Department of English
About
Established in 1959, the department offers B.A. (Major) in English, and B.A. (Program / Multidisciplinary) courses in the arts. Apart from offering courses on the latest in the field of English Literary studies, the department regularly organizes film screenings, public lectures, student outreach programs, theatre classes, and academic excursions. Coaching classes in a hybrid mode, are offered for CUET PG English entrance exams. It runs two value-added skill-enhancement courses, namely Drama-in-Practice and Translating Provincial North.
TEACHING & NON-TEACHING STAFF
Faculty
Dr. Sangita Das
Designation: Associate Professor
Qualification: M.A., Ph.D
Specialization: Modern English Poetry
Courses Assigned: Rhetoric, Prosody, Basic Literary Terms and Types; Understanding Poetry; Understanding Drama; English Compulsory; From the Beginning to the 16th Century; Elizabethan and Jacobean Poetry; British Romantic Literature; British Literature 18th Century; Women’s Writing; Diaspora Literature; Partition Literature; Literature of the Indian Diaspora.
Qualification: M.A., Ph.D
Specialization: Modern English Poetry
Courses Assigned: Rhetoric, Prosody, Basic Literary Terms and Types; Understanding Poetry; Understanding Drama; English Compulsory; From the Beginning to the 16th Century; Elizabethan and Jacobean Poetry; British Romantic Literature; British Literature 18th Century; Women’s Writing; Diaspora Literature; Partition Literature; Literature of the Indian Diaspora.
Sri Shib Sankar Chowdhury
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.A., B.Ed.
Specialization: Indian English Literature, Literary Theory
Courses Taught: European Classical Literature, Indian Writing in English, Indian Classical Literature, British Poetry and Drama, Women's Writing, Indian Literature in English Translation.
Research Interests: Indian Writing in English, Literature on Indian Tribals, Biopolitics.
Qualification: M.A., B.Ed.
Specialization: Indian English Literature, Literary Theory
Courses Taught: European Classical Literature, Indian Writing in English, Indian Classical Literature, British Poetry and Drama, Women's Writing, Indian Literature in English Translation.
Research Interests: Indian Writing in English, Literature on Indian Tribals, Biopolitics.
Smt. Asima Sarker
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.A., B.Ed.
Specialization: Indian Writing in English, Diaspora Studies
Courses taught: Indian Writing in English, American Literature, Women’s Writing, Literary Theory and Criticism, Detective Fiction, Graphic Novels, Creative Writing, Literature of the Indian Diaspora, 18th Century British Literature, Postcolonial Literatures.
Research Interests: Indian Writing in English, Diaspora Studies, Literature and Philosophy, Translation as Practice.
Qualification: M.A., B.Ed.
Specialization: Indian Writing in English, Diaspora Studies
Courses taught: Indian Writing in English, American Literature, Women’s Writing, Literary Theory and Criticism, Detective Fiction, Graphic Novels, Creative Writing, Literature of the Indian Diaspora, 18th Century British Literature, Postcolonial Literatures.
Research Interests: Indian Writing in English, Diaspora Studies, Literature and Philosophy, Translation as Practice.
Sri Samik Dasgupta
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.A , M.Phil.
Courses taught: European Classical Literature in Translation; Indian Classical Literature in translation; Understanding Poetry; Understanding Drama; Alternative English; Compulsory English; Graphic Novels; Elizabethan Drama and Shakespeare; British Literature of the 17th and 18th Century; Literary Theory and Criticism; Literature of the Indian Diaspora, Science Fiction and Detective Fiction; Popular Literature; Partition Literature; Indian Writing in English; Modern European Drama; Women's Writing.
Research Interests; Performance Ethnography, Comparative Aesthetics, Theatre Pedagogy; Translation as Practice.
Qualification: M.A , M.Phil.
Courses taught: European Classical Literature in Translation; Indian Classical Literature in translation; Understanding Poetry; Understanding Drama; Alternative English; Compulsory English; Graphic Novels; Elizabethan Drama and Shakespeare; British Literature of the 17th and 18th Century; Literary Theory and Criticism; Literature of the Indian Diaspora, Science Fiction and Detective Fiction; Popular Literature; Partition Literature; Indian Writing in English; Modern European Drama; Women's Writing.
Research Interests; Performance Ethnography, Comparative Aesthetics, Theatre Pedagogy; Translation as Practice.
Sri Mahadev Roy
Designation: SACT - II
Qualification: M. A. B.Ed.
Courses Taught:- AEC English, Alternative English, Partition Literature, SEC, Literary Terms
Research Interest: Indian English Literature
Qualification: M. A. B.Ed.
Courses Taught:- AEC English, Alternative English, Partition Literature, SEC, Literary Terms
Research Interest: Indian English Literature
Sri Arkabrata Chaudhury
Designation: SACT - I
Qualification: M.A., M.Phil.
Courses taught: History of English Literature, History of English Language, European Classical Literature, Selections from Indian Literature, Selections from European Literature, British Poetry and Drama, 18th Century British Literature, 20th Century British Literature, Postcolonial Literatures, Partition Literature, Graphic Novels, Women’s Writing, Literary Theory and Criticism, Popular Literature, Technical and Professional Writing Skill, Basic Linguistic Terms and Literary Types, Understanding Poetry, Literature and the Marginalized
Research Interests: Game Studies, Philosophies of Space, Representation of the Marginalised, Postcolonial Literatures
Qualification: M.A., M.Phil.
Courses taught: History of English Literature, History of English Language, European Classical Literature, Selections from Indian Literature, Selections from European Literature, British Poetry and Drama, 18th Century British Literature, 20th Century British Literature, Postcolonial Literatures, Partition Literature, Graphic Novels, Women’s Writing, Literary Theory and Criticism, Popular Literature, Technical and Professional Writing Skill, Basic Linguistic Terms and Literary Types, Understanding Poetry, Literature and the Marginalized
Research Interests: Game Studies, Philosophies of Space, Representation of the Marginalised, Postcolonial Literatures
Smt. Astomi Roy
Designation: SACT - I
Qualification: M. A.
Courses Taught : Indian Writing in English, Partition Literature, Understanding Poetry, Understanding Drama,Basic Literary Terms and Types, Literature of the Indian Diaspora, Ability Enhancement Elective / Compulsory Course ( AECC), Selections from Indian Literature, Selections from European Literature, Language Core Course, Alternative English ( LCC), Modern Indian Literature, British Poetry( 16th century), British Poetry & Novel ( 19th century ), British Drama (16th century).
Research Interest : Indian writing in English, American Literature, Cultural Studies, Dalit Literature, Literature and Environment, Literature and History.
Qualification: M. A.
Courses Taught : Indian Writing in English, Partition Literature, Understanding Poetry, Understanding Drama,Basic Literary Terms and Types, Literature of the Indian Diaspora, Ability Enhancement Elective / Compulsory Course ( AECC), Selections from Indian Literature, Selections from European Literature, Language Core Course, Alternative English ( LCC), Modern Indian Literature, British Poetry( 16th century), British Poetry & Novel ( 19th century ), British Drama (16th century).
Research Interest : Indian writing in English, American Literature, Cultural Studies, Dalit Literature, Literature and Environment, Literature and History.
Department academic calendar
Courses and Syllabus
Programme Specific Outcomes and Course Outcomes
Routine
Department Activities
