Dept of English - Faculty Details
Faculty Name Dr Praveena Thompson (Head Of Department) Email
praveena.thompson@gmail.com
Designation
Associate Professor
Experience Details
20 years
Qualifications
MA, MPhil, PhD, NET
Areas of Interest
Cultural Studies, Speculative Literature, Digital Literature, African Literature, Australian Literature
Field of Research
Fan Studies
Guideship Details
Subjects Handled
Academic Responsibilities Undertaken
HoD, Convenor- CDC, Chairperson of the Board of Studies in English (Pass) of the University of Kerala, Former member of the Board of Studies in Journalism of the University of Kerala, Former member of the Board of Studies in English (PG) of the University of Kerala
Duties Performed
Valuation, question bank preparation, syllabus preparation
Research Projects Undertaken
Research Publications
\"1.”The Spices and the Seas: The History of the Eco-colonisation of the Dutch East India Company in Asia”, Proceedings of the South Indian History Congress42 (2024)
Care list 323,ISSN 2229-3671 (Co-author)
2.”Digital Resistance Literature”, Journal of Literature and Aesthetics.July-December 2023. Vol 23, No.2, 72-77, Care list 183,ISSN 2278-523X
3.”Defiant Deviant Images: Scanning A Song of Ice and Fire Fanart’, ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts, July-December 2023 4(2), 511-518, Care List 405,
ISSN 2582-7472
doi: 10.29121/shodhkosh.v4.i2.2023.674
4.”Ecological Concerns Haunting the Tasmanian Gothic: An Ecocritical Investigation into The Kettering Incident”, Littcrit Vol.48 No.2 December 2022, 192-202, Care list 227,ISSN 0970-8049
5.“Femslash: A Cyberfeminist Strategy in Fandom” Littcrit: An Indian Response to Literature. Issue 89 Vol.46 No.1, June 2020, pp 154-160. ISSN 0970-8049, UGC Care List Arts Humanities 161.
6.“Celebrating the Canon: Fanfic as a Postmodern Literary Genre” Ajanta Vol IX Issue II April-June 2020, pp 7-12. ISSN 2277-5730. Impact factor 6.399
7.“Fan Performativity in Global Fandoms” Research Journey. Special Issue 249 (A) July 2020,pp 193-196. E-ISSN- 2348-7143. Impact factor 6.625
8.“Viewing the World with Suspicion: Conspiracy Theories as Postmodern Myth-making” Chronicle of Humanities and Cultural Studies. Vol.6 Special Issue 1, June 2020, pp 287-291. ISSN 2454-5503, Impact Factor 4.197
9.“African Performance Poetry as Orature in the Digital Age” International Journal of Research and Analytical Review (IJRAR) Vol.6 Issue 2 June 2019, pp 713-715. Impact Factor 5.75, E-ISSN 2348-1269, P-ISSN 2349-5138
10.“Soyinka ‘s Ecological Vision in A Dance of the Forests” International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations April-June 2019. Vol 7, Issue 2,pp 94-99 ISSN 2348-1226 (online) 2348-1218(print)
Books Published
\"1.“The Female Villain and Gender Trouble”, The Vampire Diaries as Postmodern Storytelling, Pages 79-94
McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina
2 “Evolving Sensibilities in Disney’s Animated Movies”, Reflections on Ecocriticism and Cultural Studies, Pages 81-85
L Ordine Nuovo Publication
3 Fable and Fantasy.
Wizcraft Publications & Distribution Pvt Ltd
Paper Presentations
\"1.“Digital Resistance Literature and Queerbaiting” - Two-day International Online Conference on “English Literature and Language Education- Embracing Change in Covid Times”, organised by Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda in association with LangLit International Journal, on 19, 20 June 2020.
2.“Viewing the World with Suspicion: Conspiracy Theories as Postmodern Myth-making” Two Day Interdisciplinary International Virtual Conference on Life, Culture and Education Today, jointly organised by Mahatma Gandhi Education & Welfare Society, Parbhani; Late Ramesh Warpudhkar ACS College, Sonpeth Dist. Parbhani; Shri Panditguru Pardikar College, Sirsala, Dist. Beed; and Kala Mahavidyalaya, Nandurghat , Dist. Beed on 5 and 6 June 2020.
3.“Celebrating the Canon: Fanfic as a Postmodern Literary Genre” One Day National Multidisciplinary E-Conference on The Effects of Postmodernism on Literature, Library and Commerce, organised by the Department of English, Commerce, Library and Information Science, K.M.S.P. Mandal’s Sant Rawool Maharaj Mahavidyalaya, Kudal, Dist. Sindhudurg, on 21 May 2020.
4.“Femslash: A Cyberfeminist Strategy in Fandom” International Seminar on Literature and Posthumanism, organised by the Department of English, University College, Thiruvananthapuram, 19-21 November 2019.
5.“African Performance Poetry as Orature in the Digital Age” National Seminar on Transcending the Margins: Contemporary Trends in African Literature organised by the Postgraduate Department of English, Government Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram, from 17-19 January 2019
6.“Genderbending in A Song of Ice and Fire Series Fandom” National Seminar on Processing the Popular: Exploring the Cultural and Political Spaces in Contemporary Popular Culture and Literature organised by the Postgraduate and Research Department of English, Newman College, Thodupuzha, Idukki on 14 and 15 February 2019.
7.“Ecological Concerns Haunting the Tasmanian Gothic: An Ecocritical Investigation into The Kettering Incident.” International Conference on “Who Started the Bushfires?”: Australian Culture, Economy and Polity in the Post-Truth Era, organised by the Department of English, University College, Thiruvananthapuram in collaboration with Centre for Australian Studies, University of Kerala, LittCrit: A Literary a Journal and Indian Association for the Study of Australia, on 15-17 September 2021.
8.“The Spices and the Seas: The History of the Eco-Colonisation of the Dutch East India Company in Asia.”- South Indian History Congress: Forty Second Annual Session, organised by the Department of History, University College, Thiruvananthapuram, on 28-30 October 2023.
Seminars / Workshops Organized
\"Five day FYUGP Syllabus Preparation Workshop, 19- 23 March 2024 at Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram
Question Bank Workshops at Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Alappuzha in March 2025
Seminars Attended
Workshops Attended
Refresher Courses Attended
Orientation Programmes Attended
Awards / Honours / Patents Conferred
Membership (s) in
Assigned Office Charges
Others
Countries Visited
| Faculty Name | Dr Praveena Thompson (Head Of Department) |
| praveena.thompson@gmail.com | |
| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Experience Details | 20 years |
| Qualifications | MA, MPhil, PhD, NET |
| Areas of Interest | Cultural Studies, Speculative Literature, Digital Literature, African Literature, Australian Literature |
| Field of Research | Fan Studies |
| Guideship Details | |
| Subjects Handled | |
| Academic Responsibilities Undertaken | HoD, Convenor- CDC, Chairperson of the Board of Studies in English (Pass) of the University of Kerala, Former member of the Board of Studies in Journalism of the University of Kerala, Former member of the Board of Studies in English (PG) of the University of Kerala |
| Duties Performed | Valuation, question bank preparation, syllabus preparation |
| Research Projects Undertaken | |
| Research Publications | \"1.”The Spices and the Seas: The History of the Eco-colonisation of the Dutch East India Company in Asia”, Proceedings of the South Indian History Congress42 (2024) Care list 323,ISSN 2229-3671 (Co-author) 2.”Digital Resistance Literature”, Journal of Literature and Aesthetics.July-December 2023. Vol 23, No.2, 72-77, Care list 183,ISSN 2278-523X 3.”Defiant Deviant Images: Scanning A Song of Ice and Fire Fanart’, ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts, July-December 2023 4(2), 511-518, Care List 405, ISSN 2582-7472 doi: 10.29121/shodhkosh.v4.i2.2023.674 4.”Ecological Concerns Haunting the Tasmanian Gothic: An Ecocritical Investigation into The Kettering Incident”, Littcrit Vol.48 No.2 December 2022, 192-202, Care list 227,ISSN 0970-8049 5.“Femslash: A Cyberfeminist Strategy in Fandom” Littcrit: An Indian Response to Literature. Issue 89 Vol.46 No.1, June 2020, pp 154-160. ISSN 0970-8049, UGC Care List Arts Humanities 161. 6.“Celebrating the Canon: Fanfic as a Postmodern Literary Genre” Ajanta Vol IX Issue II April-June 2020, pp 7-12. ISSN 2277-5730. Impact factor 6.399 7.“Fan Performativity in Global Fandoms” Research Journey. Special Issue 249 (A) July 2020,pp 193-196. E-ISSN- 2348-7143. Impact factor 6.625 8.“Viewing the World with Suspicion: Conspiracy Theories as Postmodern Myth-making” Chronicle of Humanities and Cultural Studies. Vol.6 Special Issue 1, June 2020, pp 287-291. ISSN 2454-5503, Impact Factor 4.197 9.“African Performance Poetry as Orature in the Digital Age” International Journal of Research and Analytical Review (IJRAR) Vol.6 Issue 2 June 2019, pp 713-715. Impact Factor 5.75, E-ISSN 2348-1269, P-ISSN 2349-5138 10.“Soyinka ‘s Ecological Vision in A Dance of the Forests” International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations April-June 2019. Vol 7, Issue 2,pp 94-99 ISSN 2348-1226 (online) 2348-1218(print) |
| Books Published | \"1.“The Female Villain and Gender Trouble”, The Vampire Diaries as Postmodern Storytelling, Pages 79-94 McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina 2 “Evolving Sensibilities in Disney’s Animated Movies”, Reflections on Ecocriticism and Cultural Studies, Pages 81-85 L Ordine Nuovo Publication 3 Fable and Fantasy. Wizcraft Publications & Distribution Pvt Ltd |
| Paper Presentations | \"1.“Digital Resistance Literature and Queerbaiting” - Two-day International Online Conference on “English Literature and Language Education- Embracing Change in Covid Times”, organised by Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda in association with LangLit International Journal, on 19, 20 June 2020. 2.“Viewing the World with Suspicion: Conspiracy Theories as Postmodern Myth-making” Two Day Interdisciplinary International Virtual Conference on Life, Culture and Education Today, jointly organised by Mahatma Gandhi Education & Welfare Society, Parbhani; Late Ramesh Warpudhkar ACS College, Sonpeth Dist. Parbhani; Shri Panditguru Pardikar College, Sirsala, Dist. Beed; and Kala Mahavidyalaya, Nandurghat , Dist. Beed on 5 and 6 June 2020. 3.“Celebrating the Canon: Fanfic as a Postmodern Literary Genre” One Day National Multidisciplinary E-Conference on The Effects of Postmodernism on Literature, Library and Commerce, organised by the Department of English, Commerce, Library and Information Science, K.M.S.P. Mandal’s Sant Rawool Maharaj Mahavidyalaya, Kudal, Dist. Sindhudurg, on 21 May 2020. 4.“Femslash: A Cyberfeminist Strategy in Fandom” International Seminar on Literature and Posthumanism, organised by the Department of English, University College, Thiruvananthapuram, 19-21 November 2019. 5.“African Performance Poetry as Orature in the Digital Age” National Seminar on Transcending the Margins: Contemporary Trends in African Literature organised by the Postgraduate Department of English, Government Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram, from 17-19 January 2019 6.“Genderbending in A Song of Ice and Fire Series Fandom” National Seminar on Processing the Popular: Exploring the Cultural and Political Spaces in Contemporary Popular Culture and Literature organised by the Postgraduate and Research Department of English, Newman College, Thodupuzha, Idukki on 14 and 15 February 2019. 7.“Ecological Concerns Haunting the Tasmanian Gothic: An Ecocritical Investigation into The Kettering Incident.” International Conference on “Who Started the Bushfires?”: Australian Culture, Economy and Polity in the Post-Truth Era, organised by the Department of English, University College, Thiruvananthapuram in collaboration with Centre for Australian Studies, University of Kerala, LittCrit: A Literary a Journal and Indian Association for the Study of Australia, on 15-17 September 2021. 8.“The Spices and the Seas: The History of the Eco-Colonisation of the Dutch East India Company in Asia.”- South Indian History Congress: Forty Second Annual Session, organised by the Department of History, University College, Thiruvananthapuram, on 28-30 October 2023. |
| Seminars / Workshops Organized | \"Five day FYUGP Syllabus Preparation Workshop, 19- 23 March 2024 at Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram Question Bank Workshops at Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Alappuzha in March 2025 |
| Seminars Attended | |
| Workshops Attended | |
| Refresher Courses Attended | |
| Orientation Programmes Attended | |
| Awards / Honours / Patents Conferred | |
| Membership (s) in | |
| Assigned Office Charges | Others |
| Countries Visited |