Smt. Lekshmi S.

 
Ms. Lakshmi S.
MA, MPhil (Assistant Professor)
Narayaneeyam, Edayaranmula.P.O, Pathanamthitta District, Pin-689532

Ms. Lakshmi S is Assistant Professor in the Post Graduate and Research Department of English, Sanatana Dharma College Alappuzha, Kerala since November 2021. She did her Masters (MA & M Phil) in English Language and Literature in Madras Christian College. Presently she is pursuing her PhD in the Department of English, Madras Christian College and the thesis is due for submission. The topic of her research is ‘Reading Adivasi Discourse through Ecocritical Lens: An Appraisal of Literature and Films By and On Paniyas and Adiyas’. She has published papers in both reputed national and international journals on topics related to her research domain. Lakshmi's areas of specialization include Critical Theory, Ecocriticism, Theatre Studies, Tribal Studies and Indian Literature in English and in Translation. For a year she worked as Guest Faculty in the Department of English, Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum.


Academic Qualifications
MA English Language and Literature
Madras Christian College, University of Madras2016
Research Degree
M.Phil English Language and Literature
Madras Christian College, University of Madras2017
PhD
University of MadrasPersuing

Has Registered for the Ph. D Programme at the University of Madras on Tribal Knowledge Systems and Ecocritical Discourse in December 2017

Areas of Interest
  1. Critical Theory
  2. Ecocriticism
  3. Theatre Studies
  4. Tribal Studies and Indian Literature in English and in Translation.
Awards, Scholarships

Secured an Award of Honor from Khadi and Village Industries Commission Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Government of India.

Total Experience

4 Years

Teaching at SDCollege Since:

November 2, 2021

List of Courses Handled
  1. Literary Criticism
  2. Gender Studies
  3. World Literature
  4. ELT,
  5. Evolution of English Language
  6. History of British Literature
  7. American Literature
  8. Copy Editing
  9. English Language for Advertising
  10. Theatre Studies, Technical English
  11. African and Caribbean Literature.
Publications

1. The ‘Unheard Melodies’ of Tribal Literature: A Study of Otherness. Paper published in the journal DEK RESERACHER, Issue 05-Volume 03, May 2016 (A peer reviewed Multi-Disciplinary Biannual Research Journal of School of Distance Education, University of Kerala) ISSN 2349-6924

2. Catharsis Gendered: A Critical Appraisal of the Tragic Heroines in Shakespeare. Paper presented in the National Conference on "Revisiting Shakespeare in the 21st Century”, IIT Patna. The paper was published in the Journal brought out during the occasion titled Conscious Re-imaginings of Shakespeare’s Plays. ISBN:978-93-83469-10-9, Bahri Publications (May 2017)

3. Problematising the Pastoral for Proaction: An Ecocritical Reading of the Forest of Arden in As You like It Paper presented in the National Conference on Synergizing Sustainability Continuum: Multidisciplinary Explorations in Eco-literary Praxis organized by Loyola College, Chennai. This paper was published in the International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science by Bodhi Publishers. (December 2017)

4. An Ecocritical Reading of Shakespeare’s Henry V. Published in Volume 11, Issue1-January-June 2019 of Journal of Polity and Society (Biannual Journal of Department of Political Science, University of Kerala). ISSN 0976-0210

5. Narrating the Fringes as a necessary paradigm Shift: A Study of Mahasweta Devi’s Draupadi and K.J. Baby’s Nadugadhika. Paper presented in the International Interdisciplinary Conference on Recent Research in Arts, Culture, Literature, Languages, Philosophy, Spirituality and Education. Organized by Dr. G C Mishra Educational Foundation on 3rd August 2019 at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

6. Aphasia as Cultural Loss: A Study of K J Baby’s Nadugadhika. Published in Volume-12, July-December 2019 of International Journal of South Asian Studies: A Biannual Journal of South Asian Studies. ISSN 0974-2514.

7. Speaking from the Borders as Tribal Negotiation: A Study of Selected Poems of Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan. Published in Volume- 40-Issue- 3-Feb-2020 of Studies in Indian Place Names with ISSN:-2394-3114

8. Indigenous Art Forms: A Struggle for Survival. Paper presented in absentia in the International Conference on Images of Self and Others: Exploring Identity and Alterity, 12-13, January 2018. This paper was published in the book titled Beyond Boundaries: Ethical Pursuits In Literature, Walnut Publication, Bhubaneswar-751010, India. ISBN: 9789389744897. First Published in May 2020.

9. Revitalizing Tribal Knowledge/s as an Ecocritical Mission. Presented in Three-Day International Virtual Conference 17-19th December 2020 and published in the journal Kala Sarovar, Volume-23-Special Issue No-11-2020. ISSN: 0975-4520