Dr. Sharada Devi V

Assistant Professor
Department of English

@ drsharadadevi-at-universitycollege.ac.in
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Academic Qualifications

  • B. A in English Language and Literature – Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram (University of Kerala) – 2008-2011
  • M. A in English Language and Literature – Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram (University of Kerala) – 2011-2013
  • UGC NET in English – 2014
  • M. Phil in English – Institute of English, University of Kerala – 2014-2015
  • PhD in English – Institute of English, University of Kerala – 2018-2021. Awarded in December 2022.

Area of Interest (Research)

  • Cultural Studies, Disability Studies

Experience

  • Proofreading Intern at the Centre for Disability Studies, CMS College, Kottayam, July 2022
  • PhD scholar at Institute of English, University of Kerala 2018-2021
  • Guest Lecturer in English at Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram 18 July 2016 to 31 March 2017
  • Guest Lecturer in English at Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram 21 January 2016 to 31 March 2016.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Tutor (General English Batches)
  • Member, Women Study Centre Committee
  • Member, Forum for Democracy and Social Justice

Positions Held

  • Guest editor of the February 2023 issue of ‘Sanghaditha’ magazine

Journal Publications

  • “Narrativizing Down Syndrome: A Brief Analysis of the Narrative Techniques in Utpal Kant Mishra’s T21 in Downs Lane.” Littcrit: An Indian Response to Literature, vol. 46, no. 89, ser. 1, June 2020, pp. 113–117.
  • “Disability Studies: Theory and Praxis.” GNOSIS: An International Journal of English Language and Literature/, vol. 2, no. 3, Apr. 2016, pp. 142– 150.
  • “Deconstructing The Medical Model of Disability: A Review of Malini Chib’s Autobiography One Little Finger.” LangLit: An International Peer Reviewed Open Access Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, Nov. 2015, pp. 815–817.

Books (Edited / Chapter)

  • “Neoliberalism and Disability in India: A Brief Critique of the Representation of Disability in the Advertisement of Joyalukkas Jewellery.” Discourses on Disability, edited by Anju Sosan George, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2023, pp. 103–113.
  • “Moulding Disabled Identities: A Subjective Analysis.” Wounded Wings: Cultural Politics of Disability in Literature and Cinema, edited by Rekha Karim and Anitha S, Upanayan Publications, 2022, pp. 1–7.

Papers Presented (Seminar / Workskhop)

  • “The Visibly Invisible: An Ecological Exploration of the Marginalization of Persons with Disabilities” Conference: International Conference on Reflections and Refractions on (Dis)ability – Interdisciplinary Perspectives Organizer: Faculty of Humanities, Kristu Jayanti College Autonomous, Bengaluru, India Date: 1-2 February 2019
  • “Eugenics and Institutionalization: A Brief Analysis of the Disabled Bodies under Surveillance” Conference: One Day International Conference on Surveillance Organizer: Postgraduate Department of English, Naipunnya School of Management, Cherthala, Kerala Date: 20 December 2018
  • “Moulding Disabled Identities: A Subjective Analysis” Seminar: Two-Day National Seminar on The Biopolitics of Disability Organizer: Postgraduate Department of English, Government College, Tripunithura, Ernakulam, Kerala Sponsor: Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala Date: 1-2 November 2018
  • “The Significance of Accessible and Universal Designs: A Short Perusal of the Media Representation of the ‘Accessible India Campaign” Seminar: National Seminar on Towards the Subaltern in Knowledge: Literature, Nature, Culture, Society, & Media Organizer: Department of English, Pondicherry University Date: 4-5 October 2018
  • “The Ecology of Disability: A Subjective Exploration” Conference: One-Day Seminar on Rethinking Literature and Culture Organizer: Research Forum, Institute of English, University of Kerala Date: 1st October 2018
  • “Disability in a Capitalist Society: A Brief Critique of the Marxian Materialistic Approach towards Disability” Seminar: Two-Day International Seminar on Marx Today Organizer: Postgraduate and Research Department of English, St Berchmans College, Changanassery, Kerala Date: 3-4 September 2018
  • “Disability and Intellectual Property: A Brief Look at the Evolution of the New Rights Advocacy Movement for Print Accessibility” Seminar: Three-Day National Seminar on Marginalised Social Groups and Public Policy Making in India Organizer: Department of Political Science, University of Kerala Date: 26-28 March 2018
  • “Planet Abled and Accessible Tourism: An Analysis of the Embodied Experiences of Disabled Travellers” Seminar: National Seminar on Narrating Travel, Mapping Identities Organizer: Institute of English, University of Kerala Date: 5-7 March 2018
  • “An Analysis of M. Mukundan’s Pulayappattu as a Fictionalized History of the Dalits in North Malabar” Seminar: National Seminar on Dalit Literature, Art and Aesthetics: The Kerala Experience Organizer: UGC SAP, DRS II, Institute of English, University of Kerala Date: 16-18 March 2017
  • “Representing the Anthropocene: Pandora as a Fictional World in James Cameron’s Avatar” Seminar: Three-Day National Seminar on Myriad Manifestations of the Anthropocene: Multidisciplinary Perspectives Organizer: Postgraduate Department of English, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Date: 28-30 November 2016
  • “Ethnicity and Multi-Racial Identity: A Short Observation of the Life of the Stolen Generations” Seminar: National Seminar on Multiculturalism Organizer: Centre for Australian Studies, Institute of English, University of Kerala Date: 27-28 October 2016
  • “Disability Studies: The Interdisciplinary Branch of Cultural Studies” Seminar: UGC-Sponsored National Seminar on Paradigm Shifts in Humanities: From Literature to Cultural Studies Organizer: Postgraduate Department of English, Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy, and Centre for Cultural Studies University of Kerala Date: September 30-October 1, 2015

Invited Lectures

  • One of the panellists in the Panel Discussion as part of the International Conference on Reflections and Refractions on (Dis)ability – Interdisciplinary Perspectives organized by the Faculty of Humanities, Kristu Jayanti College Autonomous, Bengaluru, India on February 2, 2019.
  • “Disabled Bodies and Capitalism: A Brief Analysis” delivered as part of the National Webinar on Disabled Bodies and Embedded Self. Organizer: Department of English, St Berchmans College, Changanassery, Kerala Date: 28 July 2020
  • “Destigmatizing Disability: An Introduction to Disability Studies” Organizer: Cultural Studies Forum Date: 15 January 2022
  • “Disability as Diversity” Organizer: Department of English, University Institute of Technology, Paravur, Kerala Date: 12 March 2022
  • “Invisible Intersections: Exploring Feminism, Disability and Gender” as part of the Literary Theory Lecture Series Organizer: Postgraduate Department of English, Kristu Jayanti College Autonomous, Bengaluru, India Date: 21 March 2022
  • “Invisible Intersections: The Hypocrisy of Mainstream Feminist Movements” Organizer: Research Forum, Department of English, University of Calicut, Kerala Date: 30 March 2022
  • “Disability Pride Month: Relevance and Significance” (Malayalam lecture. The title is here translated into English.) Organizer: Academic and Research Wing of the Non-Governmental Organization Dhisha Kerala Date: 26 July 2022
  • “Disability Pride Month and the Need to Regard Disability as Diversity” Organizer: Department of English, St Aloysius’ College, Edathua, Kerala Date: 27 July 2022
  • “Disability and Society” (In Malayalam language) Organizer: Wellness One, Calicut, Kerala Date: 2 December 2022
  • “On Disability and Society” Organizers: Divyangjan Cell and Department of English, TKM College of Arts and Science, Kollam, Kerala Date: 3 December 2022
  • “Ableness Today and Technology” as part of The Colloquium 2022 Organizers: WE-WIT (Women Inclusive in Technology) and Trinity Skillworks Date: 9 December 2022
  • “Disability as Diversity” Organizers: All India Women’s Conference South Zone – B and All India Women’s Conference – Trivandrum Literary and Cultural Forum Date: 17 December 2022
  • Rights of Women with Disabilities (Malayalam) Organizers: Kerala Social Security Mission and Ministry of Social Justice, Government of Kerala, on 8 March 2023
  • “Wheeling towards Equity: On the Need to Challenge Academic Ableism in Higher Education in Kerala” (Disability Pride Month Special) Organizer: Academic and Research Wing of the Non-Governmental Organization Dhisha Kerala Date: 12 July 2023
  • “The Politics of Ableism” (in Malayalam) Organizers: Department of Malayalam, Newman College, Thodupuzha and Kerala State Sarva Vijnanakosham Institute Date: 18 August 2023
  • Presented a paper on the Rights of Women with Disabilities at a Women’s Day special seminar organised by the Social Justice Department, Kerala, on 8th March, 2023
  • Talked about the intersection of disability as part of the Ten-Day Short-Term Certificate Course on Intersectionality Studies organized by the Academic and Research Wing of the Non-Governmental Organization Dhisha Kerala, in association with Dakshayani Velayudhan Centre for Women’s Studies, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala from 17-26 March 2023.
  • Delivered a session titled “Inclusive Research Documentation: Embracing Diversity through Ethical Practices” as part of the Five Days Online Workshop on Academic Writing & Publishing from 24 to 28 July 2023. Organizers: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT Trichy and Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Trivandrum
  • Talked briefly about ‘Gender and Disability in Kerala’ during the Host Plenary Session of 2023 Indian Association for Women’s Studies National Conference at Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram on September 9, 2023.