Chinthu Viswanath, M.A, M. Phil
Address:
‘Kashmeeram’
PO Muzhappilangad Kannur District Kerala
PIN 670662
Email: viswanath.chinthu@gmail.com
Education
- M. Phil (English) : University of Calicut (2013)
- MA (English) : University of Hyderabad (2012)
Awards /Fellowship
- UGC Research Fellowship (2014)
Research Interests
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- Presented the paper “ Karukku Childhood in Malabar: A Memoir” in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Dalit Feminist Autobiography Gendered Subalternity Discovering Herself held on 28 and 29 October 2014 at Sacred Heart College Thevara, Kochi, Kerala.resented the paper “Dalits as Perceived by Children: Kamala Das and Bama-Outsider Vs Insider” in the “nternational Conference on Dalitality as a Global Paradigm: Theorizing Indigenous Studies organized by Department of Studies in English, Kannur University on 21-23 March 2013. Presented the paper titled “The Ramayanas of Wayanad” in the MAKAIS and ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on Contesting Self and Other Identities of Caste, Tribe, Gender and Beyond held from 27 to 28 March 2015 at Assam University.baltern studies, Marginality, Autobiography, Malayalam Literature.
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Positions Held
- Assistant Professor, Department of English, Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur (2020-till date)
- Guest Lecturer, Department of English, Payyanur College, Kannur: July -September 2014
- Lecturer, Department of English, Sir Syed Institute of Technical Studies, Taliparamba, Kannur June -July 2014
Publications
· “The Ramayana Myths: A Subaltern Perspective” in The Idea of Caste published by Dominant Publishers, New Delhi with ISBN 978-93-84207-08-3.
· “Writing Dalit Writing Black: The Contours of Subaltern Trauma Experience” Voice International with ISSN 2229-3248 published by Department of English, Annamalai University.
· “Life Writings as Collective Biographies: Black Boy and Karukku – A Comparison” in International Refereed E-journal Research Scholar with impact factor 0.998 (IIFS) and ISSN 2320-6101.
Seminar / Conference Proceedings
· Presented research papers in more than 7 national and 3 international conferences and academic seminars.
· Participated in Academic Workshops conducted by University of Hyderabad and University of Calicut.
- Presented a paper titled ‘Digital Carnivals: Performance as Identity and Identity as Performance’ in the Research Forum, Department of English, Calicut University on 2 June 2021.
- Presented a paper titled “Writing Dalit: A Case study of Indian and Sri Lankan Scenario” in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Mapping Borders Discourses on Marginalization held on 30 September and 1 October 2015 at Mar Dionysius College, Pazhanji, Thrissur, Kerala.
- Presented a paper titled “Writing Dalit Writing Black: The Contours of Subaltern Trauma Experience” in the ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on Dalit Writings Resistance and Reconstruction held from 27 to 29 July 2015 at Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu.
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- Presented the paper “ Karukku Childhood in Malabar: A Memoir” in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Dalit Feminist Autobiography Gendered Subalternity Discovering Herself held on 28 and 29 October 2014 at Sacred Heart College Thevara, Kochi, Kerala.resented the paper “Dalits as Perceived by Children: Kamala Das and Bama-Outsider Vs Insider” in the “nternational Conference on Dalitality as a Global Paradigm: Theorizing Indigenous Studies organized by Department of Studies in English, Kannur University on 21-23 March 2013. Presented the paper titled “The Ramayanas of Wayanad” in the MAKAIS and ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on Contesting Self and Other Identities of Caste, Tribe, Gender and Beyond held from 27 to 28 March 2015 at Assam University.baltern studies, Marginality, Autobiography, Malayalam Literature.
- “Theyyam as Traditional Ritual Art of Carnivalesque Dissent” in the “
International Conference on Subcontinental Literatures and Cultures organized by Department of Comparative Literature, Central University of Kerala and Comparative Literature Association of India(CLAI) at Central University of Kerala from October 15 to17, 2012.
Membership in Academic Bodies/ Organisations
Courses & Training Attended
- Organized an Invited Lecture titled ‘Reading Environment in/as Literature’ and observed Environment Day in the Department of English, Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur on 5 June 2021.
- Attended Online Two-Week Interdisciplinary Refresher Course/Faculty Development Programme on “Advanced Research Methodology 2.0” organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, under the aegis of Ministry of Education and PMMMNMTT from 17 June – 01 July, 2021.
- Participated as Translator in the National Translation Mission workshop titled ‘Compiling Glossaries for the Disciplines Philosophy and Political Science’ organized by Central Institute of Indian Languages held at University of Calicut from 1st to 11th October 2013.
- Participated as a discussant in a video demonstration of ‘Critical Thinking in a Classroom’ organized by Department of English and EMMRC, University of Calicut.
Presented a paper titled “The Ramayanas of Wayanad as Subaltern Local History” in the Directorate of Collegiate Education Sponsored National Seminar on Historicising the Region Literary and Non Literary Articulations held on 25 and 26 November 2014 at Government Brennen College, Thalasserry, Kannur, Kerala.Presented the paper “Children’s Perceptions of Caste in Ruskin Bond’s Short stories” in the National Interdisciplinary Conference on Minor Subjectivities: Paradigms of Representation and Discourse organized by Department of Studies in English, Kannur University on 27, 28 February 2013.
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