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Ph. D. in English is a doctoral program offered by the School of Arts, Humanities and Commerce Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amaravati, Bengaluru and Coimbatorecampuses.

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About the Program

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Amaravati

English Language and Literature, Applied Linguistics, and Translation Studies make a worthy contribution to the whole gamut of studies related to the humanities and social sciences. Different phases of literary development represent the milieu and nuances of given societies, with a plethora of human psyche-related ramifications. The political shifts and styles of governance highlighting both the ills and positive aspects of society are writ large. The intended PhD programme delves deep into diction, narratology, plot, and those other features that contribute to interpreting and analysing different literary phenomena related to chosen literary production, such as morpho-phonemic, syntactic, semantic, pragmatic, stylistic, semiotic studies, etc., in linguistic aspects of study in addition to translation and transliteration.

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English Language Pedagogy, especially the Methods of Teaching in respect of documented methods with an orientation towards emergent methodology, reflective practice, studies related to standardised and authentic materials, and assessment mechanisms pertaining to norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, and beyond form parts of different PhD projects envisaged. The PhD programme conforms to the structure enunciated and prescribed by the University. The PhD programme amply stands for compassion-driven research, as enunciated by Her Holiness Amma.

 

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Bengaluru

The program has a spectrum of genres in English language teaching and English literature that focuses on the advanced study of literature, language, and writing in the English language. The program is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in academia, research, or other fields where advanced knowledge of English is required.

 

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Coimbatore

The department of English offers students an intellectually engaging and academically vibrant space for research. We offer a Ph.D. program in English Language and Literature and currently the department has more than 30 scholars pursuing their research in varied fields like – Disability studies, Eco-Humanism in Ancient Indian Classic Literature, Indian Women Travel Narrators, Gender Studies, Northeast Indian Literature, Graphic novels and Comics, Multiple Narratives of Ramayana, Regional Indian Films, Indian Literatures in English translation, Culinary Studies, English Language Teaching and Learning etc.

 

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Research at the department reflects how academically engaged we are with movements across cultures, languages and genres ranging from novels, poetry, and drama to film and theory. The department invariably provides an academically nurturing atmosphere to encourage critical thinking and to create agile minds. The publications of our research scholars in highly reputed Scopus-indexed journals by Routledge, Sage etc. are testimonials to the quality of the research work carried out at the department.

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Research Objectives

  • To nurture the ability to engage in intellectually challenging and meaningful research.
  • To encourage productive thinking and responsive minds.
  • To chisel the skills to critically engage in academic discourses as an informed scholar.
  • To develop the intellectual capacity to contribute academically valid research output to the field of English language and literature.

Key points:

  • Scholarship and Teaching/Research Assistance for eligible candidates.
  • More than 15 Full time research scholars.
  • Ten qualified faculty to guide PhD.

Important Note

2025 January Intake Admissions Open
Eligibility

Eligibility

Amaravati
  • MA in English Language and Literature
Bengaluru
  • MA in English Language and Literature

Faculty for Guideship

Amaravati
Dr. Kalluri Ram Chandra
Dr. Kalluri Ram Chandra
Deputy Controller of Examinations

Bengaluru
Dr. Deepakumari S.
Dr. Deepakumari S.
Assistant Professor

Dr. Smita Sail
Dr. Smita Sail
Head of Department
Assistant Professor (Sr. Gd.)

Research Areas

Amaravati

English Language and Literature

Applied Linguistics

Translation studies

Bengaluru

Post-colonial Literature

Cultural Studies

English Language Teaching

Translation Studies and Dalit Literature

Coimbatore

Disability studies 

Eco-Humanism  

Travel Narratives by Indian Women 

Gender Studies 

Northeast Indian Literature 

Graphic Novels & Comics  

Multiple Narratives of Ramayana & Mahabharata 

Regional Indian Films 

Indian popular culture 

Cultural Studies  

Indian Literatures in English translation 

 Travel writings 

 Food and cooking in literature 

English Language teaching and learning  

Children’s literature  

Trauma and Memory Narratives 

Addiction Studies 

Dalit & Tribal Narratives  

Singlehood Studies 

Indian Horror Films 

Malayalam Cinema  

War Literature   

Climate Fiction  

Queer Studies 

Indian English Writing

Regional Indian Cinema

War and Trauma Literature

Regional Indian Literature

Graphic Narratives

Post-Colonial Fiction

Contact Us

Ph.D. Coordinator (Amaravati)

Dr Ram chandra Kalluri
Chairperson, Department of English
E Mail ID: k_ramchandra@av.amrita.edu
9959198681

Ph.D. Coordinator (Bengaluru)

Dr. Deepakumari S.
Assistant. Prof. (Sr. Gr.)
E Mail ID: s_deepakumari@blr.amrita.edu

 

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