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Name Dr. Joyjit Ghosh
Designation Professor , HOD
Department Name ENGLISH LITERATURE, LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL STUDIES
Office Phone No +91 3222 298-255 / Centrex Extn. 255
Email ID joyjitghosh@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
joyjit.ghosh1969@gmail.com
Mobile No 9434321580
Personal Website
Address Department of English, Vidyasagar University, Midnapur 721102
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Educational Qualification              
Degree NameInstituteYear of passing/awarded
Ph.DVidyasagar University2006
M PhilJadavpur University1996
MAVidysaagar University1992
Title of the Ph. D. Thesis A Study of D.H. Lawrence's Letters and their relevance in Lawrence Scholarship
Career Profile / Teaching Experience        
Professor of English since November 2016
Associate Professor of English since November 2013
Former Lecturer in English, Mahishadal Raj College,Currently Assistant Professor of English, Vidyasagar University since 4 March, 2010
Specialization/Research Area
Field of SpecializationResearch Area/ Areas of Interest
The novels and letters of D.H.Lawrence
Indian English poetry
Translation Studies
Bangla Dalit Literature, Eco-critical Studies, Rabindranath Tagore
Diaspora Studies
Animal Studies
Course/ Subject Taught 
English
1. Middle English Drama
2. Romantic and Victorian Literary Criticism in English
3. Modern English novels and poems
4. Indian English poems and novels
5. Marathi and Bangla Dalit Literature in English Translation
6. American Literature
7. New Literatures in English
8. Contemporary Literary Theory
9. Research Methodology
Publications in Journal / Book / Book Chapter / Magazines / Newspaper
International Publication
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The Face of the Other: Reading a Selection of Animal Poems by D.H. LawrenceEtudes Lawrenciennes, 53 - D.H. Lawrence and the Anticipation of the Ecocritical Turn2021Presses universitaires de Paris OuestSole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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Critiquing Nation as a Goddess: A Study of the Representation of Nationalism in The Home and the WorldGitanjali and Beyond. Critical Essays on Ghare Baire, Issue 4, Special Edition. Guest ed. Md Rezaul Haque and Gillian Dooley2020The Scottish Centre of Tagore Studies (ScoTs), based at Edinburgh Napier University. ISSN 2399-8733  Impact Factor:
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Translation as a Cultural Dialogue between the East and the West - Re-reading The Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech by TagoreRupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, Vol.11, No. 2, July-September 2019. E-ISSN 0975-2935,Indexed by Web of Science, Scopus, ERIHPLUS, EBSCO, PP.1-82019Aesthetics Media Services, Kolkata  Impact Factor:
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“The Interface between Education and the ‘Rural Uplift Work’: Re-reading Tagore’s Letters, Lectures and Addresses”Gitanjali and Beyond. Vol.2 (2018): Tagore and the Environment, ed. Bashabi Frazer & Christine Kupfer. Scottish Centre of Tagore Studies, Edinburgh Napier University. ISSN 2399-87332018The Scottish Centre of Tagore Studies (ScoTs), based at Edinburgh Napier University.  Impact Factor:
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The Last Poems of D.H. Lawrence: Poetry of the Eternal PresentEtudes Lawrenciennes 48 (Time and Temporalities)2017Presses universitaires de Paris Nanterre,France  Impact Factor:
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Lawrence response to Futurism in the letters vis-a-vis his representation of "what the woman is" in "The Rainbow"Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, 147-1542017Aesthetics Media Services, Kolkata  Impact Factor:
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National Publication
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Book Review: Unwinding Self: A Collection of Poems by Susheel Kumar SharmaJournal of the Department of English, Vidyasagar University, Vol. 15Feb, 2022The Registrar, Vidyasagar UniversitySole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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"I search for my tongue": Exploring the Interface between Language and Diaspora in the poetry of Sujata BhattLitscape: Journal of VUETC, Vol.10, No.1, pp.87-972017Vidyasagar University English Teachers Consortium, Midnapore, West Bengal  Impact Factor:
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Swaraj, Charkha and the Dream of "Economic Pradise": Debate between Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma GandhiRabindranath Tagore on Economy, Politics and Society: Contemporary Discourses, ed. Sebak Jana, pp.136-1482017Dey Book Concern, Kolkata  Impact Factor:
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Book Review: Shirley Bricout, "Politics and the Bible in D.H. Lawrences Leadership Novels". Montpellier: Presses Universitaires de la Mediterranee, 2014, ISBN 9782367811048Journal of the Department of English,Vidyasagar University,Volume 12, 2014-15, 171-762017Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal  Impact Factor:
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War, Politics and the betrayal of humanity: The debate of Tagore with NoguchiThe Visva-Bharati Quarterly, Volume 25 Number 1 (April 2016-June 2016), pp.33-402016The Registrar, Visva-Bharati  Impact Factor:
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"My Story" by Kamala Das: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young WomanWomen Autobiography in India: Theory and Practice (Proceedings of the National Seminar), ed. K.Purushotham and B. Deepa Jyothi2016Department of English, Kakatiya University, Warangal,Telengana  Impact Factor:
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The Letter of Shelley to the Editor of the Quarterly Review: A Study in "the unfortunate subject"Middleflight, Volume 5, Number 1, pp.53-582016Sukumar Sengupta Mahavidyalaya, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur  Impact Factor:
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Letters of Rabindranath Tagore and the Art of Communication: Critical PerspectivesThe Visva-Bharati Quarterly, Volume 23 Number 4 & Volume 24 Number 1 (January 2015 - June 2015)2015Dr D.Gunasekharan, Registrar, Visva-Bharati  Impact Factor:
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Translation of the Poems by Manohar Mouli Biswas ("In the Temple of God", "Rap","Give water", "Childhood collage", "Shadow", "Procession of Peace", "Want to get back","In search of light"The Wheel Will Turn, ed. Jaydeep Sarangi, pp.50-572014Cyberwit.net, Allahabad  Impact Factor:
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Translation: Select poems of Kalyani Thakur ("A Poem Against War", "Chandalinir Kobita 38", "My Own Images"Journal of the Department of English, Vidyasagar University, Vol.11, 2013-142014Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal  Impact Factor:
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RE-READING "THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER" AS A HUMAN TALEMIDDLEFLIGHT,VOL 3,NO 1,PP:66-732014DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH SUKUMAR SEN GUPTA MAHAVIDYALAYA  Impact Factor:
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TRANSCENDING TRAUMA AND EMPOWERING THE SELF:A STUDY IN "MY STORY" OF KAMALA DASPROCEEDINGS OF U.G.C SPONSORED NATIONAL SEMINAR, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH,MIDNAPORE COLLEGE PP.38-442013DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH,MIDNAPORE COLLEGE  Impact Factor:
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CANONIZING A BLACK VOICE: RACE, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN THE POETRY OF LANGSTON HUGHESJOURNAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY vol:10,PP.58-662013DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSIT  Impact Factor:
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"PTERODACTYL,PURAN SAHAY,AND PIRTHA" BY MAHASWETA DEVI:A READING IN DALIT RESISTANCE TO DEVELOPMENTMARGINAL WRITINGS IN ENGLISH: BENGALI AND OTHER REGIONAL LITERATURES(BOOK),PP:81-892013AUTHORSPRESS, NEW DELHI  Impact Factor:
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CONTEMPORARY BANGLA DALIT POETRY: A READING IN ALTERNATIVE AESTHETICSMIDDLEFLIGHT,VOL 2,NO 12013DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH SUKUMAR SEN GUPTA MAHAVIDYALAYA  Impact Factor:
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TRANSLATION: POEMS OF BEETOSHOKE BHATTYACHARYA-"DEWALI","SIGN"INDIAN LITERATURE: SAHITYA AKADEMI,VOL:LVII,NO 6,PP:74-752013SAHITYA AKADEMI  Impact Factor:
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REPRESENTATION OF TRAVEL AND MOVEMENT IN THE LETTERS OF D.H LAWRENCEJOURNAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH,VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY VOL 9,PP.75-852012DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY  Impact Factor:
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WRITING A NATION WITHIN A NATION:THE SELECT NOVELLAS OF MAHASWETA DEVINATION,REPRESENTATION AND INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE,PP:61-702012DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH,P.K.COLLEGE, CONTAI  Impact Factor:
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RECOGNISING THE "OTHER": A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BLACK AMERICAN POETRY AND BANGLA DALIT POETRYAPPROPRIATIONS,VOL.8,PP.91-1012012DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH,BANKURA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE  Impact Factor:
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NATURE AS WOMEN AND WOMEN AS NATURE IN THE POETRY OF D.H LAWRENCELITERARY INSIGHT PP.70-742012SUDHIR NIKAM AND MADHAVI NIKAM  Impact Factor:
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READING ‘BANALATA SEN’ IN TWO TRANSLATED VERSIONSLitscape: Journal of V.U.E.T.C., Vol. 7, No.1, pp. 90-992012VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY ENGLISH TEACHERS’ CONSORTIUM  Impact Factor:
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BOOK REVIEW:- ANXIOUS NATION : AUSTRALIA AND THE RISE OF ASIA 1850-1939 BY DAVID WALKERJOURNAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH ,VOL:82011DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY  Impact Factor:
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"THE LOOKING GLASS" BY KAMALA DAS: A WOMANS WRITINGRECRITIQUING WRITING OF WOMAN IN ENGLISH,VOL:1(IN COLLABORATION WITH PROFESSOR S.P.SINGHA )2009SUNRISE PUBLISHERS, JAIPUR  Impact Factor:
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THE LETTERS OF D.H.LAWRENCE: A STUDY IN THE HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THREE EDITIONSESSAYS AND STUDIES,X1X-XX,PP:43-592006DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH,JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY  Impact Factor:
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Regional/Local Publication


Book Published
Title of the BookPublished byPublished onRoleDetails
Ecodisaster Imaginaries in India: Essays in Critical PerspectivesLexington, Lanham, MarylandSep, 2023Co-Author Indexing: Others
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The Bleeding Border: Stories of Bengal Partition (Ed.)Niyogi Books, New DelhiDec, 2022First Author Indexing: Others
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The Routledge Handbook of Vegan Studies, ed. Laura WrightRoutledge2021Co-author of a chapter on Vegan studies in the disciplines - religion Indexing:
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The Languages of West Bengal; PLSI Vol.31, Part-2, ISBN 978-93-5287-841-3, ed. G.N. Devy, S.P. Singha & I. AcharyaOrient BlackSwan2019Contributor to two (02) Chapters - Mundari & Kurmali Indexing:
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IMAGING D.H LAWRENCE: HIS MIND AND ART IN LETTERSAUTHORSPRESS,NEW DELHI2012AUTHOR Indexing:
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Book Chapter Published
ChapterTitle of the BookPublished byPublished onRoleDetails
London in the Time of War (1914-1918): Re-reading D.H. Lawrence's LettersD.H. Lawrence: New Essays from India. Ed. Bibhu PadhiAtlantic, New DelhiJan, 2024Sole Author Indexing: Others
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Two Sides of the Border by Sushil SahaDivided: Partition Memoirs from Two BengalsGangchil, KolkataJan, 2023Co-Author Indexing: Others
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'How can she feel at home in so many place?': city, home and diasporic subjectivity in Sujata Bhatt's poetryThe City Speaks: Urban Spaces in Indian LiteratureRoutledge, London & New YorkJan, 2023Sole Author Indexing: Others
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Ph. D. Thesis Guidence

Awarded Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar NameThesis TitleCo SupervisorStatusDate
Jyoti DoleyFrom Roots to Routes: A Study in the Problem of Identity in the Selected Works of Hanif KureishiProf. Tirthankar Das PurkayasthaAwarded2021
Beetoshoke SinghaSelf-Reflexivity in the Select Writings of Rudyard Kipling: A Postcolonial Review Prof. Debashis BandyopadhyayAwarded2020
Samit Kumar MaitiFrom Nationalism to Universal Humanism: A Study of the Select Writings of Rabindranath TagoreNilAwarded2020
ADITI JANAExploring the Diasporic Identity in the poetry of Meena Alexander, Sujata Bhatt, Uma Parameswaran and Shanta AcharyaNilAwarded2019
KRISHANU MAITIRETHINKING THE ANIMAL: A CRITICAL STUDY OF SELECT POEMS OF D.H. LAWRENCE AND TED HUGHES PROF. DEBASHIS BANDYOPADHYAYAwarded2019
Subrata SahooPoetry and Prose Works of Kamala Das:A Study of Writing as LiberationNILAwarded2016
Indrajit MukherjeeMagical Realism as an Alternative Fictional Mode: A Study of Select Works of Toni Morrison and Salman RushdieNAAwardedDec, 2023
Shouvik Narayan HoreBeyond the Kantian Dialectic: The Sublime in William Wordsworth's PoetryProf. Debashis BandyopadhyayAwardedMar, 2023
Sandip ChattarajRepresentation of Pain and Suffering in Select Indigenous Folktales of IndiaProf. Indranil Acharya Awarded 
SK Tarik AliEnvironment, Inequity and Survival in India: Representation of Human-Environment Interface in select narratives of Mahasweta Devi and Amitav GhoshProf. Debashis BandyopadhyayAwardedDec, 2022
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Project Work



Completed Project Works
Project titleWorked asFunding AgencyAmount in Rs.Duration in yearsPeriod
Year to Year		Status
Interrogating Nationalism: Critical Perspectives on the Letters of Rabindranath TagorePrincipal investigatorU.G.C1500001 year and 6 months20122014
Invited Lectures 
TitleOrganized byVenueDate
Special Lecture and Panel Discussion on "The Bleeding Border"Department of English, Aliah University, KolkataDepartment of English, Aliah University, KolkataJan, 2023
Special Lecture on D.H. LawrenceRamsaday College, HowrahOnlineNov, 2022
Women and Law: Addressing Some Questions in the Present National ScenarioWomen's Studies Centre, Vidyasagar UniversityWomen's Studies Centre, Vidyasagar University2020
"The Poetry of Kamala Das and the Poetics of Subjectivity"Department of English, Kharagpur College & Department of English, Egra S.S.B CollegeOnline2020
"I wished he would come back" - Re-reading "Snake" of D.H.LawrenceDepartment of English, Midnapore College (Autonomous)Online2020
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Membership of Learned Society 
The D.H.Lawrence Society, UK
Association with Professional Bodies
Type of Professional ActivityPeriod
MEMBER,CLAI2012 to 2017
The D.H.Lawrence Society, U.K.2015 till date
Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/WorkshopDateRoleHeld at and Organiser
International Webinar on Imagining Catastrophe: Literary and Cultural Representations of Environmental Disaster2021Resource PersonDepartment of English & IQAC, Seva Bharati Mahavidyalaya, Jhargram
D.H. Lawrence, Distance and Proximity: An International Virtual Symposium2021Invited SpeakerSusan Reid
1st International Conference on Recent Advances in English Studies (Virtual)2021Resource Person in Plenary Round Table SessionPG Department of English, Bhatter College
International Conference on "Environment and Culture in the Anthropocene"2019Plenary SpeakerPost Graduate Department of English, Berhampur University, Odisha
33rd International D.H. Lawrence Conference on D.H. Lawrence and the Anticipation of the Ecological Turn2019Invited SpeakerUniversity of Paris-Ouest-Nanterre. Organised by the Centre de Recherches Anglophones.
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Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Conference/Seminar/WorkshopDateRole in the EventFunding Agency
International Folklore Conference on Locating Folk Narratives in the Literary/Cultural Genres of Eastern India2019Joint ConvenorUGC
International Conference on Performance and the Prospects of Folkloric Tribal Culture of Eastern India organized by SAP III, DRS Phase II in collaboration with The Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies2018Deputy Coordinator, DRSUGC
National Conference on Dalit and Tribal Identities, the Nation, and Globalization2017Head, Department of English, VU & Deputy Co-ordinator, DRSUGC
ALTERNATIVE CULTURE,ALTERNATIVE LITERATURE:DE/RE-CONSTRUCTING THE CANON2014JOINT COORDINATORU.G.C
RE-THINKING THE DIASPORIC IMAGINARY2012COORDINATORU.G.C
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