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Ms Vijeta Kumar

Assistant Professor - Coordinator CE & TEP

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20121101089

Narrative Journalism, Latin American Fiction, Creative Writing, Autoethnography, Dalit Literature

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Professional QualificationJournal PublicationsBooks And Chapters PublishedResearch ProjectsPaper PresentationsWorkshop/Conference/Training ProgrammeConsultancyMembershipAwardsPopular Media ArticlesPrevious ExperienceFaculty Development ProgramResource PersonsResearch Ids

Professional Qualification

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Academic DegreeSubjectUniversityAddress of the UniversityRank/ Medals
N.E.TEnglishUGCNew Delhi
M.AEnglishSt. Joseph's College (Autonomous) -- affiliated to Bangalore UniversityBangaloreYes
B.AJournalism, English, PsychologySri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College -- affiliated to Bangalore UniversityBangaloreYes
Eligibility Details
CategorySubjectStatus
NETENGLISHCleared
OTHERSEnglishCleared
PhD Details
Title of ThesisUniversity / InstitutionUniversity AddressDate of RegistrationDate of CompletionDetails of papers published (Enter the total number of papers published / under process as part of Phd)Current Status
The Reading Woman & The Striving Artist: On the works of Dawn PowellSt. Joseph's UniversitySt Joseph's University, 36 Lalbagh Road, Bengaluru-560027, Karnataka, India30-09-2023Ongoing / Submitted

Journal Publications

Publications
TitleName of JournalYearDOI/URLYour authorial positionHow many authorsClarivate IF
Gendered Indian Digital Publics Along Matrices of Domination/OppressionWomen's Studies in Communication2022https://doi.org/10.1080/07491409.2022.2136885Corresponding5
Reflections: Sexual Violence in India and the Possibilities and Limits of Digital ActivismWomen's Studies in Communication2022https://doi.org/10.1080/07491409.2022.2136908Corresponding7
Between rage and silence: being Dalit on TwitterFeminist Media Studies2021https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14680777.2021.18656051st1
‘Religions cannot liberate the Subalterns’Integral Liberation: A Quarterly Review for Justice, Development and Social Change Vol.15. No.1 Bang20111st1
‘The Absent State and Freedom of Expression: The Case of M.F. Husain’for Integral Liberation: A Quarterly Review for Justice, Development and Social Change Vol.15. No.2 20111st and corresponding2

Books And Chapters Published

Book Chapter Published
Article TitleBook titleBook editorArticle pagesNo of ChaptersYour authorial positionYearISBNPublisher DetailsPlaceAre you the publisher of this book
'We have also studied him': Shakespeare and the Dalit ReaderShakespeare in the ‘Post’ ColoniesBi-qi Beatrice Lei (Series Editor) , David Schalkwyk (Series Editor) , Silvia Bigliazzi (Series Editor) , Amrita Dhar (Anthology Editor) , Amrita Sen (Anthology Editor)119-13711st2025HB: 978-1-3503-4414-3 PB: 978-1-3503-4418-1 ePDF: 978-1-3503-4416-7 eBook: 978-1-3503-4415-0THE ARDEN SHAKESPEARE Bloomsbury Publishing PlcLondonNo
A tale of DuplexitiesYaari An Anthology on Friendship by Women and Queer FolxShilpa Phadke, Nithila Kanagasabai142-14611st2023978-9382579168Yoda PressNew DelhiNo
Taking the LeapVisible/Invisible Representation Of Women In Art Through The MAP CollectionKamini Sawhney28-3511st2023ISBN-13: 978-81-957576-0-2Museum of Art & PhotographyBengaluruNo
Self-made vs Self-respect: The Politics of Belonging in Zoya Akhtar’s FilmsReFocus: The Films of Zoya AkhtarAakshi Magazine, Amber Shields180-19511st2022Hardback: 9781474476416 Ebook (ePub): 9781474476447 Ebook (PDF): 9781474476430Edinburgh University PressUnited KingdomNo
Between rage and silence: being Dalit on TwitterFeminist Media Studies, Vol 21, 2021Cynthia Carter and Isabel Molina-Guzmán157-15811st2021ISSN: 1468-0777Taylor and FrancisEnglandNo
Online (Indian/South Asian) Digital Protest Publics Negotiating #POC, #BIPOC, and #anticasteNetworked Feminisms - Activist Assemblies and Digital PracticesSHANA MACDONALD; BRIANNA I. WIENS; MICHELLE MACARTHUR AND MILENA RADZIKOWSKA145-16112nd2021Hard cover: 9781793613790/ eBook: 9781793613806Lexington Books: Rowman and LittlefieldMaryland, United StatesNo

Research Projects

Projects
Type of ProjectLevelTitle of ProjectCurrent StatusFunding AgencyAmountProject Start DateProject End DateDuration
OthersInternationalSAFE SPACES AND PLEASURE POLITICSOngoingParodevi Pictures1,00,00014-06-2023One Year
OthersSAFE SPACES AND PLEASURE POLITICSOngoingParodevi Pictures1,00,00014-06-2023One Year
MinorLocal“MAGAZINES REDUX – THE ONLINE REBIRTH OF A CULTURE OF READING IN INDIA”CompletedUGC55,000/-4 years

Paper Presentations

Presentations
Title of PaperTitle of Seminar/ConferenceOrganized byLevelStart DatePlaceCountryDuration
Who Owns ShakespeareShakespeare in the ‘Post’ Colonies: What’s Shakespeare to Them, or They to Shakespeare?Shakespeare Association of AmericaInternational02-04-2021SAA, Department of English University of Mississippi - over ZoomUSAThree Days
Turning the Classroom into a Playground: Some Experiences with Writing after Web 2.0Words Words Words: The Future of Literary WritingEnglish and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad.International25-11-2015HyderabadIndiaThree Days
Reinvention and Feminist Practice in the Web 2.0 EraLanguage, Literature and CultureIndian Institute of Advanced Studies, PuneInternational15-12-2014PuneIndiaThree Days

Workshop/Conference/Training Programme

Events Organized
Type of EventLevelOrganized byDate FromTitle of EventDurationPlace
OthersOthersDepartment of English09-07-2025Mixer 2025Two hoursSt. Joseph's University
WorkshopInternationalUzbekistan State World Languages University16-08-2020Creative Reading > Creative WritingAfternoonZoom
WorkshopNationalThe Blue Dawn: A facilitator of services to Bahujan communities12-04-2020From Shadows to the Stars - A writing workshop conducted via ZoomAfternoonOnline workshop on zoom
WorkshopInternationalTata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati09-03-2020VaomalanOne dayGuwahati
WorkshopNationalDalit Women Fight, AIDMAM (ALL INDIA DALIT MAHILA ADHIKAR MANCH)12-12-2019Broken to Whole: A life in WritingThree daysDelhi
WorkshopInternationalDepartment of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Tubingen21-10-2019Caste and the Experience of Graded Sovereignty in IndiaTwo daysTubingen, Germany

Consultancy

Name of ConsultantName of the facility usedOrganization of the ConsultantName of Consultancy ProjectSponsoring AgencyDate of ConsultancyRevenue Generated (amount in Rupees)
The Third EyeConsultation for the Education EditionNirantar TrustEducation editionNirantar trust12-02-202220,000/-
Samvada, BangaloreExpertiseThe Centre for Wellness and Justice, Baduku Community CollegeWriting workshop on the theme of "My Life's Journey: Past, Present and Future”, for the studSamvada, Bangalore15-11-20184000

Membership

Membership (Research body/Professional Association)
Name of the BodyLevelStart DateEnd DateAny other Information
Shakespeare Association of AmericaInternational23-03-2021
All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar ManchNational19-12-201712-01-2019

Awards

Name of Award/AchievementLevelAwarded byPlaceDateDuration of Fellowship
Agents of Ishq - Poetic Politics/Safe Spaces projectInternationalParodevi PicturesMumbai14-06-2023One Year
German Spotlight 2023InternationalGoethe Institut-Sandbox CollectiveBengaluru03-06-2023Acted in a dramatised reading of I'M JUST LIKE YOU, I LIKE APPLES | DIRECTED BY: RENCY PHILIP
Guest Editorship for Agents of IshqInternationalParodevi PicturesMumbai01-06-20236 months
German SpotlightInternationalGoethe Institut-Sandbox collectiveBengaluru21-08-2021Directed dramatised reading of No Ship Will Come
Study of the U.S Institute of Scholars on Contemporary American LiteratureInternationalUnited States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural AffairsSeattle, USA28-06-20196 weeks
Fulbright fellowshipInternationalUnited States Department of State Bureauof Educational and Cultural AffairsSeattle, USA28-06-20196 Weeks
Shortlisted for the TOTO Award in Creative Writing (English)NationalToto Funds the ArtsBangalore13-01-2018

Popular Media Articles

Serial NumberName of ArticleYearName of the Magazine / MediaLink
17The Philosophy of Joy Ft Vijeta Kumar30-12-2023The Anurag Minus Verma Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/episode/2WB51qoOVWlUhmAHZecKRz
16The Joy of Writing - Podcast Production with Anurag Minus Verma30-10-2022The Anurag Minus Verma Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/episode/6X0jJk072WJcYOzDQOozYI
14Reckless In Love, Powerful In Sisterhood - Vijeta Kumar Interviews Asha Kowtal28-06-2022Agents of Ishqhttps://agentsofishq.com/post/vijeta-interviews-asha-kowtal
8The Coming of Reason | Relationships23-12-2019India Todayhttps://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/guest-column/story/20191223-the-coming-of-reason-relationships-16
2Hiding behind Language22-08-2022The Third Eyehttps://thethirdeyeportal.in/praxis/hiding-behind-language/
11‘Jai Bhim’ is an ode to the Constitution19-11-2021Deccan Heraldhttps://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/jai-bhim-is-an-ode-to-the-constitution-1052589.html
12How to eat an orange19-07-2023Vittleshttps://www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/how-to-eat-an-orange
7Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd And The Loneliness Of A Bahujan Academic19-04-2019Huffposthttps://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/kancha-ilaiah-shepherd-book-review-memoir-autobiography_in
0Love Is for the Ones Who Love the Work: How Close Reading Interrupts Caste in the Classroom18-08-2023NO NIINhttps://no-niin.com/issue-18/love-is-for-the-ones-who-love-the-work-how-close-reading-interrupts-caste-in-the-classroom/
18Will You Hide the Body with Me?18-03-2024The Third Eyehttps://thethirdeyeportal.in/praxis/will-you-hide-the-body-with-me/
10The many forms of resistance Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/the-many-form17-01-2020Deccan Heraldhttps://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/the-many-forms-of-resistance-795563.html
15ON DALIT DREAMING AND REBELLIOUS JOY13-04-2022The Funambulisthttps://thefunambulist.net/magazine/decentering-the-us/on-dalit-dreaming-and-rebellious-joy
910 years of Pa Ranjith: A fiery filmmaker who continues to impress09-09-2022Deccan Heraldhttps://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/10-years-of-pa-ranjith-a-fiery-filmmaker-who-continues-to
4A battleground called BR Ambedkar06-12-2019The Hindu Businesslinehttps://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/read/a-battleground-called-br-ambedkar/article30212288.ec
1Girls, Cows and the Cities they Grind to Dust05-10-2021The Third Eyehttps://thethirdeyeportal.in/pedagogy/girls-cows-and-the-cities-they-grind-to-dust/
19It was supposed to be Pascal’s Triangle but you two came02-12-2024The Open Dosahttps://opendosa.in/it-was-supposed-to-be-pascals-triangle-but-you-two-came/
5To Fall In Love (With Yourself), You Need A Plunger, Not Plumber01-07-2019Huffposthttps://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/deborah-levy-things-i-dont-want-to-know-the-cost-of-living
6‘Coming Out As Dalit’: An ode to rage and defiance01-07-2019The Hindu Businesslinehttps://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/read/review-of-yashica-dutts-coming-out-as-dalit/article2
3BY PONNUTHAI’S SIDE01-04-2021The White Reviewhttps://www.thewhitereview.org/reviews/by-ponnuthais-side/

Previous Experience

DesignationInstitution NameStart DateEnd Date
Research AssistantCentre for the Study of Culture and Society (now closed)07-08-201220-11-2012
Junior Project AssociateIT for Change

Faculty Development Program

Title of EventType of EventLevelOrganized byPlaceDate FromDate To
Columnist for First PostOthersOthersFirst postBangalore22-11-201823-01-2019
Conducted Creative Writing workshop at National conferenceWorkshopNationalAll India Dalit Mahila Adhikar ManchPune19-12-201719-12-2017
Workshop on Gender and MediaWorkshopNationalPopulation First, Mumbai Press ClubMumbai01-11-201702-11-2017
Creative Writing Workshop by Jahnavi BaruaWorkshopNationalBritish CouncilBritish Council, Bangalore25-03-201726-03-2017
Staff Enrichment ProgrammeOrientation ProgrammesLocalSt. Joseph's CollegeBangalore19-11-201520-11-2015
Winter School in Digital HumanitiesTraining ProgramInternationalInstitute of Advanced Studies, PunePune15-12-201420-12-2014
Teaching Social Sciences: Challenges and Opportunities in the New MilleniumConferenceNationalHumanities and Social Sciences Departments of SJC (Autonomous)Bangalore29-11-201230-12-2012

Resource Persons

Title of the ProgramRoleLevelOrganized byStart DatePlaceCountry
Shakespeare and the Dalit ReaderKeynote AddressNationalCampus Conversations in Indian Shakespeares: Reading Lists, Classroom Teaching, and Student Productions - Department of English, St. Stephen's College, Delhi26-04-2025DelhiIndia
Rainforest Writers' Retreat- Personal Essay and Nature WritingOthersInternationalRainforest Retreat, Mojo plantation and Falana Films29-03-2025CoorgIndia
Writing Caste- Translation Politics: Ajay Navaria & Laura BrueckSubject ExpertInternationalUniversity of Cambridge, Postcolonial and related literatures seminar27-06-2022zoomUK
Caste and LiteratureInvited TalkUniversityEnglish Literary Society, Kamala Nehru College25-02-2022ZoomIndia
The I and the other I: Writing the personal essay without shame or guiltInvited TalkUniversityThe Humanities Series, APU18-02-2022Azim Premji UniversityIndia
Whose Culture is it?: Decoding Caste within 'Popular' CultureSubject ExpertInternationalOxford University05-02-2022ZoomUK
DIGITAL RECIPES FOR PLEASURE POSITIVE SPACES HOW TO MAKE AN ONLINE PLATFORM FOR YOUNG PEOPLESubject ExpertInternationalAgents of Ishq and The YP Foundation09-10-2021ZoomIndia
German Spotlight: A dramatised reading of No Ship Will Come.OthersInternationalGoethe-Institut Bangalore and Sandbox collective in collaboration with the Performing Arts Society o21-08-2021MS TeamsIndia, Germany
A dramatic reading and discussion of Ismat Chugtai's LihaafSubject ExpertNationalBelongg Library Network in collaboration with Lahe Lahe30-06-2021Google MeetIndia
The polyphonic I: Who is I and when should she shut up?Invited TalkCollege levelAzim Premji University, School of Arts and Sciences31-05-2021ZoomIndia
Writing as AutoethnographySubject ExpertCollege levelSt. Andrews College of Arts, Science & Commerce11-11-2020ZoomIndia
NEW VISTAS : EXPLORING UNCHARTED TERRAINS IN LITERARY STUDIESInvited TalkInternationalArulvakku Trust25-06-2020WebinarIndia
Citizenship, Identity & MigrationInvited TalkNationalNetwork of Women in Media07-02-2020Indian Institute of Agricultural Technologists, BangaloreIndia
The Circle has no endingInvited TalkInternationalScribe Rites - Afro Asia Poetry Peace Conference30-12-2018Atta Galatta - BangaloreIndia
Moderated a Panel: An Evening with Perumal MuruganOthersNationalToto Funds the Arts07-05-2018BangaloreIndia

Research Ids

Google Scholar idResearchGate idOrcid idScopus Author IDVidwan
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VK3DFToAAAAJ&hl=enhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vijetha-Kumar-2https://orcid.org/ 0000-0003-1117-2046https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57220934523
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VK3DFToAAAAJ&hl=enNilhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1117-204657220934523 (https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57220934523)349163
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