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About Us

Staff Profile

Staff Profile

Department of English
Ph.D. (Pursuing), JRF, M.A., B.A. (Hons.)

Ms. Aakanksha Barwal

Assistant Professor

Educational Qualifications

Degree Institution Year
BA (Hons.) English Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi 2017
M.A. English Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi 2020
Ph.D. English School of Letters, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi Pursuing

Career Profile

November 2023 – till date 

Assistant Professor, Bharati College, DU

December 2022 – November 2023

Guest Lecturer at SOL/NCWEB, DU.

 

 

Administrative Assignments

  • Co-Convenor of Dastaan
  • Member of Monitoring Committee, Bharati College
  • Member of Newsletter Committee
  • Member of Academic Support Cell, Bharati College
  • Member of ST/SC Cell
  • Member of Admissions Committee (2024-2025)

Areas of Interest / Specialization

Urban Studies, Modernist Literature, Gender Studies, Psychogeography, Popular Literature

Subjects Taught

Core/Electives
Romantic Literature, Literary Criticism, American Literature, Modern European Drama, Speculative Fiction and Detective Literature, British Literature: The Early 20th Century, Introduction to Literary Studies, Literature and Human Rights, Ecology and Literature


Research Guidance

Publications Profile

Publications in the Last one year



Conference Organization / Presentations (in the last three years)

Paper Presentations
  • Presented a paper titled “Questions of Travel and Home: (Dis)locating the Poetic Subject in Elizabeth Bishop’s Poetry” at the International conference titled “(Dis)locations: The Shifting Thematics of Home”, RHOME 2023, at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, 22-23 June 2023. 
  • Presented a paper titled “Beyond the Silence: Historiography and the Reconstruction of Female Narratives in the Aftermath of Partition” at the National Conference titled “Understanding the Social World: Theories, Methods and Practices”, Shodhotsav 2023, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi, Delhi, 22-23 August 2023.


Conference Organisation 

  • Member of the Organising Committee for the International Conference on “The Increasing Role of Russian Language in the BRICS and SCO Countries: Education, Language and Culture” held on 12-13 March at Bharati College.
  • Member of the Organising Committee for the National Seminar on “Society and Sustainability for Vision Viksit Bharat@2047: Addressing Socio-Economic and Environmental Challenges in the North East Region of India" held on 31 January 2025, Bharati College.
  • Member of the organising committee for the Shodhotsav Young Researcher’s Conference titled “Researching [in] the Pandemic” held at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi from June 1-3, 2022.

 Workshops

  • Attended a workshop on Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Social Sciences & Humanities organised by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi on September 12, 2023.

Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)

Awards and Distinctions

NET (JRF)

Association With Professional Bodies

Other Activities