XXVI ANNUAL REPORT GOA UNIVERSITY

Department of English
Faculty
K. S. Bhat, Ph.D., Professor & Head -- Literary Theory, Critical Theory and Cultural Studies
Kiran Budkuley, Ph.D., Associate Professor -- British Poetry, Culture and Gender Studies,
Indian Literature and Novel
Nina Caldeira, Ph.D., Associate Professor -- Goa Cultural Studies, Post-Colonial Literature,
Linguistics and American Literature
Andre Rafael Fernandes, Ph.D., Associate Professor -- Novel, Linguistics, Commonwealth
Literature and Language Laboratory
Major thrust areas of research and achievements
The major thrust areas of the department are Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Post
colonial Studies and Fiction Studies. The department also has a state of the art Language
Laboratory.
No. of Ph.D. awarded: 3.
Other Information
K. Budkuley:
• Delivered invited talk, ‘Towards a Meaningful Welfare State: A Citizens’ Road Map’
at the Pandurang Mulgaonkar Annual Memorial Lecture, Panaji, Goa, 27 th
November, 2010.
• Invited Speaker on the English translation of Sanjeev Verenkar’s collection of
poems, “Village Evening” by Prakash Thali, Panaji, Goa, 25 th September, 2011.
• Chaired the panel discussion on “Are Our Hearts Fearless and Heads Held High? A
21 st Century Evaluation” at Indradhanush: A Festival of Colour, Panaji, Goa, to
commemorate Rabindranth Tagore’s literary and cultural contribution to the
Society, 24 th December 2011.
• Invited Speaker on the Collection of Poetry ‘Jeenechi Gangotri’ by Chandrika
Padgaonkar at the book release held at Panaji, 16 th December 2010.
Nina Caldeira:
• Guest edited a refereed National Journal ‘Critical Discourse’, June 2011.
TV / Documentary Interviews:
• Andre Rafael Fernandes, 3 [Lotus Film & T; Prudent Media; Documentary on Tiatr]
• Article [Invited Guest Column] in The Economic Times: 1 [5 th August, 2010].
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