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Vivek Singh
C/O M.Z. Siddiqui, Sir Syeed Nagar, Aligarh 202002.
E.Mail vivekenchant@gmail.com
Hand held no. +91 - 7060080052

Position Assistant Professor in Aligarh Muslim University

Education

Ph.D. In Cultural Studies (Pursuing) from University of English and Foreign Languages,
Hyderabad
M. Phil. in English Literature from Pondicherry University, Kalapet Puducheery
M.A. in English Literature in 2007-2009 from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
B.A. (honors) in English Literature in 2004-2007 from Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi
Qualified NET-JRF in English in December 2012.

Paper Presentations
1- National Seminar " Repositioning 'Subalternity' in Globalised India: The Dynamics of Social

Inclusion" 19 to 21 november 2009, presented a paper "Transgressing the Boundaries: Body in

Question" organised by centre for Study of social exclusion and inclusive policy, faculty of

social science, bhu, varanasi.

2-National Seminar " Women Empowerment: Issues and Strategies " presented a paper titled as

Women or Monsters? Held on 1st and 2nd April 2010 by Annamalai University, Directorate of

Distance Education, Annamalai Nagar

3- UGC Sponsored National Seminar on "Gender and Literature: Women's Writing Today in

India" held on 24th Sept 2010, Presented a Paper on Interrogating Sexuality and Gender in Suniti

Namjoshis Writings Organised by Government of Puducherry, Department of English, Kanchi

Mamunivar Centre for Postgraduate Studies, Puducherry

4-International Seminar Conducted by Banaras Hindu University, Department of English, Titled

as Theory at Work : Text, History And Culture Presented a paper entitled Interrogating sexuality

and Gender in Geanette Wintersons Novel Sexing the Cherry, held on 11 November, 2010.

5-National Seminar on Translation and Indian Culture 15-16 November 2010, Faculty of Arts,

BHU, Presented a paper on Mapping Power Dynamics across Cultures in Translation.

6-Indian Asscoiation for Women's Studies 13th National Conference, Wardha, 21-24 Jan 2011.

Theme Resisting Marginalizations, Challenging the Hegemonies: Revisiting Gender Politics

presented two papers. First one-Power Politics behind the Subjugation of Women. and Second

one is-Resisting the Power Structures: Fluidity of Body

7- Advanced Centre for American Studies centre for participation in a workshop on research

methodology( humanities) organised by acas from 25th to 29th july, 2011.

8-The EFL University, Department of Cultural Studies, School of Inter Disciplinary Studies

participated two day international conference on Film Cultures: Historical Perspectives 21st and

22nd october 2011.

9-International Conference on Postcoloniality in Transition: Cosmopolitanism, Transnationalism

and Globalisation 16th jan 17th 2013, presented a Paper on Singing the Nation State: Narrating

the Nation in Gita Hariharan's in Time of Siege and Fugitive Histories.

10-Iaclals, Indian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Centre for

English Language School of Languages, Central University of Jharkhand presented a paper

entitled Disability and the Question of Identity: Reconstructing Normalcy held on 2nd to 4th feb

2012.

11-International Conference on Voices from the Margin: Society, Culture and Exclusion, 20th -

22nd feb 2013, entitled - Disability that Matters: A Question of Bio-politics by School of

Languages, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi

12-Participated in the 11th Theory/Praxis Course of the Forum on Contemporary Theory,

Baroda held at the Department of English, Goa University during June 17-July,2013.

Publications-

1. Disability and the Politics of Globalisation published in the Journal The Volcano: An

Eruption of Literary Lava, Vol 2nd and 3rd:2011-2012. Published by Department of

English, Banaras Hindu University.

2. Disability and The Question Of Identity Published in the Journal The Criterion: An

International Journal In English. Published in 2012.

3. Norm(s) and Normality in the Discourse of Nudity published in the Journal The

Volcano: An Eruption of Literary lava, Vol 4th,2013. Published by Department of

English, Banaras Hindu University.

 4. Nature Red in Tooth and Claw: An Eco-critical reading of Life on the Mississippi and A

River Sutra published in the Journal Wizcraft Journal of Language and Literature. Issue

September 2013.

Study In Abroad:

I was In Potsdam University, Berlin, Germany for a semester from April,2012 to

September,2012.

Attended a Conference on Just Politics? Postcolonial Ecocriticism between Imagination

and Occupation organized by Postdam University, Berlin held on 2 to 6 September 2013.

Conference/Seminars attended
3 days International seminar on Translation and Multilingualism at BHU, Varanasi
Guest Lecture on Translation and Technology at BHU, Varanasi
Guest lecture on Linguistics and Literature interface at BHU, Varanasi.

Technical skills
Good hand at Microsoft Office Package
Good knowledge of Basic Internet operations

Linguistic / Translation Skills

Awadhi, Hindi, ( Mother tongue)
Bhojpuri ( First Language)
English ( Second language)

Personal Information

Fathers name Mr. Dheetendra Bahadur Singh

Mothers name Ms. Durga Singh
Date of Birth July 12, 1988
Sex Male
Religion Hindu
Nationality Indian
Permanent Add. Village -- Sandawa Khas, Post Uri Ka Dih
District Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Pin Code 230402
Interest/ Hobbies Reading Literature, Philosophy and Religion, Blog Writing, Travelling,
etc.
References

Prof. Maya Pandit Narkar, Department of Computational Linguistics, EFL University,

Hyderabad, Mobile no. +91 - 9949470434
Prof. Dilip Das, Department of Cultural Studies, EFL University, Hyderabad, mobile no +91
8790717580

Date : November 21, 2014

Place: Hyderabad
Vivek Singh