Dr. Prakash Chandra Panda

Higher Education

• Ph.D in English Literature from Sambalpur University Thesis Title: “Identity Home and Origins in M.G. Vassaji’s Novels Supervisor: Prof.Ashok Kumar Moapatra, Sambalpur University, Sambalpur.
• M.Phil in  English Literature Dissertation Title: “ Rewriting Robinson Crusoe in J.M Coetzee’s Foe” ”Supervisor: Prof. R.S. Nanda, Sambalpur University

Area of Interest

• Postcolonial Studies, Translation Studies, Film Studies & English for Academic Purposes.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Head, Department of English, Usha Martin University
• Coordinator: University Media Cell

Professional Experience (12 years)

Presently working as Assistant Professor in English, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Usha Martin University, Ranchi since 11th October, 2018.

Publications

Papers published in International Journals and Conferences

• “The Enigma of Arrival‟: A study of M.G. Vassanji‟s The Assassain‟s Song &The Book of Secrets Negotiating the Nation: Colonial, Post-Colonial, Transnational Fictions, ed. Madhusmita Pati et.al.Abhishek:New Delhi, 2015
• “Not here, nor there”: the unending quest for “Home” in M.G. Vassanji’s The Gunny Sack The Literary VoyageVol-1 Issue-III, Dec-2014
• “Living on the Edge of Social Exclusion: A Study of Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance Of Loss” Langlit Vol. 1 Issue –2, Nov-2014
• “In-between Silence and Speech: a Study of J.M. Coetzee’s Foe” Langlit Vol. 1 Issue – 1, Aug-2014
• “In-betweenness as a Postcolonial Condition: A Reading of M.G. Vassanji’s The In-between World of Vikram Lall” published in Sambalpur Studies in Literatures and Cultures (SSLC) series I- 2011.

Professional Membership

• Donor-member English Language Teacher’s Association of India

Workshop & Conference Participation

• Presented a paper on “Academic Writing: Effective Academic Vocabulary” at the Nation al Webinar-cum-FDP on English for Special Purposes and Academic Writing held on 8^th June, 2020.
• Organized 1-Day webinar-cum-Faculty Development Programme on “English for Special Purposes and Academic Writing”, Usha Martin University, Ranchi, 8th June, 2020..
• Attended a National Webinar on Poetry for the Fractured Souls held on 15^th June, 2020 organised by
• Attended 2-day workshop on Online Assessment and Evaluation (JNU WETOM-III) organised by Jawaharlal Nehru University on 13th and 14th,June 2020.
• Attended 2-day workshop on Empowering Teaching Through Digital Mode (JNU WETOM-II) organised by Jawaharlal Nehru University on 9^th and 10^th May, 2020
• Presented a paper at UGC (SAP) National Seminar on Postcolonialism and Identity Politics: Issues and Perspectives 26-27 March 2010 at Sambalpur University.
• Attended 2-Day workshop on “OER”, organized by Usha Martin University, Ranchi, 10-11 April, 2019.
• Presented a paper on at International Conference “Writing India,: colonial postcolonial and Transnational Fictions”  held at Raven Shaw University 16^th-17^th Jan,2015.

Thesis Supervision

Ph.D

• Supervisor of Rashmi Kumari enrolled for Ph.D, English, UMU Ranchi, 2019.
• Supervisor of Arun Kumar Panda enrolled for Ph.D, English, UMU Ranchi, 2019.
• Supervisor of Suprio Deogharia enrolled for Ph.D, English , UMU Ranchi, 2019.
• Supervisor of Mudasir maqbool enrolled for Ph.D, English, UMU Ranchi, 2019.

Subjects Taught

• Postcolonial Literature.
• Academic Writing.
• Gender & Human Rights
• Indian Classical Literature
• Managerial Skills.
• Communication Skills and Personality Development.