Assistant Professor
Email :jhobu@yahoo.co.in
Date of Joining :22/07/2013
Qualification :M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil., PhD
Specialization: Postcolonialism, Portuguese Literature
Vidwan-ID: 369468
B.A. English Language and Literature: Mar Thoma College, Tiruvalla, Kuttapuzha, Tiruvalla Affiliated to M.G. University, Kottayam
M.A. English Literature: Mangalore University Campus, Mangalagangotri, Mangalore -574199
M.Phil. English: St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
PhD: Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Research interests:
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Portuguese Literary Works
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Postcolonial Literature
Journal Publications:
1. Joseph, Fr. (Dr.) Joby. Ethical Concerns of Covid-19 and a few Prominent Literary Readings. Journal of the School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, ISSN: 0972-9682 with IF-7.138, Series: 26, Book No. 17, 2024, pp. 33-37.
2. Joseph, Fr. (Dr.) Joby & Cijo Chennelil. Classification of Female Gender as a Form of Disability by the Masculine Assertion. International Journal of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences, ISSN: 2347-4777, Vol. 20, Issue 2, No. 10, July-December: 2024, pp. 149-53.
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3. Joseph, Joby. Revisiting and Revamping Education Structure: Prospects and Problems. Anvesak, ISSN: 0378-4568, Vol. 54, No. o1 (V), January-June: 2024, pp. 78-83.
4. Joseph, Joby. Political Engagement through Political Education in this Post-truth Era: Concerns and Challenges. Social Action, Vol. 74, No. 01, January- March 2024, pp. 27-35.
5. Joseph, Joby. Myth: A Brief Introduction. History Research Journal, Vol. 29, Issue 06, No. 7, November-December 2023, pp. 39-44.
6. Joseph, Joby. Context-Specific and Philosophical Dimensions of Literature. Humanities and Social Science Studies, Vol. 12, Issue 2, No. 17, July-December 2023, pp. 33-35.
7. Joseph, Joby. Post-humanism Reverberating Through the Select Novels of Josẽ Saramago: A Philosophical and Epistemological Survey. Xplore: The Xavier’s Research Journal, Vol. 14, Issue 1, 2023, pp. 29-33.
8. Joseph, Joby. Searching for Identity and Fulfilment: Re-reading of Achebe’s Refugee Mother and Child. Bhairavi, ISSN: 0975-5217, Vol. 22, No. 04, 2023, pp. 194-98.
9. Joseph, Joby. Quest for Perfection and Complete Identity in Josè Saramago’s Novels: A Re-reading of Blindness. Purana, ISSN: 0555-7860, Vol. 65, Issue 1, No. 12, December 2022, pp. 213-17.
10. Joseph, Joby & Catherin Edward. Re-encounter with Josè Saramago’s Blindness in Wake of Covid -19 Pandemic. Littcrit: An Indian Response to Literature, ISSN: 0970-8049, Vol. 48, Issue 93, No. 1, June 2022, pp. 58-63.
Book Chapters & Book Publications:
1. “Robert A. Segal’s Myth: A Very Short Introduction.” Making Sense of Myth and Mythopoeia: A Guide to Analysis and Interpretation. Edited by Sujatha Aravindakshan Menon & A. Yuvaraj, Bluerose Publishers, ISBN: 978-93-5989-974-9, February 2024, pp. 117-122.
2. “Education and Christianity as Regeneration Engines in Saguna.” Indian Writings in English. Edited by Dr. Mohini Gurav, ISBN: 978-93-93622-57-0, IOT Academy Publishers, September 2023, pp. 197-202.
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3. “Potential Risks of Artificial Intelligence.” Applications of Artificial Intelligence. Edited by Dr. A. Selvaraj, ISBN: 978-93-93622-31-0, IOT Academy Publishers, June 2023, pp. 154-159.
4. “Idayanadakangalile Chavara Sprasam.” Ecologue: St. Chavara’s Ecologues.” Edited by Vallappura, Francis CMI, 2022, pp. 102-04.
5. “Holding Out Hope After Traumatic War.” Expressions on War. Edited by Jamwal, Shubhra & Regin Silvester, ISBN: 978-93-93333-44-5, Vol. 1, Island Publishers, 2022, pp. 62.
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“The Question of Historicity in Edward Said’s Orientalism.” The Interface between Literature and History (Edited Book), Research Department of English and Folklore Resources & Research Centre, St Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu, ISBN: 81-87905-10-8, 2018, pp.204-10.
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Orientalism Embedded in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. Cape Comorin Publishers, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India, ISBN: 978-93-88761-61-1, 2020
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Resuscitated Incantations. Edited Book Published by Turn Books, PB No. 1, Teekoy
ISBN: 978-93-87709-40-9, 2020.
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Enchanting Musings. Edited Book Published by Turn Books, PB No.1, Teekoy, ISBN: 978-93-87709-57-7, 2021.
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Warzone Verses: An Anthology of Contemporary War Poems. Edited Book Published by Vimala publication, Kanjirappally & K.E. College Publications, Mannanam, ISBN 978-93-93-163-264, 2023.
Conference Publications:
1. “Applied Theatre: Practices, Performances, Crises and Moral Imperatives.” Langlit: An International Peer-Reviewed Open access Journal, ISSN: 2349-5189, Special Issue, May 2022, pp.1-4. www.langlit.org.
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“Silencing the Female Sound: Taslima Nasrin Controversy and Feminism in Bangladesh in connection with the poem At The Back of Progress.” Bodhi International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science, Online Peer Reviewed, Refereed and Quarterly Journal, UGC Approved Journal No. 44274, Impact Factor: 2.135, Special Issue on English Language and Literature (ICELL-18). Vol. 2, SPL Issue: 6, ISSN: 2456-5571, April 2018, pp.100-02.
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“The Story of Slavery, Oppression, Resistance and Migration in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.” Bodhi International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science, an online, Peer Reviewed, Refereed and Quarterly Journal, UGC Approved Journal No. 44274, Impact Factor: 2.135, Vol. 2, Special Issue: 19. E-ISSN: 2456-5571, April 2018, pp. 75-77.
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“Significance of Postcolonialism in the Modern World.” Abstract in the Special issue on the occasion of International Conference on Translation: An Art of examining Cultural Proximity and Political Transmission across Boundaries, Department of English, Sri Ramaswami Naidu Memorial College, Sattur in collaboration with Sahitya Akademi, Shanlax Publications, ISBN: 978-93-87102-84-2, 2017, p. 23.
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“Re-Interpreting Tradition and Identity: A Re-reading of Edward Said’s Orientalism.” ROOTS: International Journal of Multidisciplinary Researches, Peer Reviewed, Refereed & Quarterly Journal, Impact Factor 3.096. Vol. 3, special Issue: 2, ISSN: 2349-8684, March 2017, pp.50-54.
Awards:
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Certificate of Excellence in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the quality of the Journal Review of Research, awarded by Laxmi Book Publications
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First Rank with Gold Medal for M.Phil. English, St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli-
Academic Recognitions and Responsibilities:
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Member, Board of Studies, St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.
Membership in Professional Bodies:
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Life Membership in IARA
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Life Membership in ELT@I
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Life Membership in International Academic Research Association
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Life Membership in Indian Social Science Academy
Academic Lectures & Chairing the Sessions
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Delivered a Key Note address on Life Skill Training Programme organized by PG Department of Social Work, Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam on 2 September, 2024.
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Acted as a Resource Person and delivered a lecture on Theatre Pedagogy in the Two-Day Workshop organized by St. joseph’s Training College, Mannanam, Kottayam on 23 August, 2024.
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Delivered a lecture on Post-Colonial Trends in Post Modern Era for the Fifth Semester Students of B.A. English and Communicative English, Christ College, Vizhinjam on 16 September, 2017.
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Chaired the Session in Two-day National Seminar Sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi on Artificial Intelligence, Multimedia and ICT in Teaching, Learning and Acquisition on 23 & 24 September, 2019 organized by Department of English, Sri S. Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College, Sattur
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Chaired the Paper Presentation Session during the National Seminar titled Deterritorializing the Meta: A Reality check on Postmodern Neological Discourses on 12 February, 2019 held at K E College, Mannanam, organized by Department of English in collaboration with school of Letters and the Department of Student Services, M.G University, Kottayam, Kerala
Workshops/Seminars/Conferences/FDPs Organized:
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One-Day National Seminar on Subalternity in Texts and Discourses- Quest for Identity and Equality held at Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam on 18 February, 2020.
Workshops/Seminars/Conferences/FDPs Attended:
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One-Day Seminar on Patrimony of St. Thomas Christians organized under the auspices of St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara Archives and Research Centre, Mannanam on 08 June, 2024.
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One-Week XLVI Indian Social Congress, held from 27-31 January, 2023 at Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu jointly organized by Indian Social Science Academy Allahabad & Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli.
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Two-Day National Hybrid Conference on Comparing Indian Classics with Classics in World Literature organized by the Research Department of English, Sri. S. Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College, Sattur & Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi on 30 & 31 March, 2023.
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One-Day Virtual Seminar on Recent Trends in Literature organized by Department of English, School of Social Sciences and Languages (SSL) VIT, Deemed-To-Be University Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956 on 09 December, 2023.
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Two-Day National Seminar on Incorporation of NEP 2020 Parameters into the NAAC Reaccreditation Framework (With Special Emphasis on FYUGP) organized by Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam in collaboration with National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) & the Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) on 7 & 8 December, 2023.
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Lit-Treat: Edition 4-International Seminar on Earthy Echoes in English Literature conducted by Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh (Deemed-To-Be University) on 29 & 30 September, 2023.
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Two-Day International Hybrid Conference on Applied Theatre organized by Sri S. Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College, Sattur, Research Department of English & Government of India, Ministry of Culture, South Zone Culture Centre, Thanjavur on 20 & 21 May, 2022.
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Two-Day International Conference on Aquatic Literature organized by Department of English, Bishop Kurialacherry College for Women, Amalagiri, Kottayam, Kerala in collaboration with Cape Comorin Trust, India & Cape Comorin Publishers, India from 18-19 November, 2022.
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Three-Day International Virtual Conference on Gender Studies organized by Cape Comorin Trust, India, Lavendar Literary Club, India in collaboration with Al-Maarif University College, Iraq; Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Bangladesh, Department of Folklore, University of Creative Technology Chittagong, Bangladesh; Department of English Language and Literature, Khurasan University, Afghanistan; Faculty of Social Sciences and Department of English Language and Literature, Great Imam College, Iraq from 16-18 September, 2020.
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International E-Conference on Strategies & Challenges in Higher Education During COVID-19 Lockdown Period in India with reference to the World organized by Government Institute of Science & Humanities, Amravati, India on 15- 17 May, 2020.
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Three-Day International Virtual Workshop on Soft Skills for Teaching, Manuscript
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Writing, Editing and Publishing
jointly organized by Lavender Literary Club, India, Cape Comorin Trust, India & Malaysian Industrial Relations and Human resource Association (MIRHA), from 13-15 October, 2024.
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Poetry Workshop and National Seminar on Shakespeare organized by Postgraduate Department of English, Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam from 14 to 15 February 2024.
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One-Week Workshop on Emerging Trends in Multi Criteria Decision Making for Research (online mode) organized by REST Society for Research International (RSRI) Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, India from 27 June -03 July, 2022.
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Two-Day Online Workshop on Creative writing, Translation & Publishing Entrepreneurship organized by Department of English & Research and Development Cell in collaboration with School of Letters, M.G. University & National Translation Mission, Government of India on 25-26 August, 2022.
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One-Week National E-Workshop on Research Methodology jointly organized by Department of Zoology& Department of Commerce, Govt. Lahiri P G College, Chirimiri, Koriya (C.G.) India from 08 to14 September, 2020.
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One -Week Faculty Development Programme on Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights organized by Gokul Global University, Siddhpur, Gujrat in collaboration with Nucleus of learning and Development from 11 – 16 November, 2024.
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One-Week Online National Level FDP on AI Tools for English Language Teaching organized by KIIT College of Education, Gurugram (Haryana) in collaboration with Nucleus of Learning and Development (NLD) from 22 to 28 July, 2024.
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International Faculty Development Programme on Academic Writing and Research organized by Andhra Loyola Institute of Engineering and Technology, Andhra Pradesh in collaboration with office of the Internationalization, Mindanao State University-Sulu, Philippines in association with Cape Comorin Trust from 25 to 31 May, 2024.
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International Faculty Development Programme on Empower Education, Research & Publication in the Fast-Changing world: Challenges on Applying Cutting Edge Technology, Techniques and Methods organized by Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Tirana, Albania & Office of the Internationalization, Mindanao State
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University
-Sulu, Philippines in Collaboration with Cape Comorin Trust, India from 11 to 17 December, 2023.
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Seven-Day National Level FDP on NAAC Revised Accreditation Framework organized by IOT Academy, MSME Registration No. UDAYAM-TN-03-01015425 from 17 to 25 October, 2023.
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UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in English at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu from 03-09-2014 to 23-09-2014.
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UGC-Sponsored 104th Orientation Programme from 08-11-2018 to 05-12-2018 at UCG-Human Resource Development Centre, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-23.
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UGC Sponsored Short-Term Course in Gender Sensitization conducted by Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu from 21/03/2018-27/03/2018.
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UGC Sponsored Short-Term Course in Student Counselling, Mentoring and Soft Skill Development conducted by the UGC HRDC, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram from 08/02/2024 to 14/02/2024.
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UGC Sponsored Short-Term Course in Design and development of Online Courses conducted by the UGC-Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum, from 20.03/2024 to 26/03/2024.
Resource person in Workshops/Seminars/Conferences
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Invited speaker for the Paper Presentation Session in the International Conference on English Literature (A Tool for Social Upliftment) held at Sri Parasakthi college for Women, Courtallam, Tamilnadu jointly organized by Department of English& Research Centre, Sri Parasakthi College for Women and L Ordine Nuovo Publication on 7 March, 2018.
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Chaired the Paper Presentation Session and delivered a lecture on Multidisciplinary Approaches in Social Sciences, Humanities and Sciences during International Conference organized by Sri S Ramaswamy Naidu Memorial College, Sattur, Tamil Nadu on 14 December, 2018.
Repository Articles
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“Mazhayay, Njallambuzha Achan.” Agniradham: Memoir on Rev. Fr. Francis Njallampuzha CMI. CMI Provincial House, 2016, pp. 48-50.