University of Delhi
NAAC Grade A++ with CGPA 3.71 NIRF Rank # 12 (Amongst Colleges)Associate Professor | Department of English
Contact (Off.): 996823823
Email Address : nabanita[at]hrc[dot]du[dot]ac[dot]in
1. Early Modern English Studies
2. Rhetorical Theory
3. Migration and Diaspora Studies
4. Partition Literature
1. Associate Professor in permanent capacity in Hansraj College since July 21, 2010.
2 Assistant Professor in temporary capacity in Janki Devi Memorial College from November 13, 2007 to July 20, 2010.
3. Assistant Professor in ad hoc capacity in Khalsa College from October 16, 2007 to November 12, 2007.
4. Assistant Professor in ad hoc capacity in Shyama Prasad Mukherjee College from October 27, 2005 to October 15, 2010.
English Literature
English Language
Communication Skills
Academic advisor to two PhD students enrolled in DU since 2023.
Taught MA English , University of Delhi as guest lecturer from 2011-2014
Core Committee Member, Department of English, University of Delhi since 2019 and continuing.
Moderation Committee Member, Department of English, University of Delhi since 2019 and continuing.
Deputy Superintendant, Undergraduate Examinations, 2021-2022
Convenor, English Society, 2019-2023.
Co-Convenor, Arts and Commerce Admission, 2016-2017
Teacher in - charge, English Department 2017-2018
Department coordinator, NAAC committee 2017-2018
Convenor, Department workload 2017-2018
Convenor, Department timetable 2017-2018
Convenor, English Admission Committee 2017-2018
Secretary, Staff Association 2016-2018
President, Staff Association 2019-2020
PhD
"Rhetoric of Love and Politics of Power: Speeches and Writings of Queen Elizabeth I"
awarded in April, 2018.
M.Phil
" Representations of Madonna in Giovanni Bellini's Paintings in the light of Kristeva's theory of Motherhood
Convenor and organiser of an online add-on certificate course for undergraduate and postgraduate students on "Academic Writing, Research Methodology and New Frontiers of Research for Humanities and Social Sciences" from January 7-29, 2022.
'The Uncanny in Geetanjali Shree's Tomb of Sand: Subverting the Reality', Critical South Asian Studies (Transnational Press, London, Aug 2024). ISSN 2753-6734 (print), 2753-6742 (online)
'Embodiment of Care: A Reading of Elif Shafak’s The Island of Missing Trees', Women's Link Journal (July 2024) ISSN: 2229-6409 (print)
Paper Presentations in national and international conferences:
‘Genre and its Discontent: A Reading of Gaiutra Bahadur’s Coolie Woman as History, Memoir or Novel’ in a National Conference on Between History and Literature: Enquiries into Colonial Modernity organized by University of Hyderabad from March 17-19, 2019.
‘Between Watching and Reading: A Study of Court Masque in Theatre and in Print’ in an international conference on Politics, Power and Spectacle in Shakespeare organized by Shakespeare Society of India on March 7-8, 2019.
‘Cultural Identity, Language and Memory of Bangladeshi Diaspora: A Study of Monica Ali’s Brick Lane in Bharati College, University of Delhi 23-24 March, 2017.
Resource person for a History of English Literature certificate course organised by the Department of English, Ram Lal Anand College from Jan - March 2023.
Invited as a resource person for a History of English Literature Certificate course organised by Daath Voyage Journal on June 4, 2022.
Invited as a resource person for a course "Literature across the ages: Literary Schools/Movements" lecture series organised by Daath Voyage Journal from April 11-April 24, 2021.
AWARDS/RECOGNITION
Awarded Charles Wallace India Trust Fellowship by British Council 2013 -2014
Awarded a grant from the International Society for the History of Rhetoric (ISHR) in 2019.
Awarded UGC travel grant for an international conference in 2019.
Awarded travel grant from Research Council DU, 2013.
TEACHER'S TRAINING PROGRAMME