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B R Alamelu

Assistant Professor

Centre/School/Special Centre

Centre for English Studies,

School of Language Literature and Culture Studies

alamelu@mail.jnu.ac.in, alamelu@jnu.ac.in

Personal Webpage

https://www.jnu.ac.in/sites/default/files/BRAlamelu_CV.pdf

Personal files

BRAlamelu_CV.pdf

Qualifications

Dr. BR. Alamelu Completed her PhD from CES/SLL&CS, JNU, in 2014 on the broad theme of Diasporic Indian Women’s Writings;

Her M.Phil dissertation (2009) from JNU was on Gender in Diaspora;

M.A (English Studies): Jawaharlal Nehru University (2006)

B.A (English Literature): Queen Mary’s College, University of Madras (2004)

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Diaspora, Gender and Transculturalism;

Disability and Digital Humanities;

Indigenous Literatures of Africa, Australia, Canada and America;

Experience

18 years of teaching and research experience

Awards & Honours

Awarded ICSSR Major Research Project titled, ‘Cultural Lives of Women With Visual Disabilities: A Cross-Regional Study’ April 2025 (ongoing)

International Collaboration/Consultancy

Paper Coordinator, Literatures of Diaspora, Syllabus Revision Committee, Department of English, University of Delhi, September 2017 to July 2020.

Paper Coordinator, Communication for special Needs, Syllabus Revision Committee,Department of MultiMedia and Mass Communication, University of Delhi, fromJune 2018 to July 2020.

Developed a module for English Language Basic Short Term Course, ELPC, for Institute of Life long Learning, University of Delhi from August 2009 to July 2010.

Founding Coordinator, Centre for Disability Studies, Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi, December 2022 to November 2023.

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

‘Ganga in the Assiniboine: A Transcultural Reading of Uma Parameswaran’s Novella’ in the Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Research (JIMR), 2024: 19.4.

‘Human Rights and Disability Feminism: Struggles, Stereotypes and Subordinations in the Case of Women With Disabilities (WWDs)’ in Disability Citizenship and Social Exclusion ed. Sudhir Singh A Kachhap. New Delhi: Anamika Publishers, 2008

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

Patents (if any)