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Dr. B. Subhashini

Assistant Professor

Department of English & Foreign Languages

Contact Information

  • Ph. D. Indian Writing in English, Feminism, Dravidian University, 2019
  • M.A. (British Literature), Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai, University of Madras, 2004
  • B.A. (British Literature & Indian Literature), Govt. Arts College, Tiruvannamalai, University of Madras, 2002
  • M.A. (Public Administration)
  • UGC NET – Qualified for Assistant Professor in 2016

  • Technical English,
  • Communicative English
  • General English
  • Professional Ethics
  • Professional Soft Skills
  • Professional Skills and Practices

  • Gender Studies
  • Indian Writing in English
  • Cultural Studies and Feminism

  • June 2025, Volume 16 Number 6, Theory and Practice in Language Studies Q1 – Scopus Indexed Journal, 1799-2591, Deconstructing Feminine Identity Using Spivak’s Subaltern Lens
  • November  2023, Volume 6 Issue 2, Shikshan Sanshodhan Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social  Sciences UGC Care-listed, 2581-6241, Portrayal of Women Empowerment in Kamala Markandaya’s novel, Nectar in a Sieve
  • August 2023, Volume – 7, Special Issue – 1, Bodhi International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science, 2456-5571, Family History in David Davidar’s The House of Blue Mangoes
  • July 2023, Vol. 12 Issue 2, International Journal of English: Literature, Language & Skills, 2278 0742, Teaching English to Rural Students through Multimedia Labs
  • June 2023, Volume I(2) 2023, Journal of The Asiatic Society of Mumbai UGC Care-listed, 0972-0766, Gender Discrimination in Alice Munro’s “Boys and Girls”
  • July 2012, Volume 1 Issue-1, International Journal of English and Education, 22784012, The Theme of Quest: A Study of the Female Psyche in Anita Desai’s Where Shall We Go This Summer? and Shashi Deshpande’s The Dark Holds No Terror
  • January2012, Volume-3 Issue-1, Contemporary Discourse (International Journal), 09763686, Women’s Assertiveness: A study of woman character in Shashi Deshpande’s Roots and Shadows
  • July 2011, Volume 11, Language In India, 19302940, Autobiography as a Tool of Nationalism
  • July 2011, Volume-2 Issue-2, Contemporary Discourse (International Journal), 09763686, Self-Identity: Analysis of women characters in the novels of Anita Desai, Shashi Deshpande and Kamala Markandaya

  • National Conference                      :         23
  • International Conference              :         15

Patent Published:

  • Title:  Integrating AI and Social-Emotional Learning to enhance EFL Listening and Speaking Skills in Higher Education, published on 14-02-2025. (Application No.202541007688 A)

Patent Filed:

  • Title : Framework for Annotating and Classifying English Literature Using Transformer-Based Language Models, filed on 26/07/2025. (Application No. 202541061410)

  • Effective Communication in Technical English, 2010, Dhanam Publishers
  • Climate Change, Cultural Trends and Literature (Global Perspectives), Cultural Identity through Culinary Narratives in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things, 2025, Gurupreet Kaur
  • Booker Prize Winners Indian English Novels, Family History in Arundhathi Roy’s The God of Small Things, 2011, Aavishkar  Publishers

  • Workshop/Seminars/FDPS attended – 50

  • Resource Person for the seminar on “Tips to crack UGC NET exam” in Vel Tech University on 30th November 2022.
  • Resource Person for Faculty Development Program – “English Language for Effective Communication” @ Jaya Women’s College on 30th December 2023.
  • Resource Person for Guest Talk on “Intersectionality in Women’s Writing: Gender, Race and Class” on 15th March 2025.
  • Chaired a paper presentation session in an International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Literature, Environment and Climate Change (IALECC-25) organized by Sri Guru Tej Bahadur College, Punjab on 26th August 2025.

  • NPTEL SWAYAM: A 12-week course titled The Novel and Change (Jan-Apr’2025)
  • NPTEL SWAYAM: A 12-week course titled English for Competitive Exams (Jan-Apr’2025)
  • NPTEL SWAYAM: A 12-week course titled Literary Criticism (From Plato to Leavis) (Jan-Apr’2024)
  • NPTEL SWAYAM: A 12-week course titled Developing Soft Skills and Personality (Jul-Dec’2023)

  • 19.09.2024 To Till date, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(O.G), SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, VADAPALANI, CHENNAI
  • 01.09.2022 to 10.04.2024, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (ENGLISH), SOKA IKEDA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE FOR WOMEN, CHENNAI
  • 21.07.2020 to 31.07.2022, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (ENGLISH), SWAMI VIVEKANANDA ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE, MADURAVOYAL, CHENNAI
  • 03.08.15  to 07.10.16, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (ENGLISH), BHAKTAVATSALAM MEMORIAL COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, KORATTUR, CHENNAI
  • 05.01.15 to 31.7.15, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (ENGLISH), VEL TECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, AVADI, CHENNAI – 62 TAMILNADU, INDIA
  • 17.11. 2006 to 06.07.2012, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (ENGLISH), VEL TECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, AVADI, CHENNAI – 62 TAMILNADU, INDIA
  • 27 .07. 2004 to 10. 11. 2006, LECTURER (ENGLISH), SHANMUGA INDUSTRIES ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, TIRUVANNAMALAI – 606 603 TAMILNADU, INDIA

EXAMINER:

  • Examiner for Communication lab (Internal and External) in Anna University
  • Examiner in many central Evaluations work in University of Madras and Anna University

Conferences, summer/winter schools/workshop conducted:

  • Organized Intercollegiate Literary Fest – Gravity 3.0 on 21st March 2025.
  • Coordinator for Model United Nations Conference for two consecutive years (2024 & 2025)
  • Organising Secretary – National Conference on English for Empowerment on 15th February 2011 in Vel Tech Technical University.
  • Member of organising committee for Two-Day International Virtual Conference on 4th and 5th November 2022.

  • Best Teacher Award for three consecutive years from 2007 to 2009.

  • Member of ELTAI (English Language Teacher Association of India)

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