Qualification: UGC NET, MA, MPhil
Hometown: Vengoor
Maria Mathews is a faculty member in the Department of English currently pursuing a doctoral research scholarship at Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kerala. She has worked as an Assistant Professor at premier government-aided and private colleges in Kerala. She holds an MPhil degree in English from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit and BA and MA degrees from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. Her research interests principally lie in Vulnerability Studies and her research articles have appeared in national and international journals.
Areas of Interest
Vulnerability Studies, Intersectionality, Gender Studies, Film Studies
Professional Experience (in years)
- Three years (St. Xavier’s College for Women, Aluva, Union Christian College, Aluva)
- One Year (Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam)
Publications and Presentations
- (Book) Barred/Between: A Study on Select Indian Prison Writing on/by Women. Bodhi Centre for Literary Studies, 2023. ISBN: 9798866985920
- (Preface) Kilimajaroyile Manj. Bodhi Centre for Literary Studies, 2023. ISBN 9784084906946.
- (Article) Mélange: A Collection of Contemporary Poetry and Prose. Bodhi Centre for Literary Studies, 2023. ISBN 9798395759689.
- (Article) Montage: A Collection of Contemporary Poetry and Prose. Bodhi Centre for Literary Studies, 2021. ISBN 9798885301640.
- (Co-editor) Poe in Quarantine: Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe. Xpress Publishing, 2021. ISBN 9781685547455.
- (Article) “A Fair Judgment of the Bestial/Oriental Man: Neo-colonial
- Subtexts of Jallikattu’s International Acclaim.” TJES: Teresian Journal of
- English Studies; Peer-reviewed International Quarterly of St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous), Kochi. Vol XIV. No. III. July-Sept. 2022. ISSN 09756302.
- (Article) “A Labyrinth for Liberation: Carnivalesque Tendencies in Lijo Jose
- Pellissery’s Churuli.” Discourse: Xavierian Research Journal: Peer-refereed Interdisciplinary Journal of St. Xavier’s College for Women, Aluva. Vol VIII. No II. 2021. ISSN 2321-0214.
Invited Talks/ Lectures:
- Resource Person – Invited Scholar Talk Series at the Department of English, Al Shifa College of Arts and Science, Perinthalmanna (12 July 2023).
- Resource Person – Workshop on Research Methodology at the Department of Communicative English, St. Xavier’s College for Women, Aluva (16 February 2023).
- Chief Resource Person – FDP on Professional Communication held at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering from 19 to 24 February 2020. Delivered extensive lectures on: English grammar, Interview Skills, Debate Skills, Group Discussion.