Prof M SUPRIYA / Associate Professor
MA., B. Ed, M.Phil., Ph.D
supriyamnair@gmail.com
9847735119
Trivandrum, Kerala
About
Education
| # | Exam | Institution | University |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MA ENGLISH | Government Women's College, Trivandrum | University of Kerala |
| 2 | B.Ed ENGLISH | Government Training College, Trivandrum | University of Kerala |
| 3 | M.Phil ENGLISH | Institute of English, Trivandrum | University of Kerala |
| 4 | Ph.D ENGLISH | Institute of English, Trivandrum | University of Kerala |
Experience
| # | Designation | Institution | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lecturer | St.Xavier's College for Women, Alwaye | |
| 2 | Lecturer | Fatima Mata National College, Kollam |
Courses (Papers) Taught
| # | Courses (Papers) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalit Writing | II P.G. - 4th Semester |
| 2 | Teaching of English | II P.G. - 4th Semester |
| 3 | Women's Writing | II P.G. - 3rd Semester |
| 4 | American Literature | I P.G. - 2nd Semester |
| 5 | Romantics and Victorians | I P.G. - 1st Semester |
| 6 | Modernism to the Present | I P.G. - 1st Semester |
| 7 | 20th century Malayalam Literature in English translation | III B.A. (6 th Semester) |
| 8 | Indian Writing in English | III B.A. (5th Semester) |
| 9 | History of English Language | II B.A. (4th Semester) |
| 10 | Disaster Mangement | II B.A. (4th Semester) |
| 11 | History of English literature III | II B.A. (3rd Semester) |
| 12 | History of English literature II | II B.A. (2nd Semester) |
| 13 | History of English literature I | I B.A. (1st Semester) |
| 14 | Introduction to the Study of literature | I B.A. (FYUGP- 1st Semester) |
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Books Published
| # | Title | Sole Authored / Co Authored | Authors | Type of Book | Publications | Level | Place | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matigari | Sole Authored | Supriya M. | Malayalam Translation of Ngugi wa Thiongo’s English Novel Matigari | Gramsci Books Publications | State Publisher | Kollam | 2014 | ISBN 97881908380790 |
| 2 | A Tale of Things Timeless | Sole Authored | Supriya M. | English Translation of Rizio Yohannan Raj’s Malayalam novel 'Avinasham' | Harper Collins | National Publisher | Uttar Pradesh | 2012 | ISBN 978-93-5029-341-6 |
| 3 | Vimuktha | Sole Authored | Supriya M. | Malayalam Translation of Telegu writer Volga's work "Liberation of Sita" | Westland publications | National Publisher | Chennai | 2018 | ISBN: 9789387578586 |
| 4 | "Mistry's Tales from Firozsha Baag: A Metafictional Reading" | Sole Authored | Supriya M. | Rohinton Mistry's: An Anthology of Recent Criticism., Eds. Anjali Gera Roy and Meena Pillai | Pencraft International | National Publisher | New Delhi | 2007 | 81-85753-81-4 |
| 5 | "The Subaltern can Indeed Speak: Manu joseph's The Serious Men." | Sole Authored | Supriya M. | VArious Cultures, Variant Readings. Eds. B.Hariharan, P.P.Ajayakumar, et al. | Creative books | National Publisher | New Delhi | 2012 | 818043093-6 |
| 6 | “Two Salutations” (Translation of Kuttikrishna Marar’s essay, “Randu Abhivaydangal” into English | Sole Authored | Supriya M | The Oxford Indian Anthology of Modern Malayalam Literature, Vol I Poetry, Drama and Prose eds. Dr. P.P.Raveendran & Dr.G.S.Jayasree New Delhi: 2017. ISBN 0-19-946515-0 | Oxford University Press, | National Publisher | New Delhi | 2017 | ISBN 0-19-946515-0 |
| 7 | Aeolean Harp: An Anthology of Poetry in English" | Co Authored | Dr Radhika, Dr Parvathy, Dr Hycinth Sophia Paul, Dr Mini Babu | Core Text Book for I B.A English | Scientific International | National Publisher | New Delhi | 2013 | 978-93-81714-67-6 |
| 8 | “Perception of Beauty” (Translation of M.P.Paul’s essay “Kavvyakalayum, Chitrakalayum" into English) | Sole Authored | Supriya M. | The Oxford Indian Anthology of Modern Malayalam Literature, Vol I Poetry, Drama and Prose eds. Dr. P.P.Raveendran & Dr.G.S.Jayasree New Delhi: 2017. ISBN 0-19-946515-0 | Oxford University Press, | National Publisher | New Delhi | 2017 | ISBN 0-19-946515-0 |
| 9 | “Oru Njayaraychayude Aparahna Shanthiyil” (Malayalam translation of M.G.Vassanji’s English short story “In the Quiet of a Sunday Afternoon.”) | Sole Authored | Supriya M. | 11 Canadian Kathakal, eds. Dr Jameela Begum A. and Dr. P.P.Ajaykumar. | Rainbow Book Publishers | State Publisher | Kerala | 2003 | ISBN 81-881-46-08-0) |
| 10 | Our Fragile Earth - Home | Co Authored | Faculty, Department of English, FMNC | EVS Text Book for I D.C.General English | FMNC Publications | State Publisher | Kollam | 2019 |
Papers Published
| # | Title | Journal Name | Volume | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Celebration of Sorority: Toni Morrison's Love." | The Ne Frontier- Institute of English, University of Kerala | 4-5 March | 2008 |
| 2 | A Narrative of Dysphoric Homecoming: M.G.Vassanji’s The In-Between World of Vikram Laal.”: | Samyukta: A Journal of Women's Initiatives | July VI.2 | 2006 |
| 3 | "Anatomy is Destiny: Shauna Singh Baldwin's What the Body Remembers." | Journal of Literature and Aesthetics | 17.2 July- December | 2017 |
| 4 | “Being and Becoming the ‘In(visible) Minority’: Irony of Immigrant Experience in Aravind Adiga’s Amnesty | Journal of Literature and Aesthetics | Vol. 21. No. 2 (July- December) | 2021 |
| 5 | “Narrating ‘New Memory’: ‘Here/There’ Disjunction in Rohinton Mistry’s Such a Long Journey. | LangLit | Special issue May 2022 | 2022 |
| 6 | “Shifting the Centre to the Margin: Shyam Selvadurai’s Funny Boy. | Bodhi International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science. | Vol.7 no.1, October | 2022 |
| 7 | “‘Dalitization’ of Narrative: Githa Hariharan’s I Have Become the Tide.” | Bodhi International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science. | Vol. 11 no.3 October | 2022 |
| 8 | “Reverence for Life: Biocentirc Ethics in Indira Goswami’s The Man from Chinnamasta.” | Teresian Journal of English Studies. ISSN 0975-6302 | Vol.XV. No. 1. Jan-Mar | 2023 |
| 9 | “Narrating the Silences of History: Mamang Dai’s The Black Hill.” | International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences. ISSN 2456- 7620 | Vol.8 no.2, March-April | 2023 |
| 10 | “Aesthetics of Immigrant Literature: Shifting Perceptions and Changing Dimensions.” | Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research. ISSN 2349-5162 | Vol. 10 no.4, April | 2023 |
| 11 | “Negotiation of Past and Present: M.G.Vassanji’s Amriika. | Quest Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences. ISSN: 2321-9467 | Vol.11, no.1, January | 2023 |
| 12 | Paulo Coelho's The Archer: The Way of the Bow and the Ikigai Journey | Research Journal of Fatima Mata National College , Kollam- Humanities edition | XVI. 2, July-December | 2024 |
| 13 | “Brainless Women” (Translation of M.Saraswathi Bai’s Malayalam Short Story “Thalachorillatha Sthreekal”to English) | Samyukta : A Journal of Women's Initiatives | vol.8.no. 1. January | 2008 |
| 14 | “Liaison” (Transaltion of K.P.Sudheera’s Malayalam Short story “Jaraabandham” into English) | Samyukta : A Journal of Women's Initiatives | vol. 4. no. 1 January | 2006 |
| 15 | "The Script of a Widow's Life" Review of Bapsi Sidhwa's novel Water | Samyukta : A Journal of Women's Initiatives | IX. 1 July | 2007 |
| 16 | "The Meditative Muse" Review of S.Murali's The Conversations of Children | Samyukta : A Journal of Women's Initiatives | VI.1 January | 2006 |
| 17 | "The Labyrinth of Love" Review of Toni Morrison's Love | Samyukta : A Journal of Women's Initiatives | V.1 January | 2005 |
| 18 | "Vignettes of Life" Review of P.Lankesh's short story collection When Stone Melts and Other Stories | Samyukta : A Journal of Women's Initiatives | IV. 2 July | 2004 |
| 19 | Review of C.S.Chandrika's monograph of K.Saraswathy Amma | Samyukta : A Journal of Women's Initiatives | I. 1 January | 2001 |
Papers Presented
| # | Title | Title of Seminar/Conference | Year | Organized by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tiresian Dilemma of Syam Selvadurai's Funny Boy" | National Seminar on "Immigration and Nationalism: Asia- Pacific Canadians - Phase II" | 1999 | UGC Area Study Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Kerala |
| 2 | "Deifying and Defying the Borders: Perceptions of the Immigrant Writer and his Writing" | International Workshop on Globalization and Transculturalism: Canada and India | 2001 | UGC Area Study Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Kerala |
| 3 | "In Search of a Diasporic Home: Diasporic Consciousness of M.G.Vassanji | National Seminar on :New Millennium Diasporic Indian Fiction" | 2005 | MMNSS College, Kottiyam, Kollam |
| 4 | "Negotiating the Diasporic Space and the Narrative Space: Rohinton Mistry's Fiction" | National Seminar on Indian Diasporic Literature | 2006 | Scott Christian College, Nagercoil, Tamilnadu |
| 5 | Toni Morrison's Sula | National Seminar on Feminist Writings | 2008 | Lakshmipuram College of Arts and Science, Tamilnadu |
| 6 | "Reterritorialized Identity: Bapsi Sidhwa's An American Brat" | International Conference on "Indians Looking Homeward: Text, Performance and Culture in Asian Canadian Diaspora" | 2010 | UGC Area Study Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Kerala |
| 7 | "Voice of Resistance: N'gugi's Decolonizing the Mind" | National Seminar on “New Literatures” | 2012 | VTMMNSS College, Dhanuvachapuram, Trivandrum |
| 8 | “Concentric Narration: Neil Bissoondath’s The Worlds Within Her” | National Conference on “Converging Disciplines: Canada and India." | 2012 | UGC Area Study Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Kerala |
| 9 | "Emerging Perspectives in Diaspora Aesthetics" | National Seminar on 'Travails of Uprootment: A Tribute to refugees Exiles and Diasporic Communities | 2015 | M.S.M College, Kayamkulam |
Membership in Academic Bodies
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Achievements and Awards
| # | Title | Details |
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| 1 | Best Teacher Award - Magister Optimus 2021-2022 | Instituted by Fatima Mata National College Management |
Research and Supervision
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Mphil or PhD Thesis
| # | Title | Guide Name | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creating an Alternate Space: Immigrant Vision in the Writings of Rohinton Mistry M.G.Vassanji, Shyam Selvadurai (Ph.D Thesis) | Dr Jameela Begum | Institute of English, university of Kerala |
| 2 | Narrative as a Process of Discovery in Toni Morrison ( M.Phil Thesis) | Dr Jameela Begum | Institute of English, university of Kerala |
Research Projects
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