Faculty
Dr. Shaheen Ebrahimkutty. A.V
Associate Professor
Department of Language & Literature
Dr. Shaheen Ebrahimkutty. A.V. serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Language and Literature within the Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Her primary areas of instruction encompass Cultural Studies, American Literature, Film Studies, Travel Writing, and Contemporary Fiction. She holds a Doctoral degree in Trauma Studies from the University of Kerala, along with an MPhil and B.Ed degree from the same university. Dr. Shaheen has contributed to the academic community through the publication of numerous articles in various journals and by presenting papers at numerous national and international conferences, seminars, and Faculty Development Programs (FDPs).
Since 2017, she has served as a research guide and has successfully supervised several MPhil and Ph.D. scholars under her guidance. Additionally, she holds the position of an International Examiner for Cambridge, U.K, and International Baccalaureate, U.K. Her ongoing research interests encompass Trauma Studies, Children's Literature, Popular Culture, and Film Studies.
- ‘Black Womanism and Trauma Narratives in Emecheta and Adichie’s Novels’. Pramana Research Journal. MAR- 2023. Vol 13 (3), 1-14. ISSN NO: 2249-2976.
- ‘Impact of Cartoon Violence: Issues of Aggressive and Hostile Behaviour in Children’. Quest Journals, Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science. FEB- 2023. Vol 11 (2), 251-253. ISSN(Online):2321-9467.
- ‘Transgressing Gender: A Cross-Cultural Study of Helen and Ahalya’. Quest Journals, Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science. OCT-2020.Vol 8(8), 30-34. ISSN(Online):2321-9467.
- ‘Gender Role in Marriage: A Symbolic Interactionist Perspective of ‘A Game of Thrones’. The Quest Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences. OCT-2020. Vol 8(10), 29-34. ISSN(Online):2321-9467.
- ‘Downplaying of Trauma in F.R.I.E.N.D.S’. Journal of Interdisciplinary Cycle Research. MAY-2021, Vol XIII(V), 1669-1682. ISSN NO: 0022-1945. DOI:18.0002.JICR.2021.V13I5.008301.3171228920.
- ‘Emerging Food Trends and our Cultural Identities’. Current Scenario in Teaching and Learning of English Language and Literature. JAN-2018, 1, 155-158. ISBN 978-93-87102-23-1.
- Life behind the locked door: The Feminine Psyche in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things. IEAE DIGITAL LIBRARY, OCT-2016, Kadambari, 1-3.
- ‘The Trauma of War’ in Yvonne Vera’s ‘The Stone Virgins’ and Buchi Emecheta’s ‘Destination Biafra’. Shrinking World and Widening Chasms Themes and Theories in Contemporary Literature in English. JUN-2013, 1, 77-81. ISBN 978-81-927671-0-9.https://sckool.org/resurrection-of-self-through-trauma-in-the-appointment-chitra.html?page=3
- ‘Trauma in African War Literature’. English Activities Update, JAN-2012, 2, 89-98. ISSN 0976-3643.
- ‘Trauma in African War Literature’. Proceedings of the Kanniyakumari Academy of Arts and Sciences, collected papers: Sixth all India Conference of KAAS. APR-2011, 1, 132-134. ISBN 978-81- 909710-8-9.
Research Projects completed:
Minor Research Project- An Allegorical reading of Violence equations in Children’s Animations. Funded by Christ University, Bangalore. Duration-12 months. Dec 2018.
List of Paper Presentations:
- International Conference: Muslim English Literature. ‘The Plight of Muslim Women and the Concept of Talaq in Sara Aboobacker’s Chandragiriya Theeradalli and Priyadarshan’s Kilichundan Mampazham’. Department of Adab and Humanities, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia. 15 June 2023.
- IQAC-Enabled RUSA 2.0-Sponsored National Seminar on Indigenous Literatures in India. ‘Misrepresentation of Toda Tribes in Mollywood Films’. Department of English, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India, 20 & 21 March 2023.
- Current Scenario in Teaching and Learning of English Language and Literature. ‘Emerging Food Trends and our Cultural Identities’. Padmavani Arts and Science College for Women. Salem, Tamil Nadu 12/08/2017.
- National Conference on Narratives in Media and Literature. ‘Gender, Caste and Actresses in Malayalam Films’. Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore 07/02/2017.
- National Conference Kadambari on Narratives. ‘Life behind the locked door: the feminine psyche in Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things’. T. John college, Bangalore 17/10/2016.
- National Seminar - Shrinking World and Widening Chasms: Themes and Theories in Contemporary Literature in English. ‘The Trauma of War in Yvonne Vera's The Stone Virgins and Buchi Emecheta's Destination Biafra’. MSM college, Kayamkulam, Kerala. 20/06/2013.
- Sixth all India Conference of KAAS. ‘Trauma in African War Literature’. Kanniyakumari Academi of Arts and Sciences, Nagerkovil, Tamilnadu 10/09/2010.
- Faculty Development Programme, Organized by AICTE and ATAL “Nurturing today’s learners to become tomorrow’s leaders to face global challenges" from 13/09/2021 to 17/09/2021 at M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
- Faculty Development Programme, Organized by AICTE and ATAL “Stress busting meditation sittings" 20/09/2021 to 24/09/2021 at NIT Arunachal Pradesh.
- Out Bound Training Christ University -24/11/2017.
- Faculty Development Webinar: Capacity Building for Effective Student Mentoring- MOP Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai. 10/06/2020.
- Faculty Development Programme: Critical Theories and their Contemporary Trajectories in Humanities- Rajiv Gandhi University Arunachal Pradesh 12/05/2020-16/05/2020.
- Quality Improvement Programme. ‘Teaching- Learning and Evaluation’ 17/05/2017- 22/05/2017.
- Quality Improvement Programme. ‘Frontier Areas in the Subject and Curriculum Updation’ 21/05/2018- 25/05/2018.
- Quality Improvement Programme. ‘Enhancing Pedagogic Practices, Research and Consultancy’ 20/05/2019- 28/05/2019.
- Workshop on Service-Learning Embedded Curriculum- Christ University 24/05/2017.
- Faculty Development Programme- Christ University, Kengeri Campus 16/05/2017.
- Faculty Development Programme II- Christ University 18/11/2016.
- CART Winter workshop on Microsoft Excel- Christ University 24/10/2016.
International Conference Organized and Coordinated:
- International Interdisciplinary Conference in collaboration with Arnhem Business School, HAN University, Netherlands and Christ University Bangalore. ‘New Work Order: Hopes and Challenges’ Synthesize. 13-14 December 2019.
Other Research Responsibilities: -
- Research Coordinator of GITAM University, Bangalore. (2021-2022).
