Department Achievements

Dr. Swapna Gopinath
Associate Professor of English
Publications
Chinese American Diaspora Literature: A Brief Introduction”. Published in Imagin(ing) the Diaspora: Critical Responses to Asian Diasporic Art and Literature. Ed. Jamuna, B S. Published by UGC-SAP, Institute of English, University of Kerala, Trivandrum.
Multiple Identities of Pakistani Diaspora”. Published in Imagin(ing) the Diaspora: Critical Responses to Asian Diasporic Art and Literature. Ed. Jamuna, B S. Published by UGC-SAP, Institute of English, University of Kerala, Trivandrum.
Gender Construct as a Narrative and Text: The Female Protagonist in New Generation Malayalam Cinema”. In collaboration with Dr Sony Jalarajan Raj. South Asian Popular Culture. London: Routledge, 2015. DOI: 10.1080/14746689.2014.1000648.http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rsap20
Diasporic Perspective on Subalternity and Voices of Dissent in the Homeland: A Culture Studies Reading of the Film Papilio Buddha”. Literary Insight. A Refereed International Journal ISSN 0975-6248. Volume-6, January 2015.

Paper Presentations

Presented a paper “Subversing Dominant Discourses and the Process of Re-imagining Dalit Identity: A Study on the Film Papilio Buddha” at the International seminar (International Conference on Fourth World Literature and Culture) organized by Higher Education and Research Society and was held at Balewadi, Pune on 12-13 September 2014.
Presented a paper “Bridging National Frontiers in a Transnational World: A Cultural Studies Perspective on Indian Music” at the International Interdisciplinary Seminar (Beyond Borders and Boundaries: Imaginings and Representations) organized by CoHab and CASII at the University of Mumbai on 2-4 March 2015.
Presented a paper “Representation of Aborigines in Australian Media” at the National Seminar (National Seminar on Undestanding Aboriginal Australia) organized by Central for Australian Studies, Institute of English, University of Kerala on 8-9 January 2015.
Paper presentation– National Seminar
Presented a paper "National Identity, Religious Ritualism and Diaspora Community: A Culture Studies Perspective" at the National Seminar (Faith and Ideology in Literature) held at St. Andrew's College, Mumbai on 30 and 31 of August 2013.
Presented a paper "Negotiating the Loss in Trauma narratives: A Culture Studies Perspective" at the National Seminar (Event, Memory and Literature: Trauma Narratives of the Indian Subcontinent) held at St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry, Kerala on 5 and 6 September 2013.
Presented a paper "Transnational Music for the Global market: A Culture Studies Perspective" at the National Seminar (The Politics of Popular Culture: Current Trends in Mass Media and Popular Fiction) held at Mar Thoma College, Tiruvalla, Kerala on 11 and 12 September 2013.
Smt. Julie P.S.
Assistant Professor of English
Publications
Published a paper in the Proceedings of the Kanniyakumari Academy of Arts and Science. ISBN978-93-81658-07-9
Published an article titled `Anchee Min’s Empress Orchid: A Historical Perspective’ in Imagin(in)g the Diaspora:Critical Responses to Asian Diasporic Art and Literature
Published a paper titled `Globalization and Malayali Sensibilities: An Analysis of its Reflection in Film Media’ in the Proceedings of UGC Sponsored national seminar on Re-inventing and Recasting the Praxis of Globalization conducted by the PG Department of Christian College, Chengannur. ISBN 978-81-928481-1-2

Paper Presentations

Presented a paper titled `The Concept of Homeland as revealed through the Socio-Cultural Scenario of China: An analysis of Anchee Min’s Pearl of China and Empress Orchid in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Exploring the Terrains of Canadian and American Diaspora organized by Sree Ayyappa College for Women in collaboration with The Institute of English held on 18&19 September 2014
Presented a paper titled `Portrayal of Women in Malayalam Movies: In Search of a Silver Lining in the UGC Sponsored National seminar on Women, Media and ICT: Potentialities and Insecurities organized by the Department of Sociology, SN College, Chempazhanthy, Thiruvananthapuram held on 16 &17 October, 2014.
Presented a paper titled `Globalization and Malayali Sensibilities: An analysis of its reflections in Film Media in the UGC Sponsored national Seminar on Re-inventing the Praxis of Globalization organized by the department of English, Christian College Chengannur held from 4-6 Dec.2014
Dr. C Ajayan
Invited Lecture
Resource person at SN College for Women, Kollam. Feb 25-26, 2014. National seminar on Alienation and Self-assertion in the politics of Dalit literature.
Resource person / chaired a session in the national seminar on Reading Literature in the contemporary critical paradigm held at Bishop Moore College, Mavelikkara on 13-14 Aug 2013.
Paper presentation National Seminar
Presented a paper on "Interrogating Autobiographies: Theories and Life Narratives" at a two-day National seminar held at SSUSRC, Payyannur on Jan 1-2, 2014.
Dr B. Mini Anand
PhD awarded in March 2014 for her thesis titled "Electronic Media and English Language Acquisition in Semiliterates".
Dr. Roshni C
PhD awarded in December 2013, for her thesis titled "Mother Tongue Interference in the Pronunciation of English: A Study Based on the Undergraduate Students in Kerala".  
Dr. Manu Remakant
Invited Lecture
Was resource person at Bishop Moore College, Mavelikkara on 14 Aug, 2013, for the session titled ‘Reading Films.’
Was resource person at SN College, Chathannur on 21 Jan 2014 for the session titled ‘Reading Films.’
Was resource person at SN College, Sivagiri on 13 Mar 2014 for the sesson titled ‘Films as Narratives.’
Smt. Nayana Konath
Paper presentation – National Seminar
Presented a paper titled "Trite Humour in 'Thus Spake Shoorpanakha, So Said Shakuni'" at the International Seminar on Humor held at IIST, Valiamala on 13 -14 Dec 2013.
Smt. Lakshmi Priya P.S.
Attended Refresher Course at the Academic Staff College, University of Kerala from 5/11/13 to 25/11/13.