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Dr. S. Deepika
Name: Dr. S. Deepika
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D
Phone No.: 8338934974
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E-mail ID: ideepika87@gmail.com
Biosketch
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  • Life Writing
  • Postcolonial Studies
  • Meteque Fiction
  • American Literature
Utkal University 2014 – 2018 Ph.D.
Department: English
Thesis Title: “Writing the Unanchored Self in the Third Space: A Study through Selected Texts”
Areas: Postcolonial Studies, Cross-cultural Autobiography
Advisor: Prof. Himansu S Mohapatra
Utkal University 2011 -2012 M.Phil.
Department: English
Thesis Title:“The Cinematic Discovery of India: A Study through Select Bollywood Movies of the 1950s”
Areas: Film Studies
Advisor: Prof. Himansu S Mohapatra
Utkal University 2009-2011 M.A
Department: English
Special Paper: American Literature
Utkal University 2006 – 2009 Bachelor of Arts
UGC June, 2014 Department: English
Hons:English
UGC-NET
Subject:English
Utkal University Nov. 2015–present Assistant Professor (Stage II)
Core Course- British Literature (Core 1-8)

  • Jane Austen, Emma,
  • 19th Century British Literature: A. L. Tennyson, In Memoriam
  • Victorian Novel: Elizabeth Gaskell, Charles Dickens, and Thomas Hardy
  • Modernist Poetry: T. S. Eliot, Four Quartets
  • European Literature: August Strindberg, Franz Kafka, and Albert Camus
  • Literary Theory

Core Elective-American Literature (CE 1)

  • The Scarlet Letter, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Victim
Allied Elective-Popular Culture (AE 7)
Popular Literature and Film Studies
M.Phil

  •  Research Methodology
  • Engaging with the Literary

PhD thesis

  • Deepika, Writing the Unanchored Self in the Third Space: A Study through Selected Texts”. Departmental Research Committee:Prof. A. R. Parhi (chairperson), Prof. Himansu S Mohapatra (Guide), Utkal University, 2018.

Book Articles

  • Deepika, “What Can We Learn from Reading Groups?”, “The Unbilled Hour: Essays on Literature, Culture and Theory” eds. Bijay Danta et al. Kitab Bhawan, ISBN No. 93857-97200, 2018.

Books (Authored/Edited)

  • Bijay Danta, S. Deepika, Tyagraj Thakur eds,“The Unbilled Hour: Essays on Literature, Culture and Theory”, English, Kitab Bhawan, ISBN No. 93857-97200, 2018.
  • Asim Parhi, S. Deepika, Pulastya Jani, “The Widening Arc”, English, Kitab Bhawan, ISBN No. XXXX-XXXX, 2016.

Journal Articles

Selected Unrefereed Reports: e-News Paper Article

 

 

 

PhD Registered Scholars (Contd..)

  • Saswat Pattnaik, “Breaking the Bow: Exploring the Mythological Paradigm in Indian Science Fiction” Regn no. 01-English-2021-22
  • Sanjib Kumar Sahu, “Re-imagining the Literature of Protest through a Study of Selected Extractive Fiction” Regn no. 02-English-2021-22
  • History of English Studies in Odisha(PI): Utkal University Seed Research Grant (2017), Rs. 75,000/-Basic Description of the Project: This project traced the microhistory of English Studies in Odisha by focusing on the disciplinary development, progress and practice of pedagogy and research in English since its inception in the 1920s at Ravenshaw College, Cuttack and its subsequent spread to other parts of the state with a special focus on English at Utkal University.
  • Utkal University Gold Medal for securing First position in First Class in the P.G Examination in English, 2011.
  • B.L Mohanty Memorial Gold Medal for securing the highest percentage of marks in the M.A Examination in English, 2011.
  • B Patnaik Memorial Gold Medal for securing the highest percentage of marks in the M.A Examination in English, 2011.
  • S Ray Memorial Gold Medal for securing the highest percentage of marks in the M.A Examination in English, 2011.
  • Bidyadhar Nayak Cash Award for securing highest mark in English Hons. in Final Degree Exam, Rama Devi Women’s College 2009.
  • Attended an online One-week FDP on “New Vistas in English Studies” from 20-26 September 2021, organized by Department of Languages, Presidency University, Bangalore
  • Attended Refresher Course in “Gender Studies”, from 22 January to 04 February 2021 at UGC-HRDC, Utkal University
  • Attended Orientation Programme, from 19 November to 09 December 2019 at UGC-HRDC, Utkal University
  • Attended Summer School in“Contextualising Social Sciences in the Current Knowledge Ecosystem”, from 08 June to 28 June 2018 atUGC-HRDC, Utkal University
  • Assistant Superintendent, Ramadevi Women’s Hostel (LH 2), Utkal University. July 2018- present
  • Co-coordinator, RUSA Centre for North-East Studies from September 2023.
  • Co-coordinator, Centre for Language, Literature and Culture from April 2022.