Dr. Anusha P
Faculty Profile

Dr. Anusha P

English

Department
English
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Short Bio

Dr. Anusha P is a committed teacher and researcher. Her area of specification is British Literature. She has published several articles in journals and presented several papers in both national and international seminars.

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Experience

11 years

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Seminars / Workshops / Trainings Organised

“Capacity Building Residential Workshop for Co-ordinators of Walk with a Scholar Programme” held on 8 & 9 December 2016 at Loyola College of Social Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram.

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Seminars / Conferences Attended

National Seminar on “Reading Texts in the 21st Century” held on 24 March 2014 at the Department of English, University College, Thiruvananthapuram.

National Seminar on “Understanding Aboriginal Australia” held on 8 & 9 January 2015 at Senate Hall, University of Kerala.

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Refresher Courses Attended

UGC Online Refresher Course (English) at UGC-HRDC, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh from 24/08/2020 - 05/09/2020

Refresher Course in English at MHRD, Pandit Madan Mohan Malavia National Mission on Teachers and Teaching, University of Delhi from 18 June 2023- 02 July 2023

Short Term Course on Academic Leadership (Online Mode) at UGC – Human Resource Development Centre, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Indore (M.P) from 31 October 2022 - 05 November 2022

Short Term Programme (STP) On Yoga, Meditation and Stress Management (Online Mode) AT UGC – MMTTC, University of Calicut from 24 September 2024 - 30 September 2024

Nep 2020 Orientation & Sensitization Programme (Online Mode) at UGC – MMTTC University Of
Calicut from 03 February 2025 -12 February 2025

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Orientation Courses Attended

Orientation Programme at UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Kannur University from 16/10/2019 - 05/11/2019

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Extension Activities

Conducted classes for students of GHSS Sasthamcotta, as part of Extension and Outreach Programme.
Conducted classes for students of Onavila UPS, Ambalathum Bhagom as part of Extension and Outreach Programme.

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Areas of Interest

British Literature

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Papers Presented

“Fear of the Unknown: A Study of Supernatural Horror in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series” in the UGC Sponsored National. Seminar on “Tappings from Outside: The Supernatural in Literature & Films” held on 19 & 20 August 2015 at St. George’s College, Aruvithura, Kottayam.

“Finding Comfort in the Familiar: A study of J.K. Rowling’s Use of Fairy Tale Narrative in the Harry Potter Series” in the National Seminar on “Myths and Fairy Tales: Telling and Retelling” on 26 & 27 November 2015 at T.M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Manimalakunnu,
Koothattukulam, Ernakulam.

“The Cauldron of Creation: A Study of Cuisines in the Harry Potter Series” in the Government of Kerala Sponsored National Seminar on “Food” held on 15 & 16 December 2015 at KNM Government Arts and Science College, Kanjiramkulam, Trivandrum

“Deconstructing the World of Magic: A Study of Gender in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter” in the two day National Seminar on “The Politics of Cultural (Re)presentation in Literature” held on 16 & 17 November 2017 sponsored by Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala at Government Sanskrit College, Thiruvananthapuram.

“Re-viewing the World of Magic: A Look at Gender Concerns in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter”in the UGC Sponsored National. Seminar on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Exploring Diversities of Queer Space co-sponsored by Mahatma Gandhi University on 30
November & 1 December 2017 at CMS College, Kottayam.

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Papers Published

Fear of the Unknown: A Study of Supernatural Horror in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series in Tappings from Outside: The Supernatural in Literature & Films (ISSN/ ISBN 978-93-85105-32-6)

Finding Comfort in the Familiar: A Study of J. K. Rowling’s Use of Fairy Tale Narrative in the Harry Potter Series in Myth and Fairy Tale (ISSN/ ISBN 978-93-5265-659-2)

Deconstructing the World of Magic: A Study of Gender in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter in Divergences (ISSN/ ISBN 978-93-86369-83-4)

The Inner Experience: Luck/Chance in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series from a Bataillean Perspective pp.104-109 in Literary Insight (ISSN/ ISBN 0975-248)

A Saga of Compassion and Conflict: An Analysis of the Joint Family System in Manju Kapur’s Home pp.170-174 in Literary
Endeavour (ISSN/ ISBN 0976299X)

Culinary Delights: A Study of Cuisines in the Harry Potter Series pp. 32-41 in IJELLH –International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities (ISSN/ ISBN 23217065)

A Postmodern Apocalyptic Reading of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series pp.145-157 in Quest Journals Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science (ISSN/ ISBN 2321-9467)

Mythology Deconstructed: Tracing the Postmodern Elements in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief in Dialog (UGC Care List
Journal 2019-20) (ISSN/ ISBN 0975-4881)

The Dichotomy of Good and Evil: A Study of Moral Duality in the Movie The School for Good and Evil in Quest Journals, Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science (ISSN 2321-9467)

Nature as Resistance and Renewal: An Ecocritical Study of Siddhartha Sarma's Year of the Weeds in Smart Moves Journal IJELLH (ISSN: 2582-4406)

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Courses Taught

British Literature, American Literature, Literatures of India, African Caribbean Literature

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Field of Research

British Literature, Children’s Literature