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Dr SANTOSH KUMAR

MA, MPhil, PhD
SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Articles in Periodicals

Sl.No. Title Name of Periodical Periodicity Date
1 Rolling the Dice during Lockdown Anthropology News Bimonthly 18/10/2022
2 Decoding 'Zero': From Disability Studies Perspective Cafe Dissensus Everyday Daily 30/12/2018

Articles in Journals

Sl.No. Title Name of Journal Date of Publication Volume No/Issue No/Page No
1 Aging Bodies and Necropower: A Critical Study of Geronticide in Tamil Films K.D. and Thalaikoothal SIC Journal of Literature, Culture, Literary Translation 01-Dec-2023 14 / 1 / -

Additional information

Category Article in Research Journal
Sole Authored /Co Authored Co-Author
Author Name (s) SANTOSH KUMAR
Title of Article Aging Bodies and Necropower: A Critical Study of Geronticide in Tamil Films K.D. and Thalaikoothal
Name of Journal SIC Journal of Literature, Culture, Literary Translation
Volume No 14
Issue No 1
Page No -
URL https://www.sic-journal.org/
Date of Publication 01-Dec-2023
2 Limelight in the Dark Times: Jyoti Kumari's 'Cylothon' Economic and Political Weekly 29-Aug-2020 55 / 35 / 73-74

Additional information

Category Article in Research Journal
Sole Authored /Co Authored Sole
Author Name (s) SANTOSH KUMAR
Title of Article Limelight in the Dark Times: Jyoti Kumari's 'Cylothon'
Name of Journal Economic and Political Weekly
Volume No 55
Issue No 35
Page No 73-74
URL https://www.epw.in/journal/2020/35/postscript/limelight-dark-times.html
Date of Publication 29-Aug-2020

Blog

Sl.No. Title URL Subject Month Year
1 BTW, whose mother tongue is it? https://ekushefeb.wordpress.com/2022/02/21/btw-whose-mother-tongue-is-it/ Ekushe: Blogging on Mother Languages
2 Forbidden cups and chipped phrases https://ekushefeb.wordpress.com/2021/04/01/forbidden-cups-and-chipped-phrases/ Linguistics, Disability Studies, Idioms and Phrases
3 Language of Love https://ekushefeb.wordpress.com/2021/02/21/language-of-love/ Ekushe: Blogging on Mother Languages

Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium

Sl.No. Type of Program Role Name of Program Title of Paper Date Organising Institution Level
1 Conference Presenter International Conference on THE MYRIAD FACETS OF WOMEN: A CELEBRATION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY The Fallen Devi: A Select Study on Incarcerated Women 01/03/2024 Jain deemed to be University International
2 Conference Convenor Two Days Annual National Conference on EcoSpective: Ecological Discourse in South Asia 11/01/2024 Christ University National
3 Conference Presenter 19th IUAES-WAU World Anthropology Congress 2024 Playing Off Pandemic: Ludo during Lockdown 14/10/2023 Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi International
4 Conference Moderator/Chair Pandemic Pedagogies in Language Education 28/10/2021 Christ University International
5 Seminar Participant International Webinar on "Why Does Disability Research Matter" 04/10/2021 Kirori Mal College, DU and Saksham, Delhi International
6 Symposium Moderator/Chair Symposium on Dissent: An Exercise of Heterogeneity, Difference and Existence 24/01/2020 Christ University National
7 Seminar Presenter The Performing Body: Conversation on Healing with Medical Humanities Where is the stigma?: A discursive analysis of proverbs on Mental Illness 01/02/2019 Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad and Wellcome Trust, UK International
8 Conference Presenter 4th International Conference On Counselling, Psychotherapy And Wellness And The 5th Congress Of SithCp3 - ICCP2019 "Understanding the Stigma of Mental Illness: Where is the clue?" 03/01/2019 Christ University International
9 Conference Presenter International Conference of South Asian Languages and Literatures (ICOSAL-13) Ranchi via Kanke: Tracing the stigma of mental illness through proverbial imagination 08/01/2018 Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, Karnataka and Indian Institute of Language Studies, Delhi Institutional
10 Conference Presenter 35th Annual & 1st International Conference of Linguistics Society of India (ICOLSI) Discourse Analysis of Figurative Language: Representations of Disability and Gender in Hindi Proverbs 27/11/2013 Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore and Linguistic Society of India, Pune International
11 Conference Presenter 6th Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Proverbs Proverbial wisdom about persons with disabilities 04/11/2012 International Association of Proverbs, Tavira, Portugal International
12 Conference Presenter Interrogating Disability: Theory and Practices Tabooed cups and chipped phrases: An inquiry into the negative interpretation of disability 27/09/2012 Institute of Development Studies Kolkata, Kolkata, 27th to 29th September, 2012. National
13 Conference Presenter Exploring Disability Experience in Social Science Research (Linguistic) Disablism in the psychological dreams interpretations 25/03/2011 Centre for the Study of Social System, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, 25 National

Invited Talks

Sl.No. Title of the Program Name of the Program Date Name of the Institution
1 Disability as Diversity: A Discussion FDP on Inclusive English Language Instruction 29/08/2024 Surana College (Autonomous)
2 Postcolonial Approach to Literature 20/10/2023 SGT University
3 ?Understanding Metonymy of Mental Illness in Indian Languages? 18/10/2023 Department of Linguistics, University of Delhi
4 Politics of Language and Disability Disability and Sexuality Rights Institute Online 13/06/2022 CREA
5 Research Writing_Thesis Organisation English for Technical Writing 28/09/2021 Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
6 Research Writing English for Technical Writing 21/09/2021 Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
7 Power of Language and Schooling Short Term Course on Minority Language in India: Elementary Education and Technology 16/12/2020 Indian Institute of Kharagpur

Own MPhil/PhD Thesis

Sl.No. Title Guide Name Institution Month Year
1 A Sociolinguistic Study of Stereotype, Prejudices, and Discrimination of Gender and Disability in Talk and Text Dr. Tanmoy Bhattacharya University of Delhi
2 Gilchrist?s A Grammar of Hindoostanee Language: Some Linguistic and Sociolinguistic Aspects Prof Rama Kant Agnihotri University of Delhi

MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated

Sl.No. Title Name of Student Institution Month Year
1 Women's Identity at and after War: A Postmodern Feminist Critique of Select Asian War Novels SONY B A Christ University January 2022
2 The Neoliberal Experiences of Ageing in Select Malayalam Films GEETHU THOMAS Christ University July 2022
3 Problematising the Definition of 'Madness': A Literary Study of Mental Disability in Select Novels SERA SUSAN MATHEW Christ University June 2023
4 Literary Dissent in India: A Study of Select Narratives of Undertrial Prisoners SMITHA MARY SEBASTIAN Christ University November 2023

Research Project

Sl.No. Name of the Research Project Investigator(s) Sponsors Internal/External
1 Tracing the Stigma of Mental Illness: A Sociolinguistic Study of Proverb on Madness SANTOSH KUMAR Internal

Workshop/FDP/Training programme Attended

Sl.No. Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme Name of Oraganiser Level Date
1 Enhancing Research Activities in Higher Education IQAC 28/09/2024
2 International Faculty Development Programme on Navigating the Future: Innovations and Strategies in Teaching and Research Department of English International 26/09/2024
3 Film, Images & Historical Interpretation in the 20th Century: The Camera Never Lies University of London on Coursera International 22/09/2024
4 Expecting the Unexpected: Best Practices for Research on Sensitive Subjects Department of Liberal Arts and Texas A&M University International 04/09/2023
5 Cinematic Cultures: An Intersection of Films and Society Department of English and Cultural Studies, Christ (deemed to be University, BGR Campus) and Kerala State Chalchitra Academy National 25/03/2023
6 5 Day Faculty Development Program on Curriculum Design and Revision with specific focus on OBE Staff Development College, Christ (Deemed to be University) Institutional 05/12/2022
7 5 Day Faculty Development Program on Research Tools and Methodologies Staff Development College, Christ (Deemed to be University) Institutional 01/08/2022
8 Hybrid Teaching Staff Development College 02/03/2021
9 International Health Humanities Conference: Designing Pedagogy for Medical Humanities Shiddhartha Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre International 10/09/2020
10 Sports and Society Duke University at Coursera International 15/05/2020
11 QIP on Online Teaching Academic Staff College 22/04/2020
12 Know Your Rights: Strategic Partnership Training and Consultation Javed Abidi Foundation, Disability Rights India Foundation, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative National 27/07/2019
13 Enhancing Pedagogic Practices, Research, and Consultancy Christ (Deemed to be University) 20/05/2019
14 A National Symposium on Rethinking English Studies in India: The Cultural Studies Turn and Its Possibilities Christ deemed to be University and Sahitya Akademi National 14/02/2019
15 Language of Caste: Assertion, Denial, and Resistance National Institute of Advanced Studies National 12/02/2019
16 Intensive Workshop on Case Teaching, Writing and Research Christ Institute of Management, Lavasa, Pune, India Institutional 17/01/2019
17 GIAN Course on Clinically Applied Anthropology: Critical Perspectives on Mental Health theory and practice in India Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad International 01/11/2018
18 Synthesize Workshop 2018: On Phenomenology and Grounded Theory School of Business Studies and Social Sciences Institutional 02/10/2018
19 International Workshop on Sensitization and Exchanges of Good Practices on Inclusion of Students with Disabilities Department of Social Work and Centre for Research and Decision Support (IFCU) International 01/10/2018
20 QIP on FRONTIER AREAS IN THE SUBJECT AND CURRICULUM UPDATION CU-Academic Staff College 22/05/2018
21 Quality Improvement Program on Teaching-Learning and Evaluation CU-Academic Staff College 17/05/2017

Awards/Achievements/Others

Sl.No. Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others Description Organisation Month/ Year
1 A Full Member of Editorial Board Disability & Society is an international disability studies journal providing a focus for debate about such issues as human rights, discrimination, definitions, policy and practices. It appears against a background of constant change in the ways in which disability is viewed and responded to. Executive Editors of Disability & Society 19 December 2021
2 Review Editor The Indian Journal of Critical Disability Studies (InJCDS) is an open-source, online, international peer-reviewed journal published twice a year (January/ February and July/ August). InJCDS focusses on bringing forth original research on disability issues that emerge from examining both the political and the personal aspects of individuals, collectives, and the systemic. InJCDS is interested in arguments against or in favour of the idea that both the universal and the specific are essential. I Critical Disability Studies in India (CDSI) founded in 2012 25 June 2020

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