Madhumita Chakrabarty
Summary
Assistant Professor with 5 years of experience successfully contributing to Early Modern and Modern English Literature ,curriculum development and delivery offering courses such as Introduction to Early Modern Literature, Shakespeare and His Contemporaries, Renaissance Literature. Driven to contribute to program outcomes by facilitating engagement and supporting learning objectives. Enthusiastic professional with background in academic advisement.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Liberal Arts, ICFAI University
10.2020 - Current
Educator, PhD
- Supervisor, Member of Board of Studies, In charge of Center for Women’s Development, coordinator of Postgraduate Studies
- Taught undergraduate courses in Early Modern English Literature, focusing on works by Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Milton.
- Developed and implemented course curricula, syllabi, and assessments.
- Advised and Tutored over 50 students struggling with material, improving understanding and academic performance.
- Assisted in teaching survey courses in English Literature from the Renaissance to the Restoration.
- Led discussion sections, graded assignments, and provided feedback to students.
- Organized and facilitated study sessions and workshops
- Organized extracurricular events like poetry readings and book discussions, contributing to a vibrant campus community for English majors.
- Spearheaded initiatives to increase diversity in assigned courses by incorporating works from authors of various backgrounds and perspectives.
- Conducted research on contemporary literature trends, integrating findings into course material to keep content relevant and up to date.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of English, C.V.Raman College of Engineering
08.2018 - 04.2019
- English Language and Advanced Communication Skills, Exam Coordinator of Humanities and Social Science
- Helped over 150 students to achieve target grades through
continuous curricular support and motivation. - Evaluated student performance through comprehensive assessments, identifying areas of improvement and providing targeted feedback for growth.
- Contributed to departmental goals by serving on various committees focused on curriculum development, assessment strategies, and accreditation requirements.
- Helped struggling students by providing support outside of classrooms and consistently checking in on progress.
Assistant Professor
Department of English in BIET, affiliated to JNTU
10.2016 - 10.2017
- English Language and Advanced Communication Skills
- Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement.
- Contributed to campus activities to promote positive university image.
- Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
Education
PhD - English (Modern English Literature)
Central University of Karnataka, India
01.2018
M.A - English/ Indian Literature in English
Banaras Hindu University
01.2012
B.A(Honours) - English
University of Burdwan
01.2010
Additional Qualification - French Course
Centre for Continuing Education, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur(India)
05.2021
Skills
- Teaching and Research (Early modern and Modern English Literature)
- Curriculum Development, Senior Reviewer of various high-quality journals
- Syllabus Designing (Member of Board of Studies)
- Research Supervisor (Graduate, Post-graduate and PhD Thesis Supervisor)
- In-charge for Centre of Excellence (Women’s Development)
- Team-work and time management, Adept in Administrative and Organizational tasks
- Faculty Collaboration and mentoring students
- Classroom Management
- Collaborative learning
- Student research guidance
Designation
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts (India)
Journalpublications
- Reccollecting the Unforgettable: Interrogating Migration, Trauma and Identity in Select Tripra Bengali Poems, International Journal of Membrance, Science and Technology (Scopus Indexed), 2410-1869, MM/DD/YY
- Transforming Education: The Role of AI and Immersive Learning Environments in Language Classrooms in India, Educational Administration: Theory and Practice (Scopus-indexed), 2148-2403, MM/DD/YY, 30, 05, 8548 - 8556
- EVERYDAY ECHOES IN 90S' BENGALI SOCIETY: RE INVESTIGATING EVERYDAY PRESENT THROUGH POPULAR MEDIA TEXTS, Educational Administration: Theory and Practice,(Scopus-Indexed), 2148-2403, MM/DD/YY, 30, 06
- COMMUNICATING SCIENCE IN MEDIA TEXTS: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE REPRESENTATION IN 1990S' BENGALI DESH MAGAZINE, African Journal of Biological Sciences.(Scopus-indexed), 2663-2187, MM/DD/YY, 6, 08
- Cultural Interface: Towards a New Poetics and Translating Latin-American Dimension and Reception in the writing of Rabindranath Tagore, Gnosis Journal, 2394-0131, MM/DD/YY, 8, 3, 12-23
- Representations of the Village through Religion and Society: A Study of Lalsalu(Tree Without Roots) by Syed Waliullah, International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development, 2456-6470, MM/DD/YY, 2, 4, 768-774
- Re-inventing Bibhutibhushan’sPatherPanchali: Song of the Road as a Memory-Text and Testimony of Nostalgia and Belonging, International Journal of Research, 2348-6848, MM/DD/YY, 5, 15, 1177-1189
- Reconstructing Narrative Space, Memory,andEveryday Present in TarashankarBandopadhyay’s The Tale of Hansuli Turn, International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts, 2320-2882, MM/DD/YY, 8, 8, 2204-2213
- Double-marginalization in Aranyak(1938), A Bengali Novel byBibhutibhushanBandopadhyay, Indian Journal of Scientific Research, 0976-2876, MM/DD/YY, Special Edition, 110-113
- Ecocritical Utopianism: Towards an Eco-poetics of Televisation on Risk Discourses in Environmental Documentaries on North-east (Upcoming Chapter Publication), Book Name: North-East Indian English Literature: Voices, Visions, and Identities. Publication by Gujrat University(India), MM/DD/YY
- Belonging and Unbelonging spaces of the Tripura-Bengalis : An Analytical Study of Select Poems from The Mystic Mountain- An Anthology of Tripura-Bangla Poetry in English, International Journal of Research- Granthaalayah, 2394-3629, MM/DD/YY, 11, 6
- Theorizing Collective Trauma and Identity-Threat in Select Stories from Deshbhager Galpa: Tripura, International Journal of English Language, Literature and Linguistic, 2502-4406, MM/DD/YY, 11, 7
- Change and Continuity: Identity Crisis of Tripura-Bengali Community in The Mystic Mountain and Other Select Texts (Upcoming Journal Publication), IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies (Scopus Indexed), 2187-4905, MM/DD/YY, 8, 1
- Becoming the Monstrous-Feminine: Sex, Death and Transcendence in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan(Upcoming Journal Publication), Negotiations: An International Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies, 2331-1378, MM/DD/YY, 6
- Voices of Dissent and Thinking Space: A Tale of Stagnation and Mobility in Tarashankar Bandopadhyay’s Hansuli Baker Upokotha (A Tale of Hansuli Turn)”(waiting for Acceptence), MM/DD/YY
- Memory and Narratives as Tool for Reconstruction: A Study of Select Stories on Tripura Bengali Partition Narratives, Satrachee, Tri-Monthly Research Journal,UGC Care Listed Peer Reviewed, 2348-8425, MM/DD/YY, 40, 28
Fdptrainingprogramme
- Lecture Series on “Siting Vulnerability” organized by UNESCO Chair in Vulnerability Studies, University of Hyderabad in collaboration with Murti Classical Library of India, March-April, 2024
- International Training Program/FDP on “Practical Aspects of ICT Tools & Online Teaching in Current Scenario” organized by World Innovators University (WIU) and Research Foundation of India, April 16-24, 2024
- Faculty Development Programme /Training Programme on “Advanced Tools and Techniques for Research Methodology” by Research Institute of India, February 26-March 7,2024
- Seminar Lecture on China in Multilateral Institutions: Objectives and Actions by Institute of Chinese Studies on February 7,2024
- UNESCO sponsored FDP/Training programme on “Reading and Researching the Literature of Crisis” organized by The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, in association with the UNESCO Chair in Vulnerability Studies, The University of Hyderabad, January 22-28, 2024
- Lecture Series on “Digital Humanities: Theory and Practice” organized by IWE Online, Dept of English, The University of Hyderabad November-December, 2023
- Lecture Series on “Sitting Vulnerability” organized by UNESCO Chair in Vulnerability Studies, University of Hyderabad in collaboration with Murti Classical Library of India, October-November,2023
- Two month NPTEL course and Faculty Development Programme oragised by IISER, Bhopal, August 20- October 13, 2023
- One month Faculty Induction Programme with Grade A+ organized by University of Delhi in collaboration with Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Training, June 20, 2022 to July 19,2022
- Delivered Lecture as a Delegate on Ecotopian Televisation: An Ecocritical Analysis on Environmental Documentaries on North-East in North-East Research Conclave-2022 organised by Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati., May 2022
- Faculty Development Programme on Research Methodology in Humanities and Social sciences organized by Faculty of liberal Arts, ICFAI University Tripura, September 2021
- Two-weeks Faculty Development Programme on “Advanced Concepts for Developing MOOCS” organised by Teaching Learning Centre, University of Delhi and Sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, July 2020
- Sponsored Short Term Course on Gender and Communication in IIT Kharagpur, February 2019
- UGC Sponsored Research Scholars’ Training Programme held in the University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, West Bengal, 2015
- Orientation Course on Semiotics and Linguistics organized by the Department of Higher Education, Central Institute of Indian Languages(CIIL), Mysore, Karnataka, 2015
- TinaiEcofilm Festival 2014 hosted by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani ,K.K.,Birla, Goa Campus
Conferencesandpresentations
- Participation, A Nexus for Equity: Exploring the foundational role of the Health Humanities in addressing inequities in Health and catalyzing connection across differences, HumanisEM Conference,John Hopkins University,USA., June 6, 2024
- Paper presentation, Titas Akti Nadir Naam(A River Called Titas): A Study of Fragmentary Life of Malo Community, Memory and Identity, 7th International Interdisciplinary conference on Memory, Forgetting and Creating, January 18-19, 2024, Warsaw University , Department of Humanities and Languages, Poland
- Session Chair and Paper Presentation, Dominator-Partnership Cultural Duality and Collective Unconscious: A Discourse on Folklores of the North-East and Cultural Conservation, International Conference on Memory, Sustainability, Ecology, September 19-22,2023, IIT, Madras
- Paper Presentation, Change and Continuity: Identity Crisis of Tripuri-Bengali Community in The Mystic Mountain and Other Select Texts, European Conference in Arts and Humanities(ECAH-2023), July 13-July 17 ,2023, SOAS and University College London(UCL), University of London, UK
- Session Chair, International E-Conference on Shifting Narratives in Literary Studies: Texts and Contexts in the Twenty-first Century Times, November 7-8 ,2023, ICFAI University Tripura.
- Paper Presentation, Becoming the Monstrous-Feminine: Sex, Death and Transcendence in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, International Webinar on Queer Culture: History, Theory and Literature, September 10-11, 2022, University of North Bengal
- Paper Presentation, Cultural Interface: Towards a New Poetics and Translating Latin-American Dimension in the Writing of Rabindranath Tagore, 8th JGU International Literary Conference on India in the Literary Imaginary, July 18-20,2022, O.P. Jindal Global University
- Paper Presentation, Ecotopian Televisation: An Ecocritical Analysis on Environmental Documentaries on North-East, North-East Research Conclave, May 19-22, 2022, IIT Guwahati
- Paper presentation, Voices of Dissent and Thinking Space: A Tale of Stagnation and Mobility in Tarashankar Bandopadhyay’s Hansuli Baker Upokotha (A Tale of Hansuli Turn), International Council of Research Development on Literature, Language and Society, July 14-17 ,2018, Jogyakarta, Indonesia
- Paper Presentation and Conference Proceedings, Theorizing Narrative Space, Memory and Every Present in Tarashankar Bandopadhyay’s The Tale of Hansuli Turn, European Conference on Arts and Humanities (ECAH2017), July 9- 13 , 2017, International Academic Forum, Brighton, United Kingdom
- Paper presentation, Re-exploring the Culture and Society: Representations of the village in Bibhutibhushan’s Aranyak: Of the Forest, Fourth International conference on Language, Literature and Society, January 10-12 , 2017, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Participation, National Seminar on Shakespeare in the New Millennium, April 15-16,2016, Central University of Karnataka in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, MP
- Participation, International Conference on Traditions of Dissent in Subcontinental Literatures and Cultures, October 14-16, 2012, Department of Comparative Literature, Central University of Kerala and Comparative Literature Association
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Early Modern Literature
- Shakespeare and His Contemporaries
- Renaissance Literature
- Post-Shakespearean to Puritan Literature
- The Age of Milton & Restoration Period
- Romantic and Victorian Literature
- Literary Theories
- Anglo Saxon to Medieval Period & Literary Types
- 20th Century Literature
- 18th & 19th Fiction and Non-Fiction
References
- Available upon request
Bookpublished
- Nagaraju N, and Chakrabarty, Madhumita. Village in Fiction(BOOK) , New Voices Publishing, Bombay,2018.ISBN:978-93-82504-95-5
- Madhumita Chakrabarty(Co-Author) , New Anthology titled “Dear December”, Vidumuse Publications. ISBN No- 978-93-5946-635-4
Guidance
- Manish Sarma, Representations Of The Change In Popular Culture In Media Texts: A Study Of Select Bengali Magazines, Ph.D, 2022, Pursuing
- Jagriti Chakraborty, Locating Identities of Tripura Bengalis: A Study of Selected Literary and Historical Works, Ph.D, 2019, submitted
Volunteer Experience
- Team member from India in an USA based non-profit organization “Voices for Biodiversity” since 2023
- Yoga Volunteer (Certified by Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India). Certificate No.-P229335, Validity Period-Aug 2023-Aug 2028
Additional Information
- Served as a Member of Curriculum Development Committee- Contributed to the development and revision of course offerings and academic programs in the English Department
- Advisor, English Literature Student Society-Mentored undergraduate students and organized events promoting literary studies.
- Manager of the Women's Empowerment and Development Cell of the University
- Coordinator of Post-graduate Studies in the Department
- Convener of The Literary Club in Faculty of Liberal Arts
Journalreviewer
- Senior Reviewer of International Academic Forum(IAFOR) Journals(Scopus Indexed)
- Reviewer of Archive Orientataini (Scopus Indexed)
- Reviewer of IUT-JARD Journal published by ICFAI University Tripura
- Reviewer of International Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Scope(Scopus-indexed)
Training
- Two-day Workshop on “Research Methodology” held at Department of English, Central University of Karnataka in 2013
- Two day Workshop on “Gender Studies” in the Department of English, Central University of Karnataka in 2015
- One-day Workshop on “Research Writing” held in the Central University of Karnataka in 2014
Proposedprojecttitle
Theorizing Heritage, Material Cultures and Their Imaginaries: A Study on Partition Museums and Archives contextualizing the North-East with Special Reference to Tripura
Certification
Certification on Advanced English Language Competency, 135 out of 160, Duo Lingo English Test, April, 2022
Languages
English
Hindi
Bengali
French (Level 1)
Timeline
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Liberal Arts, ICFAI University
10.2020 - Current
Assistant Professor
Dept. of English, C.V.Raman College of Engineering
08.2018 - 04.2019
Assistant Professor
Department of English in BIET, affiliated to JNTU
10.2016 - 10.2017
PhD - English (Modern English Literature)
Central University of Karnataka, India
M.A - English/ Indian Literature in English
Banaras Hindu University
B.A(Honours) - English
University of Burdwan
Additional Qualification - French Course
Centre for Continuing Education, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur(India)
Certification on Advanced English Language Competency, 135 out of 160, Duo Lingo English Test, April, 2022