Personal Profile
| Name | Dr. Madhumita Barua |
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Department | English |
| Email Id | madhumitaju@yahoo.co.in |
| Year of Joining present service | 2006 |
| Date of Joining WBES | 01-04-2006 |
Educational Qualifications
| Passout Year | Examination | Passout From | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ph.D. | Jadavpur University | not applicable |
| 2004 | Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) | Jadavpur University | not applicable |
| 2003 | SLET | ||
| 2000 | Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) | Jadavpur University | I |
| 1999 | Master of Arts (M.A) | Jadavpur University | II |
| 1997 | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) | University of Calcutta | II |
College Served
| College Name | Served From | Served Till |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata | Jan, 2012 | Mar, 2026 |
| Krishnagar Government Colldeger, Krishnagar | Apr, 2006 | Jan, 2012 |
Teaching Experience
| UG Experience | PG Experience |
|---|---|
| 19 Years 10 Months | 14 Years 1 Month |
| UG or PG | College Name | From Date | To Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG | Lady Brabourne College | Jan, 2012 | Mar, 2026 | 14 Years 2 Month |
| PG | Lady Brabourne College | Jan, 2012 | Mar, 2026 | 14 Years 2 Month |
| UG | Krishnagar Govt College | Apr, 2006 | Jan, 2012 | 5 Years 9 Month |
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Area of Research and Interest
| Details |
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| Crime Fiction, Popular Literature, Comic-strip also interested in English Renaissance Studies and Women Studies |
| Dr Madhumita Barua's thurst area of research is British women's crime fiction/detective fiction. She has worked on popular literature, comic strips and women writing. |
Publication: Research Papers in Journals
| Sl No. | Year/Month | Title | Name of Journal | Volume / Page No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec, 2024 | Sleight of Hand: Gaming Strategies in the Novels of Agatha Christie | Journal of Humanities | Vol 7 |
| 2 | Mar, 2024 | Breaking the Myth of the Feminine: Liza Cody’s Eva Wylie Trilogy | Newsletter, Women's Studies Centre | Vol 15 |
| 3 | Jan, 2019 | Cooking Home-food: Culinary Identity and Nostalgia in the Diasporic Stories of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni | Language in India (international monthly online journal. UGC List- Journal serial number 49042) | Vol. 19:1 |
| 4 | Jun, 2018 | Snooping Sisters: Redefining Heroics in Women's "Golden Age" Crime Fiction | "Ajker Jodhon" (UGC Serial No: 40742) | Special Issue-"Women in Texts", May-June 2018 |
| 5 | Mar, 2016 | Women's Professional Identity in Dorothy Leigh Sayers's "Gaudy Night" | Newsletter, Women's Study Cwntre, Lady Brabourne College | Volume 7, March 2016 |
| 6 | Mar, 2015 | "P.D. James's Cordelia Gray: A woman in an '-Unsuitable Job' " | Newsletter (Women's Study Centre, Lady Brabourne College | Vol. 6 |
| 7 | Jan, 2014 | Juxtaposition of Formulas in Conan Doyle's "The Valley of Fear" | Journal of Humanities (Lady Brabourne College) | Vol. 4, Platinum Jubilee Number, 2014 |
| 8 | Jan, 2013 | Juggling with Politics in The Adventures of Tintin | Conscientia (Academic Journal of Krishnagar Govt. College) | Vol 1, No. 2 |
| 9 | Jan, 2012 | "Canonizing Detective Fiction" | Journal of the Department of English, Vidyasagar University (peer-reviewed) | Vol 10 |
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Talk/Lectures
| Sl No. | Date | Title | Organised By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08-03-2021 | "Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain's Vission of Women's Emancipation" | Barasat College |
| 2 | 03-09-2012 | Poetry of Wilfred Owen-Lecture Series Programme | Department of English, Krishnagar Govt. College |
Oral/Poster Presentation
| Sl No. | Date | Title | Title of Conference | Organised By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08-04-2021 | "The New Woman and the Turn of the Century Lady Detective" | Literature and Gender: Past and Present | Department of English & IQAC, Bijoy Krishna Girls' College Howrah in collaboration with Department of English & IQAC, Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata |
| 2 | 28-02-2019 | The Novel as a Game: Agatha Christie's Clue Puzzles | Genre Studies: The Idea of the Novel | Department of English and Culture Studies, University of Burdwan |
| 3 | 29-01-2019 | Cooking Home-Food: Culinary Identity and Nostalgia in the Diasporic Stories of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni | Food is just not a Curry: Raison d'etre of Food in Literature | Department of English, Periyar University, Tamil Nadu |
| 4 | 31-01-2013 | Canonizing Detective Fiction | Remapping the English Literary Canon: Language, Society and Culture | Department of English, Vidyasagar University, |
| 5 | 29-02-2008 | Juggling with Politics in The Adventures of Tintin | Literature, War, and the Politics of Representation: The Twentieth Century and After | Department of English, Krishnagar Govt. College |
Conferences/Seminars/Symposium/Workshops: Organized
| Sl No. | Start Date | End Date | Title | Organised By | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03-10-2018 | 04-10-2018 | Exploring New Avenues: Film Studies and Career Planning | Department of English, Lady Brabourne College in Collaboration with Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute | Joint Convener |
| 2 | 10-01-2012 | 11-01-2012 | Revisiting Genre: Text Discourse, Performance | Department of English, Krishnagar Govt. College | Member, Organizing Committee |
| 3 | 04-03-2008 | 05-03-2008 | Literature, War, and the Politics of Representation | Krishnagar Govt. College, Krishnagar | Member, Organizing Committtee |