. Periyar University, Salem. Alagappa University, karaikudi. Madurai Kamaraj University,Madurai.AnnamalaiUniversity,Chidambaram. Vinayaka Missions University, Salem. Curriculum-Vitae Personal Details: Name : Dr. M. PALANISAMY Father’s Name : P. Muthusamy Designation : Associate Professor Date of Birth : 01 - 04 – 1976 Age : 42 years Sex : Male Marital Status : Married Nationality : Indian Religion : Hindu Mother Tongue : Tamil Permanent Address : 2/162, Keelapuliyur post Kunnam Taluk Perambalur District Tamil Nadu--621115 Address for Communication: Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Postgraduate Studies (Autonomous) (A College with Potential for Excellence) Lawspet-605008, Puducherry, India. Educational Qualifications: Sl.No Course Board/University Year of Percentage Class /Degree passing Highly 1. Ph. D. Department of English, 2004 -- Commended/ Annamalai University. Recommended for Publication 2. M. Phil. Department of English, 1999 62.5 I Annamalai University 3. M. A. Department of English, 1998 56.7 II Annamalai University. 4 B.A Periyar E.V.R.College 1996 44.2 III Trichy Additional Qualification/ Eligibility Test Passed: Qualified at the University Grants Commission’s National Level Eligibility Test for Lectureship (UGC/NET) – Year of Passing: Dec.2000 IELTS---Year of Passing: June, 2017 Score: Overall Band Listening: 5.5 Reading: 4.5 Writing: 6.0 Speaking: 7.0 Score: 6.0 Experience: Lecturer in English at A V C College, Mayiladurai from 2002 to 2004 teaching at UG & PG Levels—2 Years Assistant Professor of English (Recruited through UPSC (Union Public Service Commission, India) at Avvaiyar Government College for Women, Karaikal, from 12- 07-2004 to 31-12-15 Forenoon, teaching at UG & PG levels— (11 years and 06 months of Regular Service) Assistant Professor of English, Arignar Anna Govt. Arts and Science College, Karaikal.-609605 from 31-12-15 to 07-01-2018 teaching at UG levels- ( 1 YEAR) Assistant Professor of English Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Postgraduate Studies (Autonomous), Lawspet, Puducherry-605608 from 08-01-18 to till date teaching and research at PG, M.Phil, and Ph.D levels- (1 YEAR, 2 months) Total years of Experience: 15 Years and 08 Months Interested Areas of Teaching and Research: * Critical Theory (Post-colonial Literary Theory) * Comparative Literature * Translation Theory * Subaltern Literature * Phonetics * English Language Teaching * Afro-American Literature * Diaspora Literature * Soft skills and Personality Development Training Courses Undergone: 1. Training Under the lntel@ Teach to the Future Rrogramme from 2nd Sep to 15th Sep 2002 (45 Hours) at A.V.C College, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India. 2. The Internet for Teaching and Learning English on 10th and 11th 2004 at A.V.C College, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India. 3. UGC Sponsored Orientation Course (Obtained Grade 'A') From 02.11.2006 to 29.11.2006 at UGC Academic Staff College Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India. 4. UGC Sponsored Refresher Course from 08-05-2012 to 28-05-2012 (Obtained Grade 'A') at UGC Academic Staff College Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. 5. UGC Sponsored Refresher Course from 29-08-2013 to 18-09-2013 (Obtained Grade 'A') at UGC Academic Staff College, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. 6. Training Programme on E-Literacy (IT for Non-IT) from 24th to 26th April 2013 organised by ICT Academy of Puducherry at Avvaiyar Govt. College for Women, Karaikal, UT of Puducherry, India. 7. Train the Trainer Programme in English Language Teaching from January 24 to 29, 2015 at Central University of Tamil Nadu, India. No. of Books Authored(Individual): 03 1. Arun Joshi: Existentialist Perspectives. Maruti Publishers, Chennai, ISBN: 978-93- 80812-09-0, 2012. 2. Five Novels of Bhabani Bhattacharya. Maruti Publishers, Chennai, ISBN: 978-93- 80812-13-6 3. “PUHAR PUDHITHU” (A Poetry Collection in Tamil), Maruti Publishers, Chennai, ISBN: 978-93-80812-13-7, 2012. Associate Editor 1. Special Edition on Indian Fiction in English. A Multidisciplinary National Research Journal, Vol.5,Jan.2014-Dec-2014 Research Articles Presented in Seminars/Conferences: 1. “Feminism in Sylvia Plath’s Poetry” at the Seminar–cum-workshop on American Studies And Recent Trends In Poetry from 19th to 22nd August 1996 at Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. 2. “Materials for Teaching English” at the Third Regional Conference of English th th Teachers on 25 and 26 Sept. 2003 at Seethalakshmi Ramasamy College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India. 3. “Destiny in Sophocles’ Oedipus, The King.” at the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Greek Tragedy on 19th SEPT. 2003 at Kongunadu College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. 4. “The Female Quest For Identity in So Many Hungers and The God of Small Things” at the National Seminar on Comparative Literature on 5th and 6th MARCH 2004 at Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. 5. “Toni Morrison: A Voice Feminine Black Identity” at the National Conference on Culture and Literature on 15th and 16th Feb. 2007 at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. 6. “Diasporic Meditations in Cry, The Peacock” at the National Seminar on Issues of Identity and Culture in Recent Asian Diasporic Fictions on 13th and 14th March 2007 at The New College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. 7. “Toni Morrison’s Tar Baby: An Attack on Dualism and Sexism” at the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Disabled Studies on 4th and 5th January 2010 at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. 8. “Goriya Naylor: A Female Voice of The Black Male” at the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Recent Trends in African-American Literature on 30th &31st March 2010 at Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. 9. “The Otherness Confessed in Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” at the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Confessional Poetry in English on 21st &22nd Feb.2012 at Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. 10. “Family Life and the Primitive Force in Arun Joshi’s The Strange Case of Billy Biswas” at the National Level Seminar on Portrayal of Family in Indian Writing in th English on 15 March 2013 at NMSS.Vellaichamy Nadar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. 11. “Bama and Tlali: Voices of Marginality” at the National Seminar on Indian Fiction rd in English on 3 March 2014 at Devanga Arts College(Autonomous), Aruppukottai, Tamil Nadu, India. 12. “Humanism and Predicament in Arun Joshi’s The Strange Case of Billy Biswas” at the UGC Sponsored International Conference on Humanistic Approach in Modern Literature in English on 21st March 2013 at Rajah Serfoji Govt.College(Autonomous),Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. 13. Participated in the Faculty Development Programme(FDP) organized by IQAC, Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Postgraduate Studies (Autonomous), Lawspet-605008, Pondicherry, India, on 12.12.2018 No. of Research Papers Published: 1. " The Female Quest for Identity in Bhabani Bhattacharya' So Many Hungers and Arundhathi Roy's The God of Small Thinngs". Ed. Dr.F. Abdul Rahim, Voice II, Tone 2, 2004. 2. "Dalits as Untouchables Amist Minorities in Bama's Karukku " in VOICE International. VOLV. Ed. Dr.V.Thanuvalingam. Annamalai University, Chidambaram,2009 3. “Toni Morrison:A Voice Feminine Black Identity." Culture and Literature. Ed. S.Ravindranathan and S.Prabahar, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelvely, 2007. 4. “Family Life and Primitive Force in Arun Joshi’s The Strange Case of Billy Biswas.” Familial Portraits. Ed.J.Selvamalar, NMSS Vellaichamy Nadar College, Madurai,2013.pp-132-137.ISBN:978-81-910124-0-8 5. “Cultural Identity and the Problem of Dislocation in Globalization.” Diasporic Indian Literature in English: Perspectives of Cultural Variations. Ed.Venkata Kalaiyarasi, et al., PoGo Publishing House,2014, pp-20-25. ISBN:978-93-83069-19- 4 6. “Humanism and Predicament in Arun Joshi’s The Strange Case of Billy Biswas” Voices in the Wilderness, Vol.II, Periyar Maniammai University Press, 2013, pp.1154-1157,ISBN:978-81-908015-6-0 7. “Bama and Tlali: Voices of Marginality.” Indian Fiction in English. Devanga Arts College(Autonomous), Aruppukottai, 2014, pp.32-40, ISSN:0976-8130 8. “Cross-cultural Failure in the Teaching of English.” Language Through Literature. Ed. A.C.Chandrasekar andR.Vaisnavi, Iyal Publication, 2015, pp. 11-17, ISBN:978- 81-928646-6-2 9. “Socio-cultural Dislocation in the Context of Globaliozation” Socio-cultural impacts in Literature. Ed.Veerasamy.V, Shanlax Publications, 2016.pp.5-8, ISBN:978-93-85399-61-9 10.