Dr Dhanya Johnson

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Dr Dhanya Johnson

Dr Dhanya Johnson

Assistant Professor of English

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Educational Qualification: MA, B.Ed, PGDHE, Ph.D
Recognized Research Guide, University of Kerala
Areas of Interest: Green Criminology, Science Fiction, Cultural Studies
Contact: +91 9496367842
Email Id: dhanyajohnson@stjohns.ac.in, dhanyajohnson@gmail.com
Teaching Experience: 06 years
Biography
Dr Dhanya Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, St John’s College, Anchal. She is a Research Supervisor in the University of Kerala. She is also a member of The English Language Teachers’ Association of India (ELTAI).
Professional Development Activities
  1. ICT Academy of Kerala Virtual Faculty Development Program on Instructional Design Using AGILE-ADDIE, Mar Ivanios College (28 / 07/2020 to 02/08/2020)
  2. Induction/Orientation Programme, Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi under the aegis of Ministry of Education, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (21/08/2021 to 19/09/2021)
  3. Faculty Development Programme on Pedagogy and Research Methods, HRDC and IQAC, Academy of Maritime Education and Training(AMET)(24/05/2021 to 06/06/21)
  4. UGC sponsored Refresher Course in English Language and Literature in Academic Staff College, University of Kerala (23/11/2021 to 06/12/2021)
Professional & Society Memberships
  • Member in The English Language Teachers’ Association of India (ELTAI)
  • Member of the Media Committee of the 27th National Children’s Science Congress, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Papers Presented
  1. Three Day National Workshop on Film/Literature Encounters, Endurance in Art: Through “Snowy Road” by Mar Ivanios College, TVM in association with Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
  2. International Symposium on Mapping Memory in the Wake of the Posthuman: India and Canada, A Probe into Green Crimes and Ecological Justice in Neeraliyan, School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Sponsored by Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, New Delhi
  3. An International Webinar on South Asian Literature: Emerging Trends and Global Perspectives, Ontology of the Subjugated Psyche: A Probe into The Exercise Book, Centre for Endangered Languages, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University in collaboration with Language Centre, Green University of Bangladesh, Dhaka
  4. National Seminar on Interstitial Negotiations: Problems of Identity Formation, A Probe into the Problems of Identity with Special Reference to Select Women Characters in the Holy Bible, Ilahia College of Arts and Science in association with School of Letters, Mahatma Gandhi University
  5. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Transcending Borders and Cultures: Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Poetry, Starry Mysteries in the Woman’s World: Female Voice in Eavan Boland’s In Her Own Image, St Cyril’s College, Adoor
  6. National Seminar on Reading Media Texts: Representation and Meaning, Reading Media Texts through Select Advertisements, St Paul’s College, Kalamassery in collaboration with The Kerala State Higher Education Council
  7. International Conference on Humour: Texts, Contexts, Speaking Voices: Humour in Kani Tribal Songs, Littcrit and UGC Area Study Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Kerala
  8. UGC sponsored National Seminar on Human Rights in the Era of Information Technology, The Ramification of Power Play in Khalid Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, St John’s College, Anchal
Published Book
  • Easy Handbook on MH Abrams' Glossary, Bodhi Tree Books and Publications (ISBN 978-8193182895)
Research Publications in Journals
  1. Mapping Spatiality: A Study on the Social and Psychological Spaces in Tunnelling the Mountain, Malayalam Literary Survey, ISSN/ ISBN 2319-3271
  2. Understanding Trasnliteration and Translation in The Goddess of Revenge, Translation Today, ISSN/ ISBN 0972-8740
  3. Metamorphosis of the Self: Nostalgia and Displacement in Fadia Faqir’s My Name is Salma, TJES, ISSN/ ISBN 0975-6302
  4. Feminism in Post Colonial Parlance: Revisiting Nguigi Wa Thiongo’s Petals of Blood, Indian Journal of Post Colonial Literatures, ISSN/ ISBN 0974-7370
  5. Reappraisal of Women Characters in Chinua Achebe’s An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, The Atlantic Literary Review, ISSN/ ISBN 0972-3269
  6. Water: The Silent Sob of the Marginalised, Littcrit, ISSN/ ISBN 0970-8049
  7. Between Two Worlds: Nostalgia and Displacement in Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, English Activities Update, ISSN/ ISBN 0976-3643
  8. Inventing Identity: Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni’s Arranged Marriage, Creative Forum, ISSN/ ISBN 0975-6396
Other Academic Activities
  1. Session Chair at the International Conference on Defining the Indefinable: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Cultural Discourses organized by the PG Department of English and the IQAC, Christ Nagar College,Maranalloor, TVM in association with Alliance Francaise de Trivandrum and Shri Research Paper Publication, Mumbai.
  2. Session Chair in the Three Day National Workshop on Film/Literature Encounters organized by Mar Ivanios College,TVM in association with Kerala State Chalachitra Academy.
  3. Special Guest and Keynote Speaker in the International Conference on Pragmatic Approaches in the Domain of Teaching English Language and Literature from Primary to Higher Education organized by Department of Foundation, Christian Eminent College Indore and Research Foundation of India.
  4. Resource Person in the Webinar on Recent Trends in Literature and Culture at Sree Sankara Vidyapeetom College, Nagaroor, University of Kerala.
  5. Served as the Convener for the International webinar on Recontextualising Gender organized by the Post Graduate and Research Department of English, Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum.
Participation in Seminars
  1. An International Webinar on Postcolonial Negotiations: History, Literature, and Culture, SKB University and BBTM College, West Bengal
  2. International Conference on Global Diaspora Studies: Contexts and Configurations, UGC Area Study Centre for Canadian Studies and UGC-SAP, Institute of English in association with World Association of Global Diaspora Studies and State University of New York, Binghamton
  3. National Seminar on Cross-Cultural Paradigms: Australia and India, Institute of English, Centre for Cultural Studies and Centre for Australian Studies
Participation in Short Term Training Courses/ Workshops
  1. Syllabus Revision Workshop for Career Related First Degree Programme in English and Communicative English CBCSS, University of Kerala
  2. Capacity Building Cluster Workshop for Internal Mentors of Walk With a Scholar Programme organized by the Office of the New Initiatives in Higher Education
  3. Workshop on Environmental Studies ‘Living Green.’
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