Faculty of the University
Dr.(Mrs.) Alka Singh
Assistant Professor of English
M.A. (English), M.Phil & Ph.d in English
E-mail: alka@rmlnlu.ac.in, blueeyemini@gmail.com
Phone No.: : 0522-2425904/905 Ext.125 &434
Dr Alka Singh is an Assistant Professor of English at Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University Lucknow. She has done her postdoctoral research work as a Visiting Scholar to Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, Paris, France under Indo-French Programme of Co-operation in Social Sciences.
Her areas of teaching, research and doctoral supervision are ESP, Communication Studies, Gender and Culture, Canadian Literature, New Literatures, India Studies, Law and Literature, English for Aviation and Language through literature. Besides her publications in reputed journals, and presentations in National and International conferences, she has published the following books; Postmodernism (2008), Gender Roles in Postmodern World (2014), Postmodernism: Texts and Contexts (2014), Issues in Canadian Literature (2016), Women Empowerment (2018), Women: Issues of Exclusion and Inclusion (2018) and Women Society and Culture (2018).
She has contributed scholarly essays to different international knowledge volumes and encyclopedias like Pop Culture in Asia and Oceania published from Santa Barbara, California: ABC Clio, Ideas and Movements that Shaped America: From the Bill of Rights to "Occupy Wall Street.Vol.1 Santa Barbara, California: ABC Clio, Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity, published from Thousand Oak: SAGE Publications, Encyclopedia of Native People of the World: Groups, Issues, and Controversies (3 vol.) published from New York: M.E. Sharp Inc. She has worked as an academic advisor to Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) Series of Layman Poupard Publishing LLC Columbia, USA for writing on ‘U.R. Anantha Murthy, and to Twentieth Century Literary Criticism(TCLC) Series’ for writing on A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen. She regularly broadcasts radio talks on socio-cultural issues, and publishes poems in collections and periodicals. As part of community and extension services she has been sensitizing students and public at large on women’s issues, health issues and other socio-cultural issues through theme lectures in seminars and workshops, radio-broadcasts, popular articles and other creative engagements through newspapers etc.
She has been a Member of the Editorial Board of English Matters a journal of the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Member Curriculum Development Committee for writing Nationalized Text Books for Secondary Level English, Board of Secondary Education, Uttar Pradesh. She has designed and developed the curriculum and Course Module of English, and Language of Law for National Law University.
She has also worked as the Chairperson, Cultural Committee, Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Assistant Proctor, Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, Warden Girls Hostel, Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. She has been a Member, Gender Justice Cell, Member, Sexual Harassment Complaints Committee, Member, Proctorial and Student Grievances Board, Member, Anti-Ragging Committee, Member, Website Management Committee, Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow . She is the Life Member of The Association for English Studies of India, and The Global Association of English Studies.
She has worked as Nodal Officer, Representing Dr RML National Law University, Lucknow(Nominated by the Vice Chancellor) Neeti Chintan organized as a joint venture of UP Police and All India Police Foundation on 09-09-2017 at UP DIAL 100 Crossing Gomti Nagar Lucknow. She is Coordinator of the Committee to organize Seminars, Workshops, Extra Mural and Special Lectures, Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow.
Dr Singh is the Media Spokesperson, Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow . She is the recipient of Eight / Honours for academics and creative writing.
