Dr Manu C SkariaAssistant Professorms@nirmalacollege.ac.in7012008327
Academic Qualifications
Areas of Interest
Subjects Taught
Institutional Responsibilities
Ph.D. in English from Pondicherry University, Puducherry, 2017
Title of the Thesis: "Cultural Implications of Popular Fiction: A Reading of Jeffrey Archer’s Select Novels"
M. Phil. English Literature, Pondicherry University, 2009
Title of Dissertation: "Ambivalence in Shashi Tharoor: A Comparative Reading of The Great Indian Novel and The Elephant, the Tiger and the Cellphone."
M.A., English Language and Literature, Madras Christian College (autonomous), Madras University, 2008
Title of Dissertation: O. Henry: A Spokesperson of the Marginalised
B.A., English Language and Literature, Mar Ivanios College, Kerala University, 2006 Qualified UGC-NET.
Research: Genre Fiction, Graphic Novels, Film Studies, Popular Culture
UG: Common Course English.
PG: Literatures of the English Renaissance, Literary Criticism, Modernity and Modernisms, American Literatures, Thinking Theory, Body/Text and Performance, Literature and Gender, Ethics in/as Literature, Postcolonial Poetry, Modern
European Drama, Indian Poetics
Coordinator, Walk with a Scholar Programme (2019-) Nodal officer, Scholarships (2019-) Coordinator, Film and Drama Club (2019-) Member of Executive Committee, PTA (2019-)
Research Papers in National Journals
Year
Title
Name of the Journal
Volume/Issue/ISSN
Remarks
2010
Postcolonialism and
Comics: A Reading of
the Asterix Comics
Search, A Journal
of Arts, Humanities
and Management
12 (1), 0974-5416
2012
Representation of
Holocaust in Popular
Fiction: A Reading of
Daniel Silva’s Gabriel
Allon Series
IJPCL (Indian
Journal of
Postcolonial
Literatures)
12.2, 0974-7370
2013
O. Henry: A
Spokesperson of the
Marginalised
Search, A Journal
of Arts, Humanities
and Management
13(1), 0974-5416
2017
Popular Jokes and
Political Space: A
Reading of
International Chalu
Union Jokes
IJPCL (Indian
Journal of
Postcolonial
Literatures)
17.1, 0974-7370
Details of Orientation Programme/ Refresher Course Attended
2 weeks FDP on “Managing Online Classes and Co-creating MOOCs:2.0” from May 18 to June 03, 2020 organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi under the aegis of MHRD- Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching.
4 weeks Faculty Induction/Orientation Programme from June 04 to July 01, 2020 organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi under the aegis of MHRD- Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching.
Details of MOOC Courses Completed
“Foundations for Excellence in Teaching Online” offered by ASUx, an online learning initiative of Arizona State University.
“Ancient Masterpieces of World Literature”, a course offered by HarvardX, an online learning initiative of Harvard University.
“Modern Masterpieces of World Literature”, a course offered by HarvardX, an online learning initiative of Harvard University
“Masterpieces of World Literature”, a course offered by HarvardX, an online learning initiative of Harvard University
