Personal Profile
| Name | Dr. Ruchira Mandal |
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Department | English |
| Email Id | ruchira.mandal@ladybrabourne.com |
| Year of Joining present service | 2014 |
| Date of Joining WBES | 16-09-2014 |
Educational Qualifications
| Passout Year | Examination | Passout From | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ph.D. | Jadavpur University | |
| 2013 | Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) | Jadavpur University | 1st |
| 2010 | Master of Arts (M.A) | Calcutta University | 2nd |
| 2008 | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) | St. Xaviers' College, Calcutta University | 2nd |
College Served
| College Name | Served From | Served Till |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Brabourne College | 2015 | Jan, 2025 |
| P.R. Thakur Government College | 2014 | 2015 |
Teaching Experience
| UG Experience | PG Experience |
|---|---|
| 10 Years 2 Months | 9 Years |
| UG or PG | College Name | From Date | To Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Lady Brabourne College | Jan, 2016 | Jan, 2025 | 9 Years |
| UG | Lady Brabourne College | Aug, 2015 | Jan, 2025 | 9 Years 5 Month |
| UG | P.R. Thakur Government College | Sep, 2014 | Jul, 2015 | 0 Years 10 Month |
Area of Research and Interest
| Details |
|---|
| Fantasy, Science Fiction, Popular Culture, Jungian psychoanalysis. |
| Fantasy literature, fairy tales, science fiction and popular culture. Jungian analysis. |
| Mervyn Peake. Terry Pratchett. Indian English fantasy. Popular Culture. |
Publication: Research Papers in Journals
| Sl No. | Year/Month | Title | Name of Journal | Volume / Page No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct, 2021 | Review of Chosen Spirits/The City Inside | SFRA Review | 51.4 |
| 2 | Dec, 2019 | The Missing Feminine & the Lack of Redemption in Mervyn Peake's Wasteland | Journal of Humanities, Lady Brabourne College | Vol. 6 Pg- 168-177 |
Publication: Chapters in books
| Sl No. | Year/Month | Book Title | Chapter Title | Editor/Author | ISBN No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar, 2023 | Literaturizing the Popular | Subverting the Hero Myth: Metanarratives in Samit Basu's Gameworld Trilogy | Asijit Datta & Amrita Chakraborty | 978-93-94744-36-3 |
| 2 | Dec, 2020 | A Letter, A Poem, A Home: A Collection of Poems & Essays | Song, Hope | Shantanu Anand, Nandini Varma | 978--81-948164-4-7 |
| 3 | Sep, 2019 | Ikigai- The Reason for Being | Elan Vital | Janani, Anupama CN | 978-93-89106-61-9 |
| 4 | Dec, 2019 | Indian English Literature: New Landscapes | Fantasy as Wish-fulfilment and Retelling in Samit Basu's Gameworld Trilogy | Dr. Parna Ghose | 9788177680294 |
| 5 | Dec, 2017 | Philosophy, Culture and Religion | Flesh, Blood and Controlling the Body | Iti Chattopadyaya, Swati Bhattacharya & Banani Barman | 978-93-87800-05-2 |
| 6 | Dec, 2017 | 200 CCs: Year One | 1. The Walk 2. Blood | Paul A Hamilton | 978-1533643083 |
Publication: Popular Articles
| Sl No. | Articles Details |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antarctica: The Wild Wild South in travelandynews.com https://travelandynews.com/antarctica-wild-wild-south/ |
Oral/Poster Presentation
| Sl No. | Date | Title | Title of Conference | Organised By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28-04-2021 | Subverting the Hero Myth: Metanarratives in Samit Basu's Gameworld Trilogy | Glasgow International Fantasy Conversations | Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic, Glasgow University |
| 2 | 17-09-2020 | Political Idealism in the Discworld Novels | The Pratchett Project Conference | Trinity College, Dublin |
| 3 | 24-11-2018 | The Distorted Human Body in Mervyn Peake's Boy in Darkness and Titus Alone | Horrible Creations: Two Hundred Years of Imagined Humans | Department of English, Jadavpur University and Kalpabiswa webzine |
| 4 | 23-02-2018 | Healing the Shadow: The Flawed Hero in Popular Culture | In Search of the Hero(es) within the Genre and Beyond | Banaras Hindu University |
Conferences/Seminars/Symposium/Workshops: Organized
| Sl No. | Start Date | End Date | Title | Organised By | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07-04-2021 | 08-04-2021 | Literature and Gender : Past and Present | Dept. of English & IQAC, Bijoy Krishna Girls’ College, Howrah and the Dept. of English & IQAC, Lady Brabourne College | |
| 2 | 21-09-2020 | 22-09-2020 | Webinar on Postcolonialisms: Women and Current Configurations | Lady Brabourne College: The Department of English. | |
| 3 | 05-08-2020 | 06-08-2020 | Rassundari Devi’s Room of Her Own. | Advanced Research Centre for Indian Writing in English in collaboration with the Women's Studies Centre, Lady Brabourne College and the PG Department of English, St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College. |
Members of Different Academic Bodies
| Sl No. | Academic Bodies |
|---|---|
| 1 | Member, Board of Studies, Autonomous PG Department of English, Lady Brabourne College, August 2015- July 2018 |
Scholarship/Award/Felicitations
| Sl No. | Year/Month | Details of Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan, 2019 | A Different Script- contest organised by "Kahani Project" for her story -A Superhero Date |
| 2 | 2012 | UGC NET Junior Research Fellowship |
Any other Information
| Other Information |
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| Has also sporadically published poetry and fiction in a variety of media. The London Theatre podcast featured an original song by her in April 2020. Released an independent EP titled 'Timeline' on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Prime Music and other platforms in November, 2021. Blogs at https://ruchirasrambling.wordpress.com/ . Has been in charge of the English musical/theatrical performance by students at the college's annual function since 2016., |