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TEACHING STAFF
Name of the Faculty: Dr. Manab Medhi
Current Position: Assistant Professor
Dept. of English, Bodoland University
Mobile No. : 9864410027/ 8473945135
E-mail ID :mmedhi360@gmail.com
Date of Birth :01-07-1983
Area of Research : Performance Studies, Translation, Cultural Studies, Literature from Assam and NorthEast India
Work Experience : 11 years
Teaching Interest : Poetry, Drama, Literary Theory
RESEARCH PUBLICATION
| Title of the Paper | Name of the Journal | Indexed by Scopus/ Web of Science/UGC Care (Yes/No) | Impact Factor | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Retelling as a Mode of Elaboration: A Reading of Dr. Bhabendranath Saikia"s ‘Endur"” | Journal of Gauhati University Research Scholar"s Association. (ISSN 2250-0456) | no | Vol – 5, 2011-12. | |
| “Modernity and Nationalism: A Reading of the Indian Context through Tagore and Gandhi”. | Transcript (Journal of Literature and Cultural Studies), ISSN: 2347-1743 | no | Vol – III. 2015. | |
| “Editorial”. | Transcript: Journal of Literature and Cultural Studies (ISSN: 2347-1743). | no | Vol – IV. 2016 | |
| “Rise of English as a Discipline and the Newbolt Committee Report” | JONER: Journal of North east Region. Ed. Dr. Jyotiraj Pathak. ISSN: 2321-0583. | UGC Approaved journal no. 62645. | Publication Impact factor (PIF) 3.545 for the year 2018 | Issue: 6 Volume – 2, April, 2018. |
| “Interpreting Assamese Nationalism: A Reading of Manju Borah"s Jaymati” | Transcript: Journal of Literature and Cultural Studies. Ed. Rustam Brahma, ISSN – 2347-1743 | 2020 | ||
| “Caste and the Dalit Women: A Reading of Urmila Powar"s The Weave of My Life”. | Adhunik Sahitya. Ed. Dr. Ashish Kandhway. ISSN – 2277-7083. | UGC Care listed | Year – 10, Vol.– 40.Oct-Dec, 2021. | |
| “Recastng Women in History: A Comparative study of Bernard Shaw"s Saint Joan and Bhabendra Nath Saikia"s Amrapali”. | Aadhunik Sahitya, ISSN 2277-7083 | UGC Care Listed | Year – 11, Vol – 43, July-September, 2022. | |
| “Problematics of Representing the Marginalised in Durgee and Josnar Jhitas”. | GUINESIS Journal: An Interdisciplinary Journal in North East India Studies. Ed. Nandana Dutta. ISSN: 2347-2669. | UGC Care Listed | Volume: IX, 2022. | |
| “Adaptation as Elaboration: Reading Bhabendranath Saikia"s Kolahal” | Theatre International, ISSN 2278-2036 | UGC Care listed | Vol. XVI, June, 2022. | |
| “Exploring Colonial Trauma through Orality: A Reading on Narratives on Birgwsri” | Drishti: the Sight (ISSN 2319-8281). | UGC Care Listed. | Vol-XII, Issue – II. (November, 2023-April, 2024). |
BOOKS
| Title of the Book | Publisher | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Unmaking Gender. Edited by Zothanchhingi Khiangte, Pratusha Bhowmik, Manab Medhi. ISBN: 978-93-5529-308-4 | Authorspress, | 2022. |
| Representations of Memory: Identity, Politics and Space. Edited by Pradip Kumar Patra, Zothanchhingi Khiangte, Manab Medhi. ISBN: 978-93-5529-279-7 | Authorspress. | 2023. |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree/Course | Name of the Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| MA | Gauhati University | 2007 |
| MPhil | Gauhati University | 2009 |
| PhD | Gauhati University | 2017 |
WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCES ATTENDED
| Name of the Conference | Sponsoring Agency | Title of the Paper |
|---|---|---|
| National Seminar on Feminist Concerns in the Indian Writing in English by Women during the Post-colonial Era organized by the Department of English, Barbhag College, Nalbari, Assam, India on 3rd and 4th September, 2012. | UGC | “Reconstruction Ethnicity: A Reading of Selected Poems of Temsula Ao, Esterine Erlu and Nini Lungalung” |
| International Seminar on Contemporary Sri Lankan Writing in English organized by the Department of English, Gauhati University and IDOL, Gauhati University, Assam, India from 23 to 25 February, 2012. | ICSSR | “Self Interrogation as a Mode of Expression: Reflections on Sri Lankan Short Fictions in English” |
| National Seminar on State on Human Rights in North East India organised by the Department of Political Science, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam on 10 and 11 April, 2013. | “Modernity and the Condition of Women in Early Twentieth Century Assam: A Study of Relevant Literary Texts” | |
| International Seminar on Globalisation to Glocalisation organised by the Department of English, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam, India on 4th to 6th October, 2013. | ICSSR | “Folk and Fusion: Journey from the Local to the Global – A Reading of the Assamese Music Industry” |
| National Seminar on Marginalised/Subaltern Voices and Beyond: Issues and Challenges in North-East India. Organised by Dept of Political Science, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar. 13th November, 2014. | ICSSR | “Voices for Reconstructing Ethnicity: A Reading of Selected Poets from Nagaland” |
| Seminar on State on Inequalities and Disparities Amongst Gender organised by Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam and sponsored by UNDP and Planning Commission, Govt. of India on 25th January, 2014 | UNDP | “Women and Narratives of Nationalism: A reading of Cultural Texts from early 20th Century Assam” |
| National Seminar on Folk Motifs in Literature organized by the Department of Assamese and Bodo, Janata College, Serfangguri, Kokrajhar, Assam on 22 and 23 August, 2015. | UGC | “Motif in Assamese Literature: an Analytical Study” |
| Symposium cum National Seminar on Modern Assamese Drama in Context to Contemporary Indian Drama organized by the Department of Assamese, Bodoland University, in collaboration with Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi on 26th September, 2015. | Sahitya Academi | “The Politics of Representation and National Identity in Lakshminath Bezbaruah"s Jaymati Kunwori” |
| International Seminar on Orality: The Quest for Meaning organised by the Department of English, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam on 26th and 27th May, 2016. | “Oral Literature and Nationalism in Assam” | |
| International seminar on The Changing Status of Women: Myth and Reality with Special reference to Northeast India on 7 and 8 March, 2018 at Kokrajhar Govt. College. | UGC | “Women in Indian Freedom Struggle: Understanding the Context of Assam” |
| Indian Social Science and Humanities Congress 2019 (SAMAGAM 19) 5th Annual International Congress organised by Paschimbanga Anchalik Itihas O Lokasanskriti Charcha Kendra in collaboration with Department of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University on 07/09/2019 and 08/09/2019. | Indian Social Science and Humanities Congress | “Sati Joymatir Charitra Nirman aru Jatiyotabad: Eti Chomu Alochana” |
| National Seminar on Identity and Crisis of Ethnic Language, Literature and Culture of North-East India on 27 August, 2019 in the Department of Bodo, Bodoland University. | “Emergence of Thengphakhri: Narratives and Politics of Bodo Identity” | |
| National Seminar on Fourth World Literature: Voices of the Marginalised with Special Reference to Northeast India organised by the Department of English, Tetso College, Dimapur from 22nd to 24th November, 2021. | ICSSR | “Injustice against Women: A Brief Discussion on Urmila Pawar"s The Weave of My Life” |
| International Seminar on “reconfiguring Nationalism: protest and Acquiescence” organised by the Dept. of English, Bodoland University in collaboration with the Department of Political Science, Cotton university on 6th, 7th and 8th February, 2020. | ICSSR | “Women and Nationalism: A Reading of non-fictional Works by Women Writers in the Early Twentieth century Assam” |
| National Seminar on Unexplored History of Indian Freedom Movement with Special Reference to Undivided Sivasagar District of Assam organised by Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Samiti, Jorhat Disrict and Nanda Nath Saikia College Teacher"s Unit, Titabor in collaboration with ICHR, New Delhi on 24th December, 2021. | ICHR | “The Discovery of Birgwsri: Intervening history through Literature” |
| National Seminar on Gender Equity and Women Empowerment with Special Reference to North East India organised by the Department of political Science, Pub Kamrup College and Pub Kamrup College Library, in Collaboration with ABILAC, Assam on 18th and 19th November, 2022 | ICSSR | “Women in the Psychosocial Space – A Study of Select lead Characters from Mobile Theatre Plays of Bhabendra Nath Saikia Under the Shavian Model” |
| National Seminar on Representation of Women and discourses on Women"s Rights organised by Centre for Women"s Studies, Bodoland University and Deparment of English, Bengtol college on 26th November, 2022. | “Gendered Identity, Disability and the discourse of womanhood in Bodo Society: A study through Ishan Mushahary"s “Abari”” | |
| National Seminar on Freedom Movement, History and Modernity: Reconceptualising Indian Nationhood organised by the Department of English, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, on 30th November and 1st December 2022. | “Contextualising Colonial Trauma in Reading the Bodo Identity: A Study through the Discovery of Birgwsri” |
SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS/ CONSULTANCY ASSIGNMENTS
| Project Title | Sponsoring Agency |
|---|---|
| Voices from the Margins: Exploring the Poetry of Bodo Women Poets | Bodoland University |
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
| Name of the Assignment | Duration |
|---|---|
| Extension Officer, PNRD, Govt. of Assam | 2008-2010 |
| Head of the Department (i/c), Department of Botany, Bodoland University | 2017-2020 |
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
| Nature of Activity | Details |
|---|---|
| School Adoption | Adopted Diajijiri ME School and offered English lessons to students of class VI, VII, VIII. |
MEMBERSHIP OF VARIOIUS COMMITTEE/ SOCIETIES
- Member, ELTAI