Dr. Iswarya V

Assistant Professor

Iswarya V works as Assistant Professor at the Department of Liberal Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (DLHS), MAHE, Bengaluru campus. Her research interests include contemporary British drama, metatheatre, and consciousness studies. She was previously a UGC-Senior 必威体育betway888 Fellow at Madras Christian College, Chennai. She completed her doctoral studies in 2023. Her doctoral research focussed on the representation of consciousness in Tom Stoppard’s drama. She has over 5 years of teaching experience at college level, besides several years as a freelance language trainer for competitive exams such as GRE, IELTS and GMAT. She has presented her research internationally and is the co-editor of the anthology The Cosmic and the Corporeal: Interdisciplinary Explorations of Time, Space and Body (Institute of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, New Zealand). She has also been involved in student theatre for many years and has directed prize-winning plays. Apart from her academic interests, she has been active in running a social media campaign to raise awareness about gender-based violence (“Calling Out Stalking”) as part of which she has written articles on Tamil cinema for popular publications. She is also, at present, a literary translator from Tamil to English and her translations have appeared in the Frontline magazine.

Department of Liberal Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (DLHS) Bengaluru

Qualification: M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. in English

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

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    Core/Open elective

    English for Communication - I

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    Literary Theory

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    Translation in Practice

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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
PG Diploma in ELT English Language Teaching Annamalai University 2009
M.A. English University of Madras 2011
M.Phil. English University of Madras 2012
Ph.D. English (Drama and Consciousness Studies) Madras Christian College 2023

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Asan Memorial College of Arts and Science, Chennai Assistant Professor Co-ordinator of Literary and Theatre Club; Class Incharge 2012-13
MOP Vaishnav College for Women (Autonomous), Chennai Assistant Professor Teaching & Academic administration 2013
Madras School of Social Work (Autonomous), Chennai Assistant Professor Co-ordinator of Theatre Club; Member of Board of Studies 2018-2021
Kristu Jayanti College (Autonomous), Bengaluru Assistant Professor Co-ordinator of Theatre Club; Co-ordinator, Centre for Service Learning; Convenor, 必威体育betway888 Conference; Member of Board of Studies 2022-2023

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

1. Contemporary European/British Drama; 2. Theatre and Philosophy; 3. Translation Studies; 4. Consciousness Studies; 5. Gender and Popular Culture; 6. Disability and Queer Narratives;

Area of Expertise

1. Contemporary British Drama; 2. Consciousness Studies; 3. Metatheatre and Dramatic Theory; 4. Theatre and Philosophy;

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1. Contemporary British Drama; 2. Consciousness Studies; 3. Metatheatre and Dramatic Theory; 4. Comparative Aesthetics;

Work Experience

Organisation Role Tenure
Element K India (now Skillsoft Ireland Ltd.) Instructional Designer 2008-09