Ms. Suparna Sengupta
Assistant Professor
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Academic Experience:
18 years
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Qualification:
M.A., NET
Ms. Suparna Sengupta
Assistant Professor
| # | Degree | Subject | University, place ,year |
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| 1 | M.A | English | University of Calcutta, Calcutta, 2004 |
| 2 | B.A. | English(Honours) | Bethune College, Calcutta, 2002 |
| Published a paper " Western Modernity & It’s Intellectual History: A Select Survey” in National Journal of Jyoti Research Academy, Vol. 16, Issue 1, January-June 2023, ISSN:0975-461X |
| Published a paper "The Dalit: Historical and Literary Imaginings" in National Journal of Jyoti Research Academy, Vol. 13, Issue 2, December 2019, ISSN:0975-461X |
| Published a paper "On Comedy and Comic Laughter: A Select Study" in National Journal of Jyoti Research Academy, Vol. 14, Issue 2, July-December 2021, ISSN:0975-461X |
| • Published a paper “Aristotle’s Theory of Mimesis and the Tragic Plot: A Critical Thought” in National Journal of Jyoti Research Academy, Vol. 12, Issue 2, December 2018, ISSN:0975-461X |
| • Published the abstract “Literary Authorship and Portrayal of Gender-based Violence in Select Writings” in the Conference Proceedings "Global Perspectives on Gender Based Violence-Intersectionality & Interdisciplinary Space" , Reva University, Xplore Publications, 2024. ISBN- 978-93-341-7423-6 (Abstract Published) : DOI https://doie.org/10.0108/2025538315 |
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• Published a paper “Home & the Homeless: Nationalist Identity and Language of Resistance in Select Writings of Mahmoud Darwish” in WORDS & WORLDS: AN AUSTRIAN BILINGUAL JOURNAL FOR MIGRANT LITERATURE, Issue 1, March 2025, ISSN 2519-7401 https://www.wordsandworldsmagazine.com/current-issue-aktuelle-ausgabe/about-immigration-%C3%BCber-migration/suparna-sengupta/ |
| Published a paper "Ideology and Aesthetics in Literary Writings: Critiquing the Portrayal of Sexual Violence in Mahasweta Devi’s Draupadi" in "Creative Flight", an International Half-yearly Peer Reviwed Open Access Journal, ISSN 2582-6158, Impact factor 5.07 (RPRI), VOL 6, ISSUE 2, APRIL 2025, Pg 61-74 |
| Published a book chapter "Literary Authorship and Portrayal of Gender Based Violence in Select Writings” in " Global Perspectives on Gender Based Violence: Literature, Media, Law and Society ”, edited by Dr Abhisarika Prajapati published by Authors Press, New Delhi, May 2025, ISBN : 978-93-6095-612-7, pg 379-396 |
| Published translation of famous Bengali poet Jibanananda Das in the online international literary magazine Borderless , April 2020 https://borderlessjournal.com/2020/04/28/poetry-of-jibonanada-das/ |
| Published translations of modern Bengali poetry in “Words and Worlds Anthology 2018: An Austrian Bilingual Magazine for Migrant Literature”, published by PEN Austria, ISSN:2519-7401 |
| Published translations of Bengali poetry in “Silence Between the Notes: An Anthology of Partition Poetry” published by Dhauli Books, 2018, ISBN:978-81-939630-0-5 |
| Published translations of Bangladeshi poetry in “City: A Journal of South Asian Literature”, Vol. 7, published by City Press Bangalore, 2019, ISBN:978-93-87621-25-1 |
| Arthi, Mona and Sengupta, Suparna. “A Martyr Without a Cause: A Study on the Religious Symbolism of the Insect in Franz Kafka’s novel The Metamorphosis”. The Researcher: Student Academic Journal Arts, vol. 8, Mar. 2018, pp. 109–20. |
| Agrawal, Shivangi and Sengupta, Suparna. “Laws of Nature & Of Nature’s God: A Select Study of Transcendentalism”. The Researcher: Student Academic Journal Arts, vol. 10, Mar. 2020, pp. 78-96 |
| Narayanan, B. Kodhai and Sengupta, Suparna. “Home and the World: Reading Exile in Select Writings of Mahmoud Darwish and Czeslaw Milosz”. The Researcher: Student Academic Journal Arts, vol. 11, Mar. 2021, pp. 43-67 |
| Farheen, Fiza and Sengupta, Suparna. “Rumi’s Masnavi translated by Coleman Barks and Jawed Mojadeddi : Critiquing New Age Spiritualism”. The Researcher: Student Academic Journal Arts, vol. 11, Mar. 2021, pp. 86-101 |
| P, Swathi and Sengupta, Suparna. “Representation of Masculinities in Malayalam Cinema: A Select Study”. The Researcher: Student Academic Journal Arts, vol. 12, Aug 2022, pp. 125-143 |
| Compiled and edited a collection of modern Bengali poetry "Colliers Wood " published by Srishtisukh, Kolkata, 2019, ISBN : 978-81-944817-0-6 |
| Edited an anthology of Bengali poetry “Anyanya Bhumikay” published by Rhito Prakashan, January 2018, ISBN:9-788193-232828 |
| Compiled and edited the Student Academic Journal “The Researcher”, published by the Research Publication and Development Cell, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, Volume 10 March 2020, Volume 11 March 2021, Volume 12 March 2022 |
| Edited the College Magazine “Dhwani” , published by Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 |
| Published an article 'Politics of Resistance: Seeking a Language ' in Together Magazine, August, 2024 https://www.togethermagazine.in/Resistance24.php |
| Published an article "Nation and the Native: NGMA BANGALORE exhibits Upendra Maharathi " in Together Magazine, May, 2022 https://www.togethermagazine.in/TheNationtheNative.php |
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Published an article ‘A ‘Dream Deferred’ in Together Magazine, August, 2020 https://www.togethermagazine.in/a-dream-deferred.php |
| Published an article ‘Theyyam: Contemporising the Pre-historic’ in Together Magazine, Feb 2025, Vol 19, Issue 2, pg27-29 |
| Three day International Conference on "Emerging Trends in Higher Education, A Global Perspective: Concerns and Challenges in Environmental Sustainability, Entrepreneurship and Cinema" , Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous in collaboration with Deakin, University, Australia and Bangalore University, 2008-2009 |
| NationalLevel Symposium, "Pathways", organized by Ford Foundation, Bangalore, 2009-2010 |
| National Symposium on "Thinking Subjectivities" organized by Christ University, Bangalore, 2010-2011. |
| National level Symposium on "Tagore beyond boundaries:A path of rediscovery", organized by Sheshadripuram College in collaboration with Sahitya Akademi, 2011-2012 |
| One day seminar on, 'Orature, Culture and Texts' at Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, in 2013. |
| UGC sponsored state level conference on 'Euthanasia', at Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, in 2015. |
| One day national seminar on 'Literatures of Resistance' organized at Post Graduate Centre, Jyoti Nivas College, in 2015. |
| National Seminar on "The Art and Craft of Translation", organized by Post-Graduate Centre, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, 2016 |
| • The History of Modern Israel – Part I: From an Idea to a State-an online non-credit course authorized by Tel Aviv University and offered through Coursera |
| • The History of Modern Israel - Part II: Challenges of Israel as a sovereign state-an online non-credit course authorized by Tel Aviv University and offered through Coursera |
| • The Emergence of the Modern Middle East - Part I-an online non-credit course authorized by Tel Aviv University and offered through Coursera |
| • The Modern and the Postmodern (Part 1)-an online non-credit course authorized by Wesleyan University and offered through Coursera |
| • Successfully completed Online one week Faculty Development Programme on “Teaching-Learning Methods” from 08 - 14 February, 2023 and obtained Grade A, conducted by Teaching Learning Centre Ramanujan College, University of Delhi under the aegis of MINISTRY OF EDUCATION |
| • Completed an Eight-Day Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on "Digital Humanities: Bridging Traditions and Technologies in Liberal Arts" organized by the Department Of Languages-English Division, JAIN (Deemed-to-be-University), Bangalore from the 14th to 21st of October 2024. |
| • Participated in the One Week Online Faculty Development Programme titled ‘Researching Cultural Vulnerability: Concepts, Contexts, and Challenges’ organised by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT Trichy in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair in Vulnerability Studies, University of Hyderabad from 27th January to 1st February, 2025 |
| • 'English Language and Literature in a Multicultural Milieu ' and ' Multicultural Reflections on OTT ' , organised by the Department of English and Media Studies in association with IQAC of Vijaya College, Jayanagar , on 16th June , 2020 . |
| • International Webinar on ‘Postcolonial Negotiations: History, Literature and Culture’ organised by Department of English, Sidho-Kanho-Birsa University, West Bengal & BBTM College, Purulia, between 03/06/2020 and 05/06/2020 |
| • International Webinar on ‘Apocalypse Narratives : Literature and Popular Culture’, organised by the Department of English, in collaboration with the IQAC, Prafulla Chandra College, on 4th and 5th July, 2020 |
| • National Level E-Conference on “Contemporary Trends in Literature” held on July 11-13, 2010, at Munger University. |
| • International E-conference on “ReVisiting Hul - The Santal rebellion of 1855", organized by Department Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University on June 29 and 30, 2020 |
| • LitWorld Webinar organized by the Department of English and ALUMNAE Association, Carmel College, Mala, on “Pandemics, Cultural Lockdowns and Literature” on June 16, 2020 |
| • Attended 2-day national webinar on ‘Trajectory of Academic Development: The Thrust of National Education Policy NEP 2020’, organized by Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, IQAC, September, 2020 |
| Invited as a resource person to Mount Carmel College ,Department of Communicative English on a workshop on Translation, 2018. |
| Secured the 3rd rank in MA English, PART I EXAMINATION, UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA, 2003 |
| Secured the 1st rank in MA ENGLISH, PART II EXAMINATION, UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA, 2004 |
| Was awarded the Best Outgoing Student in B.A. English Honours, Bethune College, under UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA, 2002 |
| Secured admissions for pursuing Post-graduate/Research programmes at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of York, University of Leeds and University of St Andrews in 2017 (discontinued for personal reasons ) |
| Presented a paper "Literary Authorship and Portrayal of Gender-based Violence in Select Writings" at the Two-Day International Conference on “Global Perspectives on Gender Based Violence- Intersectionality and Interdisciplinary Space” on 5th & 6th Dec 2024, organized by the Department of English, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, REVA University, Bengaluru in collaboration with Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada. |
| Presented a paper “The Author as the Public Intellectual: Locating the Gendered Subaltern in Meena Kandasamy’s The Orders were to Rape You: Tigresses in the Tamil Eelam Struggle” at the Three-Day National Conference on _Fragmented Voices: Subalternity & Subjectivity in Contemporary Literature organized by Department of English, Bandwan Mahavidyalaya, under the aegis of Sidhu Kanho Birsa University, West Bengal, between 6-8 February, 2025. |
| Presented a paper "9/11 and the South Asian Diasporic Writer: Reading Myth and Migration in Kamila Shamsie's Home Fire" at the Annual International Conference "Vachana 2025" on "Contemporary Discourses on Displacement and Identity" organized by Department of English and Cultural Studies, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bannerghata Road Campus, Bangalore, on February 13-14, 2025 |
| Presented a paper "Home & the Homeless: Nationalist Identity and Language of Resistance in Select Writings of Mahmoud Darwish" at Discourses '25, a National Conference on "Poetry and Resistance", organized by the Department of Communication Studies, Mount Carmel College Autonomous, Bengaluru, on February 14-15, 2025 |
| Presented a paper “The Plural Dilemmas of The Diasporic Writer: A Select Reading of 9/11 and Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire” at the Two-Day International Conference on “Exploring Pluralism and Contemporary Social Issues: Interdisciplinary Perspectives” organised by Consortium: An International Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies in collaboration with Colleges under the aegis of University of Kalyani, West Bengal, on 22-23 March, 2025 |
| Presented a paper “Politics of the Canon and Literary Activism: A Select Reading of Indigenous Narratives by Oodgeroo Noonuccal and Maria Campbell” at the International Conference on Indigenous Studies sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Ministry of Education, Govt of India, organised by Durgapur Women's College, West Bengal, from March 26 -28, 2025 |
| Attended a workshop at the Two-Day International Conference on “Global Perspectives on Gender Based Violence- Intersectionality and Interdisciplinary Space” on 5th & 6th Dec 2024, organized by the Department of English, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, REVA University, Bengaluru in collaboration with Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada. |
| Appointed as Secretary to IQAC, 2022 onwards |
| Appointed as Advisor to Student Council, 2022-23 |
| Appointed as Editor for "Dhwani" , College Magazine, 2016-2019 |
| Appointed as Editor for "The Researcher", Student Research Journal for Arts, 2019-2022 |
| Appointed as Editor for the IQAC Newsletter, 2023-24 |
| Appointed as a member of the Content Design team, IQAC Newsletter, 2022-23 |
| Appointed as Coordinator of Cultural Committee, 2015-2017 |
| Appointed as Coordinator of Documentation Committee, 2018-2021 |
| Appointed as Coordinator of Discipline And Attendance Monitoring Committee, 2023-24 |
| Appointed as Coordinator for the FDP Organising Committee, IQAC, 2022 |
| Appointed as a writer and rapporteur for the NAAC Self-study Report Team, in the 4th cycle of accreditation, 2019-20 |
| Appointed as Coordinator for AQAR Report Assessment Team, Criterion 7, 2022 onwards |
| Appointed as internal member of Board of Examiners, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, 2013 onwards |
| Appointed as internal paper-setter , for end semester examination, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, 2011 onwards |
| Appointed as Coordinator of the Literary Club, 2023-24 |
| Member of Board of Studies, Department of English, Mount Carmel College ‘23-2024 onwards |
| Member of Board of Studies, Department of Communicative English, Mount Carmel College |
| Member of Board of Studies, Department of Communicative English, Mount Carmel College 2024-2025 onwards |
| Member of Board of Studies, Department of Communicative English, Mount Carmel College 2017-2020 . |