Faculty of the University
 

 


Dr.(Mrs.) Alka Singh
Assistant Professor of English
M.A. (English), M.Phil. in English
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Phone No.: 0522-2425902-903 Ext:. 125 (O) and 302(R)

 

She did M.A. & M.Phil. in English from the University of Lucknow, Lucknow. She was awarded Ph.D in English from Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra on May13, 2011. She deals in the intricacies and relationship in law, language and literature and facilitates students in honing up their communication skills. Her research profile includes:

  • M.Phil. “The Poetics, History and Ideology of Postmodernism in the selected works of Linda Hutcheon (with special reference to The Politics of Postmodernism and A Poetics of Postmodernism).”

  • Ph.D. “Postmodernism in the selected works of Linda Hutcheon and Robert Kroetsch (with reference to The Politics of Postmodernism , A Poetics of Postmodernism, The Studhorse Man and Badlands).”

  • POSTMODERNISM (book), from Bookshelf, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-81-906986-1-0

  • Publication of more than 15 research papers/articles in edited volumes and journals.

  • Participated and Presented Papers in more than 15 National & International Seminars and Conferences.

She has been a member in the Curriculum Development Committee for Nationalized Text Books for Secondary Students under Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education, Allahabad. Apart from being trained on Recent Teaching Pedagogy, she is well proficient in English, Hindi and French. She is also associated with Gyanvani FM Channel 105.6 MHz as an expert on different issues related to literature, language, society, and human rights in live phone-in programme. She has also commendably contributed to the magazines and newspapers. She is an Executive Member of the Magazine Committee.

Her areas of interest are: ESP (English for Specific Purposes), Literary Theory and Criticism, Indian Writing in English, New Literatures in English and Cultural Studies.