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Dr. K. Balakrishnan

Professor, Department of English & Languages, School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce, Kochi | Research Guide, Department of English & Languages, School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce, Kochi

Qualification: MA, MPhil, Ph.D
drbalakrishnan@kh.amrita.edu
Research Interest: Cultural Studies, Literary Theory

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Bio

Dr. K. Balakrishnan currently serves as Professor and Research Guide (Chairman, Board of Studies) in the DDepartment of English & Languages, School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi. He has 30 years of academic experience including 6 years in research.

Qualification: Ph. D., M. Phil, MA English, MA Politics, MA Linguistics, Diploma in Translation

Project Undertaken: UGC Minor Project on: Towards Re-defining Aesthetic Precepts: A Study on Cultural Theory, 2015.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2022

Indian Education System: Pre-Colonial, Colonial and Post-Colonial Phase: a Critique

Cite this Research Publication : B. Sonia Chellirian and Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Indian Education System: Pre-Colonial, Colonial and Post-Colonial Phase: a Critique", International Conference on Indian Ideologies & Traditional Practices, Amrita Darsanam & Dept. of Languages, Amrita School of Arts Humanities and Commerce, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Mysuru Campus, Karnataka. 18-19 November 2022.

Year : 2022

Language-Culture Interface in Select Contemporary Malayalam Films: An Analysis

Cite this Research Publication : Shibina. K. M. and Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Language-Culture Interface in Select Contemporary Malayalam Films: An Analysis", National Seminar on Cultural Studies, The Research and Post Graduate Dept.of English, Sree Sankara College, Kalady, 6-7 December 2022.

Year : 2022

Fat Stigmatization and Gendered Experience of Fatness in Sarai Walker’s Dietland

Cite this Research Publication : Bincy Mole Baby & Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Fat Stigmatization and Gendered Experience of Fatness in Sarai Walker’s Dietland", UGC CARE Listed Journal ASSONANCE: A Journal of Russian & Comparative Literary Studies, ISSN 2394-7853, No.22, January 2022, published by the University of Calicut, [UGC CARE Listed], PP 231-234. https://russian.uoc.ac.in/index.php/2016-06-16-10-20-34/2017-08-14-10-57-47

Year : 2020

Female Body as Cultural Construct: A Reading of Sarah Dessen’s Novel Keeping the Moon

Cite this Research Publication : Bincy Mole Baby & Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Female Body as Cultural Construct: A Reading of Sarah Dessen’s Novel Keeping the Moon", ASSONANCE: A Journal of Russian & Comparative Literary Studies, [ISSN 2394-7853 - UGC CARE Listed], Volume: NO.20, Jan. 2020, Pages: 172-179.

Year : 2020

The Nun’s Priest’s Tale: Analyzing the Disparities in the Gendered Roles of Nuns and Priests in the Catholic Congregations in the Indian State of Kerala

Cite this Research Publication : Shona Smith, Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "The Nun’s Priest's Tale: Analyzing the Disparities in the Gendered Roles of Nuns and Priests in the Catholic Congregations in the Indian State of Kerala", Journal of Critical Reviews (JCR), 2020 7(15): 2040-2043. DOI 10.31838/jcr.o7.15.274.

Year : 2020

Masculinity and Transcending Paradigms in Gender Norms

Cite this Research Publication : Arsha Subbi, Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Masculinity and Transcending Paradigms in Gender Norms," in Assonance: A Journal of Russian and Comparative Literary Studies. [ISSN 2394-7853 - UGC CARE Listed], Vol.20, Jan.2020, Pages: 172-179.

Year : 2019

Jerry Pinto’s Em and the Big Hoom: Heteronormativity and the Text of Madness

Cite this Research Publication : M. John M and Dr. K. Balakrishnan, “Jerry Pinto’s Em and the Big Hoom: Heteronormativity and the Text of Madness”, International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE) , vol. 8, no. 7c, 2019.

Publisher : International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE)

Year : 2019

Representation of the Transgender Dilemma in the Film Navarasa

Cite this Research Publication : Akhila Ajith, Aiswarya P, and Dr. K. Balakrishnan, “Representation of the Transgender Dilemma in the Film Navarasa”, International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE) , vol. 8, no. 7c, 2019.

Publisher : International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE)

Year : 2014

Trends in Indian Writing in English

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Trends in Indian Writing in English," in the volume Indian Literature in the 21st Century, Dept. of Russian and Comparative Literature, University of Calicut, March 2014.

Year : 2014

Agony and Aggression: Aspects of Galilean Dilemma

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Agony and Aggression: Aspects of Galilean Dilemma," Meridian: Journal of Inter-Disciplinary Studies & Research, MES Asmabi College, Kodungallur, Thrissur, January 2014.

Year : 2010

Charithra Pazhamayude Akshara Sakshyam (A Historical Perspective on Keezhariyur Village)

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Charithra Pazhamayude Akshara Sakshyam (A Historical Perpective on Keezhariyur Village)", Sakshyam 2010, Keezhariyur Grama Panchayat Souvenir, 2010.

Year : 2010

The Theatre of History

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "The Theatre of History," Govt. Arts and Science College Research Journal, Calicut, March 2010

Year : 2009

Emergence of Cultural Studies

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Emergence of Cultural Studies," Govt. Arts and Science College Research Journal, Calicut, March 2009.

Year : 2008

Nagarikam Vanna Vazhi (The Beginnings of Modernity)

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Nagarikam Vanna Vazhi (The Beginnings of Modernity)", G.V.H.S.S. Payyoli Golden Jubilee Souvenir, 2008.

Year : 2000

Raymond Williams in Post-Colonial Space

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Raymond Williams in Post-Colonial Space", Vistas: Research Journal, NSS College Ottappalam, 2000.

Year : 1999

Thakazhi in Conversation (Translation)

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Thakazhi in Conversation (Translation)", Indian Literature, New Delhi, June 1999.

Year : 1993

Themes and Concerns in Modern Russian Poetry

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Themes and Concerns in Modern Russian Poetry", Journal of Russian Literature, University of Calicut, 1993.

Year : 1971

Lymphocytes bearing immunoglobulin determinants in normal human lymph nodes and in patients with lepromatous leprosy

Cite this Research Publication : R. C. Verma, Balakrishnan, K., Vasudevan, D. M., Talwar, G. P., and , “Lymphocytes bearing immunoglobulin determinants in normal human lymph nodes and in patients with lepromatous leprosy”, Int J Leprosy, vol. 39, pp. 20–24, 1971.

Publisher : Int J Leprosy

Year : 1970

Effect of neuraminidase on electrophoretic mobility and immune cytolysis of human uterine cervix carcinoma cells

Cite this Research Publication : D. M. Vasudevan, Balakrishnan, K., and Talwar, G. P., “Effect of neuraminidase on electrophoretic mobility and immune cytolysis of human uterine cervix carcinoma cells”, International Journal of Cancer, vol. 6, pp. 506–516, 1970.

Publisher : Wiley Online Library

Conference Paper

Year : 2022

Narrative Aberrations: An Inquiry into the Representations of Toxic Relationship in Video Sharing Apps and Short Films

Cite this Research Publication : Reshma Krishnan, and Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Narrative Aberrations: An Inquiry into the Representations of Toxic Relationship in Video Sharing Apps and Short Films", International Conference on Contemporary Discourses: Gender, Ecology and Literature of Protest organized by Dayanprassarak Mandal’s College and Research Centre, Goa, 20-21 May 2022.

Year : 2022

Confronting the Pandemic: A Neo-analytical Approach to Jack London’s Post-apocalyptical Novel The Scarlet Plague

Cite this Research Publication : Reshma Krishnan and Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Confronting the Pandemic: A Neo-analytical Approach to Jack London’s Post-apocalyptical Novel The Scarlet Plague", International Conference on Reconnaissance of Pandemic societies organized by the Department of English, Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham , Kochi Campus, 4-5 May 2022.

Year : 2022

Indian Food Culture: A Critical Overview

Cite this Research Publication : Geetha R. Pai and Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Indian Food Culture: A Critical Overview", International Conference on Indian Ideologies & Traditional Practices, Amrita Darsanam & Dept. of Languages, Amrita School of Arts Humanities and Commerce, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Mysuru Campus, Karnataka. 18-19 November 2022.

Year : 2022

Plight of the Antagonist: An Alternative Reading of Ramayana with reference to C.N. Sreekantan Nair’s Lankalakshmi and Amish Tripathi’s Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta

Cite this Research Publication : Aparna Unnikrishnan and Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Plight of the Antagonist: An Alternative Reading of Ramayana with reference to C.N. Sreekantan Nair’s Lankalakshmi and Amish Tripathi’s Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta", International Conference on Indian Ideologies & Traditional Practices, Amrita Darsanam & Dept. of Languages, Amrita School of Arts Humanities and Commerce, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Mysuru Campus, Karnataka. 18-19 November 2022.

Year : 2022

Social and Cultural Perceptions on Varna/ Colour: A Critique

Cite this Research Publication : Kavya Purushothaman and Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Social and Cultural Perceptions on Varna/ Colour: A Critique", International Conference on Indian Ideologies & Traditional Practices, Amrita Darsanam & Dept. of Languages, Amrita School of Arts Humanities and Commerce, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Mysuru Campus, Karnataka. 18-19 November 2022.

Year : 2022

Objectification / Commodification of Women in Consumer Culture: An Analysis

Cite this Research Publication : Kavya Purushothaman and Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Objectification /Commodification of Women in Consumer Culture: An Analysis", National Seminar on Cultural Studies, The Research and Post Graduate Dept. of English, Sree Sankara College, Kalady, 6-7 December 2022.

Year : 2022

Food Culture and Food as Culture

Cite this Research Publication : Geetha R. Pai and Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Food Culture and Food as Culture", National Seminar on Cultural Studies, The Research and Post Graduate Dept. of English, Sree Sankara College, Kalady, 6-7 December 2022.

Year : 2015

Generic and Nationalist Resurgence: Untouchable and Kanthapura

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Generic and Nationalist Resurgence: Untouchable and Kanthapura", UGC National Seminar on The Impact of Nationalist Movement in Indian Literature, Dept. of Hindi, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, February, 2015.

Year : 2015

The Republic of Voices and the Prospects of Cultural Citizenship

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "The Republic of Voices and the Prospects of Cultural Citizenship," UGC International Conference on Culture through Language and Literature, Dept. of English, Bharathiar University Coimbatore, February, 2015.

Year : 2014

Culture as a Category in Modern Aesthetics: The Project of Raymond Williams

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "Culture as a Category in Modern Aesthetics: The Project of Raymond Williams", UGC National Seminar on Discourses and Cultural Studies, P.G. Dept. of English, NSS College, Manjeri, December 2014.

Year : 2011

The Interface of Translation Studies and Cultural Studies

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. K. Balakrishnan, "The Interface of Translation Studies and Cultural Studies", UGC National Seminar on Translation Studies, NSS College Manjeri, October, 2011.

Education
  • MA English, University of Calicut, 1983.
  • MPhil English, Pondichery University, 1990.
  • PG Diploma in Translation (Hindi), University of Calicut,1990.
  • MA Politics, University of Calicut University, 1992.
  • MA Linguistics, Annamalai University, 2008.
  • Ph. D. English, University of Calicut, 2008.
Experience

Teaching Experience

  • 30 Years of Teaching Experience and 8 years of administrative experience at the University of Calicut (1984-92)
  • In 2016 Retired from Govt. Service as Head of the PG Department of English, NSS College Manjeri (2010 -16)

Research Experience

  • Project Supervision for UG/ PG: from 2000: 30 Students.
  • Thesis Advisor for MPhil/ PhD from 2016, 10 MPhil and 12 PhD Scholars.

3 Scholars have been Awarded PhD (in 2022):

  1. Shona Smith- Women Write Back: Exploring the Structures of Feelingin Select Self Writing (2022)
  2. Arsha Subbi- Analyzing Gender Non-conformity through the Effeminate andthe Femme Fatale Archetypes: A Study of Select Works (2022)
  3. Bincy Mole Baby- The Cultural Implications of Non–normative FatFemale Bodies: A Study of Select Works with reference toBody Politics and Fat Studies (2022)
Membership

Membership in Academic Bodies

  • Member, Board of Studies in Functional English, Univ. of Calicut, 2009- 12.
  • Member of Faculty of Language and Literature, Univ. of Calicut Univ., 2012-15.
  • Member, Curriculum Restructuring Committee for B.A Functional English, Univ. of Calicut, 2008-09.
  • Resource Person, School of Distance Education, Univ. of Calicut, for
    UG/PG 1993- 2010.
  • Member, UG/ PG Viva Board, Calicut Univ., 2000-2016.
  • Member (Calicut University nominee), Board of Studies in Functional
    English, Christ College [Autonomous], Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, 2016-18.
  • Chairman Board of Studies in English Language& Literature,
    Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham, 2017-22.
  • Research Coordinator, Dept. of English, Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kochi, 2017-20.

Membership in Review Panels of Journals

  • International Journal of English Literature (IJEL)
  • International Journal of Language and Culture (IJLC)
  • African Journal of Politics and Culture (AJPC)
  • African Journal of Business Management (AJBM)
  • African Journal of History and Culture (AJHC)
  • The Polish Journal of Aesthetics (PJA)
  • Sage Journal of Human Values (JHV)
  • African Journal of Political Science and International Relations (AJPSIR)
  • ASSONANCE: A Journal of Russian & Comparative Literary Studies,
    [ISSN 2394-7853 – Listed in UGC CARE], University of Calicut.
Programs Coordinated
  • Human Resource Development & Soft Skills: Two Day Training Program at NSS College Manjeri, 2011.
  • 150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore: One Day Seminar, at NSS College Manjeri, 2012.
  • Three Day UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Discourses and Cultural Studies, at NSS College Manjeri, 2014.
Seminar/ Conference Sessions Chaired
  • NSS College Manjeri: UGC National Seminar on Translation Studies 2011.
  • KAHM Unity Women’s College Manjeri: UGC National Seminar on Human Rights 2011.
  • NSS College Manjeri: UGC National Seminar on Megalithic Culture 2012.
  • NSS College Manjeri: UGC National Seminar on Signatures of Eranad 2013.
  • KAHM Unity Women’s College, Manjeri, Singularities International
    Conference on Power, Jan 2016.
  • International Conference, on In Between: Critical Humanities in Context
    at Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham
    Kochi Campus, 21-22 October 2016.
  • MESMAC International Conference, on Existence and Expressions: Science, Philosophy & Arts, Session “Linguistics” at MES Mampad College,
    (Autonomous) Malappuram, Kerala, 14-15 February, 2017.
  • National Seminar on Singular Plural: Language and Culture in the Contemporary Context, at Amrita School of Arts & Sciences, Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham, Kochi Campus, 25-26 Oct. 2018.
  • International Conference on Cartographies of Understanding/Imagining:
    Explorations into Travel Narratives, at Amrita School of Arts & Sciences,
    Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham, Kochi Campus, 24-25 January 2019.
  • International Seminar on “(Re) Negotiating the Spectacle: Gender, Body and Discourse in Films” at Sacred Heart College, Kochi on 14 February 2020.
  • International Conference on Reconnaissance of Pandemic Societies organized by the Department of English, Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham, Kochi Campus, 4-5 May 2022.
Activities

Invited Talks

  • Engaged a session on “Cultural Studies” at UGC Academic Staff College,
    University of Calicut, on 16 December 2015.
  • Delivered a Talk on “Polyphonic and Translational Significance of Indian
    Literature: A Theoretical Perspective”, at the International Seminar on
    Comparative Literature and Indian Polyphony as Part of the Golden Jubilee of Calicut University, Dept. of Russian and Comparative Literature,
    University of Calicut, 25 January 2018.
  • Delivered Key Note Address “The Levels of Stereotyping: A Theoreticl
    Perspective” at the National Seminar on “Redefining Stereotypes: Re-reading of Texts and Contexts”at NSS Hindu College, Changanachery, Kottayam on 13 January 2020.

Programs Attended

  • International Colloquium on Theory and Pedagogy led by Prof. Bill Ashcroft (School of Arts and Media, Sydney, Australia), KAHM Unity Women’s College Manjeri, 12-13 January, 2016.
  • Acting Workshop conducted by Cochin Film Society, led by Prof. Balachandran Nair (Rtd) IIFS Poone), at Chavara Cultural Center, Kochi, 19-20 November, 2016.
  • International Colloquium on Creative Teaching and Learning led by
    Prof. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (Columbia University, USA), SAS College Areacode, Malappuram,12-12-2017.
  • International Colloquium on Possible Worlds: Theory and Transformative Humanities led by Prof. Jonathan Culler (Cornell University, USA), Dept. of Studies in English, Kannur University, 31-01-2019.
  • International Conference on Alternative Pedagogy led by Prof. Simon During, at Govt. Brennan College, Thalassery.

Webinar Presentation

  • At the Webinar on “Advances in Interdisciplinary Research Methodology”, Session on “The Methods of Collecting Secondary Sources”, organized by Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kochi, 3 Nov.2020.

Webinars Attended

  • International Webinar on “Environmental Theater and Teaching”, organized by Dept. of English,  Madras Christian College. Chennai, 24-26 Aug. 2020.
  • International Webinar on “A Systemic Approach in Studying Food”, by Prof. Fabio Parasecoli, Amrita University, Kochi Campus, 17 Nov. 2020.
  • Prof. K T Sebastian Scholar in Residence Program Lecture, on  “Nature, Value and Politics” by Prof. Akeel Bilgramy, SB College, Changanassery, 29-30 Nov.2020.
  • “Cultural Studies in/of Keralam: Politics,Praxis,Methods”, A series of 24 Fortnightly Webinars, organized by Center for Cultural Studies, Kerala University,  from 17 Jan. 2021-19 Dec.2021.
  • Ninth T.G. Naryanan Endowment Lecture, “Bridging Barriers through Literary Texts” delivered by Dr. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Madras Christian College, 30 Jan.2021.
  • Prof. C.A. Sheppard Memorial Lecture,2021 on “Humanities in the Time of the Pandemic” by Prof. Homi. K. Bhabha, (Harvard Univ.), SB College Changanassery, 12 Jan. 2021.
  • John Keats Bicentenary Lecture I, “John Keats (1821-2021): Remarks and a Reading” by Prof. David Bromwich (Sterling Prof. Yale Univ.), 23 Feb.2021 and Lecture II, “Keats’s Lyric Poetry” by Prof. Jonathan Culler (Emeritus Prof. Cornell University), 25 Feb.2021, organized by Dept. of English, SB. College Changanassery. 
  • SB College Centenary Special Talk on “The Material Existence of Ideology” by Prof. Slavoj Zizek, organized by the Dept. of English, SB. College Changanassery, 18 May 2021.
  • EIDOS: Reflections on Culture Plenary Session on “Flash Points: Cultural Production and its Histories in the Making of Kerala” by Prof. G. Arunima (JNU), organized by PG & Research Dept. of English, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur & Kerala Sahitya Akademi, 2 August 2021.
  • 33rd Prof.CA, Sheppard Memorial Lecture, 2021 on “Speaking Code: Why Textualism is a Non-Starter?” by Prof. Stanley Fish (Florida International Univ.), SB College, Changanassery, 5 Aug.2021.
  • International Webinar on “Introducing F1000 Research: An Open Access Publishing Platform”, by Taylor and Francis Group, 31 Aug.2021.
  • 34th Prof. C.A. Sheppard Memorial Lecture, 2021, on “Reflections on Language and Thought” by Prof. Noam Chomsky (Laureate Professor of Linguistics at the Univ. of Arizona and Emeritus Professor at MIT), organized by Dept. of English, SB. College Changanassery 6 Dec.2021.
  • SB College Centenary Special Program, Prof. K T Sebastian Scholar in Residence Program Lecture, 2022, by Prof. Richard Schechner, on “Aesthetics and Performance” organized by Dept. of English, SB. College Changanassery, 24 March 2022.
  • International Lecture Series on “Studies in Dissent and Protest” by Prof. Vinay Lal (Prof. of History &Asian American Studies, UCLA, Los Angeles), organized by St.Thomas College Thrissur & Kerala State Higher Education Council, 10,17,20 May 2022.
  • Prof. K T Sebastian Scholar in Residence Program Lecture, 2022 (online) by Prof. Jacqueline Rose (Prof. of Humanities, Univ. of London), on “Freud and Death” and “On Living with the Pandemic” organized by Dept. of English, SB. College Ghanganassery, 7, 9 June 2022.
  • Centenary Special Lecture, “After Rilke: Renderings, Parodies, Rejoinders, Animadversions,” by Christopher Norris (Emeritus Professor, Cardiff Univ.) organized by Dept. of English, SB. College Ghanganassery, 09 Nov. 2022.
Courses Handled
  • Functional English (UG)
  • Indian Aesthetics (UG/ PG)
  • Postcolonial Poetry(UG/ PG)
  • Translation Studies (UG/ PG)
  • Personality Development (UG)
  • Indian Writing in English (UG/ PG)
  • Theories of Learning/ELT (UG/ PG)
  • Indian Literature in Translation (PG)
  • Public Relations and Advertising (UG)
  • Linguistics and History of English (UG/ PG)
  • Shakespeare/ Shakespeare Studies (UG/ PG)
  • Literary Criticism/Cultural Studies (UG/ PG)
  • Modern Drama: British/ American/ Continental(UG/ PG)
  • Contemporary Literature and Theory (PG/ M Phil/ PhD)
  • Research Methodology (UG/ PG/ M. Phil/ PhD)
  • Postcolonial Studies (PG/M. Phil/ PhD)
  • Media and Cultural Theory (PhD)
  • The Study of the Novel (PhD)
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