MIDNAPORE CITY COLLEGE
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Name : Dr. Arpita Raj
Educational qualification
| 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 |
CAREER PROFILE / TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- 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.
- completed UGC Sponsored Faculty Development Programme in Environmental Conservation in Indian Context organised by UGC- Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University in 2024
- Acted as a Judge in Declamation in Nehru Yuva Utsav in 2024.
- Achieved Mentor Certificate for the NPTEL online Certification course in History of English Language and Literature, July- Dec 2024.
- Completed UGC Sponsored Faculty Development Programme in Critical Humanities and the Future We Imagine- organised by UGC-Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (UGC-MMTTC), Central University of Kerala
SPECIALIZATION / RESEARCH AREA
| Field of Specialization | Research Area/ Areas of Interest |
|---|---|
| Indigenous Studies | Folk Literature |
| Indian Writing in English | Indian Novel |
| Linguistics | English Language Teaching |
| Dalit Literature |
COURSE/ SUBJECT TAUGHT
- 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
- Linguistics and Phonetics
CONFERENCE/ SYMPOSIUM /JOURNAL PAPER / BOOKS PUBLISHED
International Publication |
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| Sl no. | Title | Author | Journal Name | ISBN/ISSN | Page No/Internet DOI | Impact Factor | Year | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Remapping Smart Society in Indigenous Worldview: An Anthropomorphic Reading in Select Santal Folktales | Raj, A | Routledge | 9781003489412 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Decolonizing Nature: Literary Contexts | Raj, A (Editor) | 978-81-969007-4-8 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 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 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Legal Pluralism: A Case Study on Autonomous Socio-political and Judicial System in Santal Society | Raj, A(2nd Author) | ECS Transactions | 19385862 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | A Brief History of Adivasi Koda Nagchiki | Raj, A | Janajati Darpan | 978-93-82158-74-5 | 25-28 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Revisiting Human and Non-Human Relationship in Santal Worldview | Raj, A | Lokaratna | 2347-6427 | 10-16 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 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 | 10.24327/IJRSR | 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 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 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 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 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 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 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 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 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Beyond the Canon of Mammon- An Ecocultural Reading of Santal Folktales | Raj, A. | Indian Journal of Research in Multidisciplinary Studies | 2348-2524 | 279-288 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||
National Publication |
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| Sl no. | 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 | 0973-3671 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4.A Companion to English Literature | Raj, A(Editot) | 978-93-89209-4-8 (2019) | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Companion to English Literature (Revised, 2nd edition) | Raj, A(Editor) | 978-81-964718-4-2 | ||||||||||||||||||
PH. D. THESIS GUIDENCE
| Sl no | Scholar name | Thesis Title | Co Supervisor | Status | Complete in Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhishek Chakravorty | Representation of Indigenous Identity in Select folk Narratives of North-Eastern Tribes: A Study in Environmental Posthumanities | 2025 | Ongoing | |
| 2 | Biswadeb Rajbanshi | Representation of Tribal Identity in Select Writings of Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar and Temsula Ao: A Comparative Study | Ongoing | ||
| 3 | Rukaiya Arif | Structural Analysis of Select Tribal Folktales | Ongoing |
CONFERENCE / SEMINAR / WORKSHOP - ATTENDED / ORGANISED / OTHERS
| Sl no | Title | Year | Role | Held at and Organiser | Funding agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recent Trends in Literature: New Horizons | 2020 | Convener | Department of Humanities (English & Bengali), Midnapore City College | Midnapore City College |
| 2 | 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 |
| 6 | 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 | |
| 10 | International Seminar on "Digital Humanities" | 2022 | paper presenter | T Achievers Foundation for English Studies, UP | |
| 11 | International Seminar on "Indian Culture and their Relevance to the Contemporary Society" | 2023 | paper presenter | Debra Thana SKS Mahavidyalaya | ICPR |
| 12 | Indian Literatures and Cultures: Theories and Reflections | 2024 | Paper Presenter | Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University | Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University |
| 13 | Endangered Folk Literature and Culture of the Jetor and Other Indigenous Communities: Documentation, Digitization and Translation in the Global Context | 2024 | Paper Presenter | Vidyasagar University | ICSSR |
| 14 | Sense of Affiliation and Double Consciousness: Question of Identity in Bodo and Lepcha Folk Performances | 2024 | Paper Presenter | Department of English, Ramkrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur | |
| 15 | Disruptive Frames in the Post-Colony: Locating South Asian Cinema Beyond Global Cosmopolitanism | 2024 | Paper Presenter | English, Midnapore College (Autonomous) | |
| 16 | Precarious Wetlands in Anthropocene : Representations in Literature, Cinema and Media | 2024 | Paper Presenter | School of Liberal Arts and Humanities & CoE Literature Studies, Woxsen University, Hyderabad, India | |
| 17 | Cross Religious Exchanges in Eastern Indian Cultural and Literary Traditions | 2024 | Paper Presenter | School of Language & Literature, KIIT | |
| 18 | Exploring Pluralism and Contemporary Social Issues: Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2025 | Paper presenter | Department of English, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College, Nadia & Department of English, Nagar College, Murshidabad | |
| 19 | indian Drama: Society-Culture, Tradition, and Heritage | 2025 | Paper Presented | Ateswartala Sanskritik Manch, S. 24 Pargana , W. B. | |
| 20 | South-Asian Research at the Crossroads: Current World Order, New Horizons and Theorisations | 2025 | Paper presenter | Institute of Language Studies and Research (ILSR), Kolkata |