SRMIST Vadapalani
Ms. M. Harshini

Ms. M. Harshini

Assistant Professor

Department of English

Degree Specialization University/Institute Name, Year
Ph.D Gothic Literature SRM IST, Pursuing
M.A English University of Madras, 2022
BA English University of Madras, 2018
  • Gothic Literature
  • General English
  • Verbal Ability and Skill Development
  • Industry-Oriented Employability
  • Leadership Skills
  • NPTEL Discipline Star Award
  • Conference Presentation / Publication : Haunted Geographies: Trauma, Displacement, and Gothic Space in Wide Sargasso Sea at the International Conference on Innovations in Architecture, Design, Business, Society, Language and Literature (ICADBSL) on 30 and 31 October 2025 at Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore. Unveiling the Gothic Psyche: A Psychoanalytical Exploration of Daphne du Maurier’s My Cousin Rachel at the International Conference on 23 January 2025 at JBAS College for Women; Analytical Study of Gerontophobia in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray at the International Conference on 12th and 13th December 2024 at SRM IST, Ramapuram; Jane Eyre as a teacher since her childhood at the International Conference on 29th and 30th July 2023 at Mila University Centre.
Workshop/ Seminars/ FDPs/STTP(Conducted/Attend):
  • FDPs Attended on: Practical Criticism; Environmentalism and Ecocriticism in Literature; Cinema as a Pedagogical Tool; Teaching and Research Methodology.
  • Workshops attended: Research Methodology; Deconstructive Reading and Practice
  • Guest Lectured at Junior Orators International on the topic Role Play on 24 January 2026
Online Course Completed:
  • NPTEL Examinations: The Popular Gothic Novel; Victorian Literature: An Interdisciplinary Introduction; Developing Soft Skills and Personality; Enhancing Soft Skills and Personality; Introduction to World Literature