Dept of English - Faculty Details
Faculty Name Dr. Shima Mathew Email
shimasushan@gmail.com
Designation
Associate Professor
Experience Details
18 years 10 months
Qualifications
M.A, B.Ed, NET, PhD
Areas of Interest
Narratology, Literary Theory
Field of Research
Narratology
Guideship Details
M.G University approved Research Guide at Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha
Subjects Handled
Language and Linguistics, Women Studies
Academic Responsibilities Undertaken
Official Responsibilities Undertaken
1. Principal-in-Charge (1-4-2020 to 22-7-2020)
2. College Council Secretary (2009-2013, 2016-2017)
3. IQAC Member ( 2010 -2019)
4. UGC Cell Member ( 2010 onwards)
5. Arts Club President ( 2010 -2017)
6. Resource Person for Entry Level Service Coaching (2010-2013)
7. Convener, Students Grievance Redressal Cell (2015 onwards)
8. Convener, Cultural Committee ( 2010 -2015)
9. Internal Mentor, Walk with the Scholar ( 2012-2017)
10. Internal Mentor, Scholar Support Programme (2018-2021)
11. Co-ordinator, UGC Sponsored Add-on Course in Communicative English.(2009- 2013)
12. Scholarship & Endowment Nodal Officer ( 2012-2015)
13. Member, KIIFB Committee (2016 onwards)
14. Member, Discipline Committee (2020-2021)
15. Convener, Research Committee (2019-2021) 16. Secretary, Staff Club (2020-2021)
Duties Performed
1.Kerala PSC Interview Board Member as Subject Expert in English for HSA and HSST in 2016 & 2019
2.Member of the panel of experts for selection of Skill Executives for ASAP (2012 & 2013)
3. Master Trainer for House Listing and Housing Census, 2010
4. Master Trainer for Census 2011
5.Jury Member for MBA Soft Skill Examination of Kerala Technological University.
6.. Resourse Person for NET Coaching at Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University, Kalady 2010-2011
Research Projects Undertaken
UGC sponsored Minor Research Project “The Protean You and its Narrative Implications in Postmodern Narratives” in 2014
Research Publications
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
1. ‘Data Mining and its Implications in Banking Sector’ in IJARBEST Volume 1, Special Issue IV,December 2015 (ISSN 2395-695X)
2. The Function of the You Narrative in Italo Calvinio’s “If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller in IJELLH Vol V, Issue XI, Nov 2017 (ISSN-2321-7065) UGC Approved
3. Mapping of the Self and the Nation through the Narrative in Nuruddin Farah’s ‘Maps’ in SJAHSS Vol.V, Issue XII Dec, 2017. (ISSN 2347-5374 (Online) & ISSN 2347-9493 (Print) UGC Approved.
4. ‘The Problematic ‘You’ in Lorrie Moore’s Self Help Stories’ in New Academia: An International Journal of English Language and Literary Theory, Volume VII Issue III July 2018 (ISSN 2347-2073 (Online) UGC Journal No:44829
5.Narrative Contours of Space and Time in N.S. Mahadevan's "Higuita" in Teresian Journal of English Studies, Volume XII Issues II April-June 2020 (ISSN 0975-6302)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
1. ‘Knowledge Diaspora as a Catalyst in International Inter Institutional Partnership in India’ in the Conference Proceedings of the International conference on Managing International Higher Education: Issues and Challenges in Cross Border Engagements organised by SIAS International University, China and Fort Hays State University, USA in May, 2016
2. ‘The Musical Tangle: The Role of IPR Laws in the Indian Film Music Industry’ in the Conference Proceedings of the International Conference on Intellectual Property Rights: Conflict/Coexistence in Human Rights, Health and Indigenous Rights organised by BPC College, Piravom in association with International Human Rights Council, Mumbai.
Books Published
1. Editorial Advisory Board Member of Teresian Journal of English Studies 2020, Volume XII, Issue I ISSN 0975-6302 2. Editor of the Conference Proceedings of the International Conference on Intellectual Property Rights: Conflict/Coexistence in Human Rights, Health and Indigenous Rights organised by BPC College, Piravom in association with International Human Rights Council, Mumbai, December 2018.
Paper Presentations
1. Presented a paper titled ‘Silencing of Innocence through Media Violence’ in the National seminar on ‘Media and Silences’ organised by BPC College, Piravom from 08-02-2013 to 09-02-2013.
2. Presented a paper titled ‘Sisterhood on the Move: An Analysis of Anitha Nair’s ‘Ladies Coupe’ in the National seminar on The Feminine Self: Discourses and Practices sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of English, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on the 8th of November, 2013.
3. Presented a paper titled ‘Cultural Hybridity as the Creative Force in V. S. Naipaul’s A House for Mr Biswas’ in the national seminar on Creative Writing: Creolizing Culture sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of English, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on the 5th and 6th of December, 2014.
4. Presented a paper titled ‘Data Mining and its Implications in Banking Sector’ in the UGC sponsored national conference on Recent Trends in Data Mining organised by B. P. College, Piravom on the 10th and 11th of December, 2015.
5. Presented a paper titled ‘The Poetics and Politics of Wondering and Wandering in Fairy Tales’ in the national seminar on Myths and Fairy Tales: Telling and Retelling sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of English, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on the 12th of December, 2013.
6. Presented a paper titled ‘Knowledge Diaspora as a Catalyst in International Inter Institutional Partnership in India’ in the international conference on Managing International Higher Education: Issues and Challenges in Cross Border Engagements organised by SIAS International University, China and Fort Hays State University, USA on the 27th and 28th of May, 2016.
7. Presented a paper titled ‘Mapping the Feminine Space in Dorris Lessing’s “Canopus in Argos” in the national seminar on Of Robots, Ray Guns and Spaceships: Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of English, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on 9 th December 2016.
8. Presented a paper titled ‘Mapping of the Self and the Nation Through Narrative in Nuruddhi Farah’s Maps”in the national seminar on Writing Lives: Identity, Textuality and Representation sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of English, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on 26th of September, 2017
9. Presented a paper titled ‘Memoirs as Useful Conduits for Human Rights Awareness: An Analysis of ‘Prisoner of Tehran’ and I am Malala” in the national seminar on Writing Rights: Emerging Discourses and Future Trajectories sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of English, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on 1st February, 2019
10. Presented a paper titled ‘Haunted Journeys: Slave Travel Narratives and Construction of Identity’ in the national seminar on Journey, Travel and Voyage: Signification through Myths and Travelogues sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of English, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on 22nd of November, 2019.
Seminars / Workshops Organized
1. Two day national seminar on Creative Writing: Creolizing Culture sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of English, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on the 5th and 6th of December, 2014
Seminars Attended
1. A State Level seminar on ‘Movements in Twentieth Century Literature’ organised by Dept. of English, Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam on 29-01-2002.
2. A State Level seminar on ‘ Movies and Media’ organised by Dept. of English, Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha on 21-10-2002.
3. A State Level seminar on ‘Canadian Literature : Emerging Frontiers’ organised by Dept. of English, Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam on 26-03-2004.
4. A National seminar on ‘Changampuzha- Punarvayana’organised by Dept. of Malayalam, Govt.College, Manimalakunnu from 19-12-2011 to 20-12-2011.
5. A National seminar on ‘Cybercriminology’ organised by BPC College, Piravom from 03-03-2011 to 04-03-2011.
6. A National seminar on ‘Postcolonial literatures and Theory: Issues and Concerns’ organised by Government College, Kottayam from 08-03-2012 to 09-03-2012.
7. A National seminar on ‘Microwave Electronics and Environmental Impacts’’ organised by BPC College, Piravom from 21-06-2012 to 22-06-2012.
8. A National seminar on ‘ Woman in Culture, Consciousness and Text’ organised by Government College, Tripunithura from 06-12-2012 to 07-12-2012.
9. A National seminar on ‘Media and Silences’ organised by BPC College, Piravom from 08-02-2013 to 09-02-2013.
10. A National seminar on ‘Parasya Nirmanam, Pathrapravarthanam’ sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of Malayalam, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on 21 November, 2013
11. A National seminar on ‘The Arrival of a Postcolonial Discourse in Cultural Studies’organised by St.Peter’s College, Kolencherry from 05-12-2013 to 06-12-2013.
12. A National seminar on ‘Communication: Text and Context’ organised by Government College, Kottayam from 17-02-2014 to 18-02-2014.
13. A National seminar on ‘Role of Libraries in providing Access to E-Resources’ organised by Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha from 28-11-2014 to 29-11-2014.
14. A UGC sponsored national conference on ‘Recent Trends in Data Mining’ organised by B. P. College, Piravom on the 10th and 11th of December, 2015
15. A State Level seminar on ‘Green Technologies for Sustainable Future”organised by BPC College, Piravom on 23rd February 2018.
16. A National Seminar on ‘Trauma: Experience and Language’ organised by Government College, Kottayam from 18-12-2018 to 18-12-2018.
17. A National Seminar on ‘Cinematic Imagination: Negotiating Gender and Sexuality; organised by Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam on 7th and 8th February 2019.
18. A National Seminar on ‘Myth,,Folklore and History: Revisiting Culture and Literary Traditions organised by the Post Graduate Department of English, Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha on 15th and 16th January 2020.
Workshops Attended
1. A two day workshop on ‘ Teaching Communication Skills and Reading Skills’ organised by M G University from 03-08-2009 to 04-08-2009 at C M S College, Kottayam 2. A two day Workshop on Curriculum Revision and Restructuring of BA English at Mahatma Gandhi University , Kottayam in April 2017. 3. A two week Workshop on Research Methodology organised by M G University from 03-12-2018 to 17-12-2018.
Refresher Courses Attended
1. Refresher Course in English organised by Academic Staff College, University of Kerala from 01-07-2008 to 22-07-2008 2. Refresher Course in ‘Theory and History’ organised by Mahatma Gandhi University from 11-01-2010 to 05-02-2010 3. Refresher Course in English organised by Academic Staff College, University of Kerala from 28-09-2012 to 19-10-2012
Orientation Programmes Attended
1. Orientation course organised by Academic Staff College, University of Calicut from 15-01-2008 to 13-02-2008
Awards / Honours / Patents Conferred
Nil
Membership (s) in
Nil
Assigned Office Charges
Accreditation Committee
Countries Visited
Nil
| Faculty Name | Dr. Shima Mathew |
| shimasushan@gmail.com | |
| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Experience Details | 18 years 10 months |
| Qualifications | M.A, B.Ed, NET, PhD |
| Areas of Interest | Narratology, Literary Theory |
| Field of Research | Narratology |
| Guideship Details | M.G University approved Research Guide at Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha |
| Subjects Handled | Language and Linguistics, Women Studies |
| Academic Responsibilities Undertaken | Official Responsibilities Undertaken 1. Principal-in-Charge (1-4-2020 to 22-7-2020) 2. College Council Secretary (2009-2013, 2016-2017) 3. IQAC Member ( 2010 -2019) 4. UGC Cell Member ( 2010 onwards) 5. Arts Club President ( 2010 -2017) 6. Resource Person for Entry Level Service Coaching (2010-2013) 7. Convener, Students Grievance Redressal Cell (2015 onwards) 8. Convener, Cultural Committee ( 2010 -2015) 9. Internal Mentor, Walk with the Scholar ( 2012-2017) 10. Internal Mentor, Scholar Support Programme (2018-2021) 11. Co-ordinator, UGC Sponsored Add-on Course in Communicative English.(2009- 2013) 12. Scholarship & Endowment Nodal Officer ( 2012-2015) 13. Member, KIIFB Committee (2016 onwards) 14. Member, Discipline Committee (2020-2021) 15. Convener, Research Committee (2019-2021) 16. Secretary, Staff Club (2020-2021) |
| Duties Performed | 1.Kerala PSC Interview Board Member as Subject Expert in English for HSA and HSST in 2016 & 2019 2.Member of the panel of experts for selection of Skill Executives for ASAP (2012 & 2013) 3. Master Trainer for House Listing and Housing Census, 2010 4. Master Trainer for Census 2011 5.Jury Member for MBA Soft Skill Examination of Kerala Technological University. 6.. Resourse Person for NET Coaching at Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University, Kalady 2010-2011 |
| Research Projects Undertaken | UGC sponsored Minor Research Project “The Protean You and its Narrative Implications in Postmodern Narratives” in 2014 |
| Research Publications | INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS 1. ‘Data Mining and its Implications in Banking Sector’ in IJARBEST Volume 1, Special Issue IV,December 2015 (ISSN 2395-695X) 2. The Function of the You Narrative in Italo Calvinio’s “If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller in IJELLH Vol V, Issue XI, Nov 2017 (ISSN-2321-7065) UGC Approved 3. Mapping of the Self and the Nation through the Narrative in Nuruddin Farah’s ‘Maps’ in SJAHSS Vol.V, Issue XII Dec, 2017. (ISSN 2347-5374 (Online) & ISSN 2347-9493 (Print) UGC Approved. 4. ‘The Problematic ‘You’ in Lorrie Moore’s Self Help Stories’ in New Academia: An International Journal of English Language and Literary Theory, Volume VII Issue III July 2018 (ISSN 2347-2073 (Online) UGC Journal No:44829 5.Narrative Contours of Space and Time in N.S. Mahadevan's "Higuita" in Teresian Journal of English Studies, Volume XII Issues II April-June 2020 (ISSN 0975-6302) INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 1. ‘Knowledge Diaspora as a Catalyst in International Inter Institutional Partnership in India’ in the Conference Proceedings of the International conference on Managing International Higher Education: Issues and Challenges in Cross Border Engagements organised by SIAS International University, China and Fort Hays State University, USA in May, 2016 2. ‘The Musical Tangle: The Role of IPR Laws in the Indian Film Music Industry’ in the Conference Proceedings of the International Conference on Intellectual Property Rights: Conflict/Coexistence in Human Rights, Health and Indigenous Rights organised by BPC College, Piravom in association with International Human Rights Council, Mumbai. |
| Books Published | 1. Editorial Advisory Board Member of Teresian Journal of English Studies 2020, Volume XII, Issue I ISSN 0975-6302 2. Editor of the Conference Proceedings of the International Conference on Intellectual Property Rights: Conflict/Coexistence in Human Rights, Health and Indigenous Rights organised by BPC College, Piravom in association with International Human Rights Council, Mumbai, December 2018. |
| Paper Presentations | 1. Presented a paper titled ‘Silencing of Innocence through Media Violence’ in the National seminar on ‘Media and Silences’ organised by BPC College, Piravom from 08-02-2013 to 09-02-2013. 2. Presented a paper titled ‘Sisterhood on the Move: An Analysis of Anitha Nair’s ‘Ladies Coupe’ in the National seminar on The Feminine Self: Discourses and Practices sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of English, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on the 8th of November, 2013. 3. Presented a paper titled ‘Cultural Hybridity as the Creative Force in V. S. Naipaul’s A House for Mr Biswas’ in the national seminar on Creative Writing: Creolizing Culture sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of English, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on the 5th and 6th of December, 2014. 4. Presented a paper titled ‘Data Mining and its Implications in Banking Sector’ in the UGC sponsored national conference on Recent Trends in Data Mining organised by B. P. College, Piravom on the 10th and 11th of December, 2015. 5. Presented a paper titled ‘The Poetics and Politics of Wondering and Wandering in Fairy Tales’ in the national seminar on Myths and Fairy Tales: Telling and Retelling sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of English, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on the 12th of December, 2013. 6. Presented a paper titled ‘Knowledge Diaspora as a Catalyst in International Inter Institutional Partnership in India’ in the international conference on Managing International Higher Education: Issues and Challenges in Cross Border Engagements organised by SIAS International University, China and Fort Hays State University, USA on the 27th and 28th of May, 2016. 7. Presented a paper titled ‘Mapping the Feminine Space in Dorris Lessing’s “Canopus in Argos” in the national seminar on Of Robots, Ray Guns and Spaceships: Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of English, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on 9 th December 2016. 8. Presented a paper titled ‘Mapping of the Self and the Nation Through Narrative in Nuruddhi Farah’s Maps”in the national seminar on Writing Lives: Identity, Textuality and Representation sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of English, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on 26th of September, 2017 9. Presented a paper titled ‘Memoirs as Useful Conduits for Human Rights Awareness: An Analysis of ‘Prisoner of Tehran’ and I am Malala” in the national seminar on Writing Rights: Emerging Discourses and Future Trajectories sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of English, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on 1st February, 2019 10. Presented a paper titled ‘Haunted Journeys: Slave Travel Narratives and Construction of Identity’ in the national seminar on Journey, Travel and Voyage: Signification through Myths and Travelogues sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of English, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on 22nd of November, 2019. |
| Seminars / Workshops Organized | 1. Two day national seminar on Creative Writing: Creolizing Culture sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of English, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on the 5th and 6th of December, 2014 |
| Seminars Attended | 1. A State Level seminar on ‘Movements in Twentieth Century Literature’ organised by Dept. of English, Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam on 29-01-2002. 2. A State Level seminar on ‘ Movies and Media’ organised by Dept. of English, Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha on 21-10-2002. 3. A State Level seminar on ‘Canadian Literature : Emerging Frontiers’ organised by Dept. of English, Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam on 26-03-2004. 4. A National seminar on ‘Changampuzha- Punarvayana’organised by Dept. of Malayalam, Govt.College, Manimalakunnu from 19-12-2011 to 20-12-2011. 5. A National seminar on ‘Cybercriminology’ organised by BPC College, Piravom from 03-03-2011 to 04-03-2011. 6. A National seminar on ‘Postcolonial literatures and Theory: Issues and Concerns’ organised by Government College, Kottayam from 08-03-2012 to 09-03-2012. 7. A National seminar on ‘Microwave Electronics and Environmental Impacts’’ organised by BPC College, Piravom from 21-06-2012 to 22-06-2012. 8. A National seminar on ‘ Woman in Culture, Consciousness and Text’ organised by Government College, Tripunithura from 06-12-2012 to 07-12-2012. 9. A National seminar on ‘Media and Silences’ organised by BPC College, Piravom from 08-02-2013 to 09-02-2013. 10. A National seminar on ‘Parasya Nirmanam, Pathrapravarthanam’ sponsored by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala and organised by the Department of Malayalam, T. M. Jacob Memorial Government College, Ernakulam on 21 November, 2013 11. A National seminar on ‘The Arrival of a Postcolonial Discourse in Cultural Studies’organised by St.Peter’s College, Kolencherry from 05-12-2013 to 06-12-2013. 12. A National seminar on ‘Communication: Text and Context’ organised by Government College, Kottayam from 17-02-2014 to 18-02-2014. 13. A National seminar on ‘Role of Libraries in providing Access to E-Resources’ organised by Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha from 28-11-2014 to 29-11-2014. 14. A UGC sponsored national conference on ‘Recent Trends in Data Mining’ organised by B. P. College, Piravom on the 10th and 11th of December, 2015 15. A State Level seminar on ‘Green Technologies for Sustainable Future”organised by BPC College, Piravom on 23rd February 2018. 16. A National Seminar on ‘Trauma: Experience and Language’ organised by Government College, Kottayam from 18-12-2018 to 18-12-2018. 17. A National Seminar on ‘Cinematic Imagination: Negotiating Gender and Sexuality; organised by Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam on 7th and 8th February 2019. 18. A National Seminar on ‘Myth,,Folklore and History: Revisiting Culture and Literary Traditions organised by the Post Graduate Department of English, Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha on 15th and 16th January 2020. |
| Workshops Attended | 1. A two day workshop on ‘ Teaching Communication Skills and Reading Skills’ organised by M G University from 03-08-2009 to 04-08-2009 at C M S College, Kottayam 2. A two day Workshop on Curriculum Revision and Restructuring of BA English at Mahatma Gandhi University , Kottayam in April 2017. 3. A two week Workshop on Research Methodology organised by M G University from 03-12-2018 to 17-12-2018. |
| Refresher Courses Attended | 1. Refresher Course in English organised by Academic Staff College, University of Kerala from 01-07-2008 to 22-07-2008 2. Refresher Course in ‘Theory and History’ organised by Mahatma Gandhi University from 11-01-2010 to 05-02-2010 3. Refresher Course in English organised by Academic Staff College, University of Kerala from 28-09-2012 to 19-10-2012 |
| Orientation Programmes Attended | 1. Orientation course organised by Academic Staff College, University of Calicut from 15-01-2008 to 13-02-2008 |
| Awards / Honours / Patents Conferred | Nil |
| Membership (s) in | Nil |
| Assigned Office Charges | Accreditation Committee |
| Countries Visited | Nil |