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MIDNAPORE CITY COLLEGE
Information System
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Name : Dr. Arpita Raj
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Designation : Assistant Professor & HOD |
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Qualification : M.A, M.Phill, PhD |
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Subject : English |
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Department Name : Humanities |
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Email ID : arpitaraj21@gmail.com |
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Address : Midnapore |
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Educational qualification
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| Degree Name |
Institute name |
Year of passing/awarded |
| Madhyamik |
Dasagram MBKB Balika Vidyalaya |
2002 |
| Higher Secondary |
Dasagram S.S. Sikshasadan |
2004 |
| B.A. in English |
Raja N.L. Khan Women's College |
2007 |
| M.A. in English |
Ravenshaw University |
2009 |
| M. Phil in English |
Ravenshaw University |
2010 |
| Ph. D |
Vidyasagar University |
2018 |
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CAREER PROFILE / TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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- Counsellor of Netaji Subhas Open University, Raja N.L. Khan Women's College from September 2009 to October 2011
- Project Fellow of UGC-DRS-SAP in Vidyasagar University from October 2011 to March 2014
- Guest Lecturer in Kharagpur College from October 2011 to February 2015
- Full time research staff in ICSSR (Vidyasagar University) from March 2015 to October 2016
- Assistant Professor in Midnapore City College from August 2017 to till date.
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SPECIALIZATION / RESEARCH AREA
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| Field of Specialization |
Research Area/ Areas of Interest |
| Tribal and Indigenous Studies |
Folk Literature |
| Indian Writing in English |
Indian Novel |
| Linguistics |
English Language Teaching |
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COURSE/ SUBJECT TAUGHT
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- Indian writing in English
- Dalit literature
- Romantic Literature
- English Language and Linguistics
- Victorian Literature
- American Literature
- Australian Aboriginal Literature
- Classical Literature
- Post-colonial Literature
- Literary Theory and Criticism
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CONFERENCE/ SYMPOSIUM /JOURNAL PAPER / BOOKS PUBLISHED
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International Publication |
| Sl no. |
Title |
Author |
Journal Name |
ISBN/ISSN |
Page No/Internet DOI |
Impact Factor |
Year |
| 1 |
A Review on Around the Hearth: Khasi Legends by Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih |
Raj, A(2nd Author) |
MZU Journal of Literature and cultural Studies |
2348-1188 |
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2023 |
| 2 |
Legal Pluralism: A Case Study on Autonomous Socio-political and Judicial System in Santal Society |
Raj, A(2nd Author) |
ECS Transactions |
19385862 |
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2021 |
| 3 |
A Brief History of Adivasi Koda Nagchiki |
Raj, A |
Janajati Darpan |
978-93-82158-74-5 |
25-28 |
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2020 |
| 4 |
Revisiting Human and Non-Human Relationship in Santal Worldview |
Raj, A |
Lokaratna |
2347-6427 |
10-16 |
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2019 |
| 5 |
Is Witchcraft a Suppressed Desire of Women Empowerment in Santal Society?: A Study in Select Santal Folktales |
Raj,A |
International Journal of Recent Scientific Research |
0976-3031 |
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10.24327/IJRSR |
2018 |
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Living in the World of Sacrifices of Human and Non-Human Beings: A Study in the Faith-Healing System of the Santals in Select Santal Folktales |
Raj,A |
The Literati |
2248-9576 |
15-19 |
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2017 |
| 7 |
Situating Vladimir Propp in the Structural Analysis of Indian Folktale: A Study |
Raj,A |
The Criterion: An International Journal in English |
0976-8165 |
795-803 |
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2017 |
| 8 |
Dalit in the 21st Century Classroom: A Review of Listen to the Flames: Texts and Readings from the Margins |
Raj,A |
Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities |
0975-2935 |
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2017 |
| 9 |
Similarities of Social Customs and Religious Concepts of the Santals with the Hindus: A Study of Select Santal Folk Tale |
Raj,A |
Repositioning Folklore and Indigenous Knowledge Systems |
978-81-931721-0-0 |
82-89 |
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2015 |
| 10 |
Beyond the Canon of Mammon- An Ecocultural Reading of Santal Folktales |
Raj, A. |
Indian Journal of Research in Multidisciplinary Studies |
2348-2524 |
279-288 |
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2014 |
| 11 |
Remapping Smart Society in Indigenous
Worldview: An Anthropomorphic Reading in
Select Santal Folktales |
Raj, A |
Routledge |
9781003489412 |
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National Publication |
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Title |
Author |
Journal Name |
ISBN/ISSN |
Page No/Internet DOI |
Impact Factor |
Year |
| 1 |
Existence of Weretigers among the Garos and the Khasis of Meghalaya: A Posthuman Perspective |
Raj, A. (2nd Author) |
UGC-CARE Enlisted Journal of the Department of English, Vidyasagar University |
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PH. D. THESIS GUIDENCE
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| Sl no |
Scholar name |
Thesis Title |
Co Supervisor |
Status |
Complete in Year |
| 1 |
Abhishek Chakravorty |
Tribes & Tigermen: A Biophilic study of the Myths and Folktales of North-East India |
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2025 |
Ongoing |
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CONFERENCE / SEMINAR / WORKSHOP - ATTENDED/ORGANISED
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| Sl no |
Title |
Year |
Role |
Held at and Organiser |
Funding agency |
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Recent Trends in Literature: New Horizons |
2020 |
Convener |
Department of Humanities (English & Bengali), Midnapore City College |
Midnapore City College |
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Narrative Space in Literature: Theoretical Perspective |
2021 |
Convener |
Department of Humanities (English), Midnapore City College |
Midnapore City College |
| 3 |
Customs and Religious Concepts of the Santals with the Hindus: A Study of Select Santal Folk Tale |
2014 |
Paper Presenter |
Indian Folklore Congress (Centurion University) |
Indian Folklore Congress |
| 4 |
Remapping the English Literary Canon: Language Society and Culture |
2013 |
Paper Presenter |
Vidyasagar University |
UGC |
| 5 |
Odissa Folklore: Text and Context |
2012 |
Paper Presenter |
RD Women's College, Bhubaneswar |
Odissa Lokosanskriti and Gobesana Parisad |
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Importance of Santali Magazine |
2016 |
Paper Presenter |
Vidyasagar University |
ICSSR |
| 7 |
The Documentation and Translation of the Oral and Written Literature of the Tribal Communities in West Bengal |
2012 |
Attended |
Vidyasagar University |
UGC |
| 8 |
Translation of Bengali Dalit Poetry |
2012 |
Attended |
Vidyasagar University |
UGC |
| 9 |
History,Myth & Fiction: An Interface Indian English Novel |
2011 |
Attended |
Kharagpur College |
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| 10 |
Jackal as a Cultural Hero in Select Indigenous Folktales: A Study |
2022 |
paper presenter |
T Achievers Foundation for English Studies, UP |
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| 11 |
Indigenous Culture and Tradition: A Study on Environmental Sustainability of the Santals |
2023 |
paper presenter |
Debra Thana SKS Mahavidyalaya |
ICPR |
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