Renu Elizabeth Abraham holds an MA, MPhil in English, and PG Diploma. Her academic interests focus on reading practices and textuality studies. She previously worked as a journalist with Magna Publishing Company. She contributed to magazines including Society, Savvy, and Society Interiors. She also worked as an editor with Cambridge University Press. She joined academia in the year 2009 as a teaching professional. She has published research on childrens periodicals and comic cultures. Her work also examines fandoms, creativity, and generative AI. Her teaching covers digital textuality, cultural studies, and literary theory. She teaches courses on popular culture and graphic narratives. Her research interests include Digital Humanities and Platform Studies. She also explores intersections of theory and pedagogical practices. She currently serves as Head of the Department at CHRIST University. She previously coordinated BA English Honours and EPH programmes.
Name of Journal: Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities
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Level: International
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Level: International
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Level: Institutional
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Level: Regional
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Date: 2022-01-14
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Level:
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Level: National
Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer
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Level: Institutional
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Date: 2019-10-03
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Level: Regional
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Level:
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Level: Regional
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Level: Institutional
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Level: Institutional
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Level: Institutional
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Level: Institutional
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Level: Institutional
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Level:
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Month/Year: 01 February 2022
Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: UGC National Eligibility Test (NET)
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Title: PRISM - International Conference Anthropology of Technology (AoT): Linguistic, Literary, and Cultural Perspectives on the Human–Technological Interface
Date: 2026-02-24
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Level: —
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Title: Food and Food Cultures in the Global South: Aesthetics, Intersections and Mediations
Date: 2026-02-12
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Title: Libernium 2026:
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Role: KEYNOTE_SPEAKER
Title: National Conference on Fan Studies
Date: 2026-01-20
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Role: MODERATOR
Title: ?Lost Found in Translation: Transcreation, Adaptation, and Interpretation?
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Level: INTERNATIONAL
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Level: NATIONAL
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Title: Generative AI and the ?Postanthropocentric?: A Critical Reflection on the Post-literary and Technoutopian Digital Media
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Level: INTERNATIONAL
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Role: MODERATOR
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Role: PRESENTER
Title: Creating a Sustainable Eco-verses: Negotiating Climate Emotions through Eco-Storytelling
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Level: INTERNATIONAL
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Role: MODERATOR
Title:
Date: 2024-01-11
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Role: PRESENTER
Title: Generative AI and the Postanthropocentric: A Posthumanist Reading of Technocentric Creativity
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Level: INTERNATIONAL
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Role: PARTICIPANT
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Date: 2023-03-25
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Level: NATIONAL
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Date: 2021-11-11
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Role: PRESENTER
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Date: 2021-10-22
Organising Institution: New Literaria; Department of History, Humanities and Society, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy and Department of English, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, India
Level: INTERNATIONAL
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Role: PARTICIPANT
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Level: NATIONAL
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Date: 2019-02-14
Organising Institution:
Level: NATIONAL
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: PRESENTER
Title: Fan Writing and Identity Formation: A Reading of Fan Writing as Life Narratives
Date: 2018-12-28
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Level: NATIONAL
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: PRESENTER
Title: Fan Writing and Identity Formation: A Reading of Digital Fan Writing as Life Writing
Date: 2018-12-18
Organising Institution:
Level: INTERNATIONAL
Type of the Program: SEMINARS
Role: PRESENTER
Title: Fan Writing as Life Writing: A Deliberation
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Organising Institution: Kuvempu University
Level: NATIONAL
Type of the Program: SEMINARS
Role: PRESENTER
Title: Children's Edutainment Magazines and Holistic Development: A Study of the Acquisition of Social and Cultural Capital in Children
Date: 2017-12-12
Organising Institution: Department of English, Sullamussalam Science College, Areacode
Level: INTERNATIONAL
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Role: PRESENTER
Title: Practicing Cultural Studies in English Studies Classrooms
Date: 2017-11-10
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Level: NATIONAL
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Date: 2016-11-03
Organising Institution: Sahitya Akademi and BGR, Christ University
Level: NATIONAL
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Role: PRESENTER
Title: "Amar Chitra Kathas and the Popular Culture Industry"
Date: 2016-02-25
Organising Institution: Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain First Grade College
Level: NATIONAL
Type of the Program: SEMINARS
Role: PARTICIPANT
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Date: 2016-01-12
Organising Institution: Department of English, Christ University
Level: INTERNATIONAL
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Date: 2015-01-12
Organising Institution: Department of English, Christ University
Level: NATIONAL
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Role: PRESENTER
Title: "The Implied Reader-Viewer Vs. the Real Reader-Viewer: A Study of the Construct and the Constructed in Amar Chitra Kathas"
Date: 2013-09-10
Organising Institution: Marthomma College, Thiruvalla, Kerala
Level: NATIONAL
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Role: PARTICIPANT
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Date: 2013-01-29
Organising Institution: Department of English, Christ University
Level: NATIONAL
Type of the Program: SEMINARS
Role: PARTICIPANT
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Date: 2012-02-21
Organising Institution: Department of English, Christ University
Level: NATIONAL
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Role: PRESENTER
Title: Gender Constructions in Amar Chitra Kathas: A Perspectives
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Level: INSTITUTIONAL
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Role: PARTICIPANT
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Date: 2011-03-18
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Level: REGIONAL
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Role: PARTICIPANT
Title:
Date: 2011-02-09
Organising Institution: Department of English, Christ University
Level: NATIONAL
Guide Name: Dr. Shyamala A Narayan
Institution: Jamia Millia Islamia, Central University
Month Year: February 2009
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