DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
TEACHER PROFILE
I. Personal Profile:
1. Name of the Teacher :Robin Xavier
2. Designation :Assistant Professor
3. Department :English
4. Date of Birth :09-11-1979
5. Address :Vadakkel, Velimukku Post, Malappuaram,
Phone No :09447147069, 08848643013
Email id :robinvadakkel@gmail.com
6. Academic Chronicle
a) Qualification :MA in English & UGC-NET
b) Specialisations, if any :Critical Theory, Film Studies
7. Date of appointment :30-07-2008
a) Permanent post :30-07-2008
b) Present Post :30-07-2008
8. Teaching Experience
a) Under Graduate Level :16 Years
b) Post Graduate :16 Years
II. Details of Publications (Articles):
1. Title of the article: Lesbianizing Desire and the Femme Castratrice: A Post-Mulveyian Reading of Basic Instinct
Journal name: Women’s Voices: A Critical Investigation
Published by: PG Department of English & Research Centre, Government Brennen College, Thalassery
Vol: Proceedings of the UGC national Seminar, August 12-13, 2010.
Pages: 133-142
Journal name: English Language and Literature in the e-Era
Published by: Department of English, Payyannur College, Payyannur
Vol: Proceedings of the UGC Sponsored National Seminar, January 4-5, 2013.
Pages: 13-19
Journal Name: Diotima’s: A Journal of New Readings
Published by: PG Department of English, Providence College, Kozhikode
Vol-4, Dec-2013. ISSN 2319-4189
Pages: 13-38
Journal name: Humour: Texts & Contexts
Published by: Department of English, SS and LS Patkar College of Arts & Science and VPVarde College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai
Vol: The Proceedings of the UGC-Sponsored National Seminar, February 6-7, 2015.
Pages: 312 - 323
III. Membership in the Board of Studies / other academic bodies:
1. Member, Board of Studies in English, University of Calicut
2. Member, Board of Studies in Functional English, Kannur University
3. Member, Board of Studies in English, St. Joseph’s College Devagiri, Calicut
4. Subject Expert, Textbook Making Team - Class VII & Class VI, SCERT Government of Kerala
IV. Orientation / Refresher / Short Term / FDP Courses attended:
1. One Week Training Programme titled STAT Stimulating Teachers through Advanced Training at EFLU, Hyderabad from 07-03-2011 to 11-03 -2011
2. Orientation Course at University of Calicut from 27-06-2012 to 25- 07-2012
3. Refresher Course in English at University of Calicut from 20-02-2014 to 13- 03-2014
4. Short term Course in Film and Media Studies at Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat from 03-10-2016 to 09-10-2016
5. One Week FDP in Theory in Research Writing at KSHEC, Thiruvananthapuram from 06-02-2019 to 10-02-2019
6. Refresher Course in Media Studies (Interdisciplinary) at University of Calicut from 02-03-2019 to 22-03-2019
7. One Week Online FDP in Theory on Futuristic Trends of Language and Literature - Impact on 21st Century Learners, at SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CHENNAI-600089, Thiruvananthapuram from 13-07-2020 to 18-07-2020
8. One Week online Short term Faculty Development Programme on “Implementation of Information and Communication Technology in Teaching” at Centre for Legal Studies CUSAT in association with KSHEC, Trivandrum from 18-07-2020 to 24-07-2020.
9. One Week Online FDP in Theory on Online Education in Higher Education Institutions at KSHEC, Thiruvananthapuram from 03-08-2020 to 07-08-2020
10. Two Week Online Lecture Series on Contemporary Critical Theories, Organized by DAATH Voyage, Peer-Reviewed Open Access Journal from 25-07-2020 to 07-09-2020
11. Refresher Course in English at University of Calicut from 06-07-2022 to 19-07-2022
V. Research Projects:
a) Minor Projects :2
Name of the Investigator |
Title of the Project |
Duration |
Amount (in lakhs) |
Funding Agency |
ROBIN XAVIER |
Hegemonies of Class, Caste, Gender and Ethnicity: The Politics of (De)stereotyping in the New Generation Malayalam Cinema |
18 Months (2013-2015) |
Rs. 60000/- |
UGC |
ROBIN XAVIER |
Between “Achayans” and the Other: The Shifting Paradigms of the Christian Hero Stereotyping in Malayalam Cinema since 1985 |
18 Months (2019-2021) |
Rs.115000/- |
RUSA |