» Anju Maria Sebastian

Anju Maria Sebastian

Assistant Professor

MA English, NET

Educational qualification
- Pursuing PhD (MG University -Thesis Submitted)
- MA English (SH Thevara)
- BA English (BCM College, Kottayam)
- NET Qualified
- Certifications
- Teach English Now! Teaching Language Online Non Credit Course offered by Arizona State University
- The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing Certification by Google Digital Unlocked
  Scholarly Writing & Publishing: Emerging Areas and Challenges from AI Organised by Lore&Ed Research Associates
Areas of Specialization
- Gender Studies, Film Studies, Cultural Studies, Fat Feminism
Research Publications
- When Seeing is Not Believing: The Politics of Photographs; Fabricating Memories and Realities – International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities
- From Meaningless to the Cathartic: Doodling as Art Therapy – International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities
- From Darkness to Light: A Journey to Self Discovery, Meaning and Fulfilment in Life in Coelho’s Alchemist and Hesse’s Siddharta – Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences
- Strength and Resilience in Tamil Dalit Literature: Examining Dalit Feminism through the Lens of Bama’s Works and Western Feminist Theory – International Journal of Tamil Language and Literary Studies (UGC Carelisted)
- Fatphobia in Disney Movies: Implications and Imprints on Children’s Wellbeing – Ishalpaithrkam (UGC Carelisted)
Paper presentations
- Presented the paper “Post Pandemic Evolution and Implications on Film Festivals” at the 2 day National Seminar on “Intersecting Worlds: Perspectives from History, Literature and Film” organized by PG Department of English, St.Marys College, Manarcadu on 24 – 25 October, 2024
- Presented the paper “Confronting and Resisting Weight Stigma: An Analysis of Sofie Hagen’s Happy Fat” at the Two-Day Multidisciplinary Online National Conference on “Embodied Identities: The Body in Cultural Spaces” organised by Forum for Research in English, Centre for Advanced Studies and Research in English Language and Literature, Department of English, Farook College (Autonomous), Calicut, on 21 & 22 February, 2023
- Presented the paper “The Cultural Positioning of Fatness in Children’s Literature” at the Three-Day International Online Conference on “Theory and Discursive Practices in the Age of Interdisciplinarity” organized by Bharata Mata College and Royal University, Bhutan

Seminars/ Workshops/ Conferences/ FDPs coordinated
- Coordinated the Three-Day Webinar Series “Engaging Theory” organized by Research and Post graduate Department of English, Sree Sankara College, Kalady on 17-21 October 2020
- Coordinated theTwo-Day National Webinar on “Strands of Hybridity: The Landscape of Postcolonial Poetry” organized by Department of English, Sree Sankara College, Kalady on 11-12 April, 2022
Participation in Campus Corporate Life
- Member of RCMAS Handbook Committee 2024-25, RCMAS Music Club, Ragalaya 2024-25
- Member of RCMAS Research Committee 2024-25, RCMAS Website Committee 2024-25
- Member of RCMAS Media and Design Committee 2024-25, Member of RCMAS Institution’s Innovation Cell (IIC) 2024-25
- Department In-Charge of NAAC Criteria 5, 2024-25
- Department In-Charge for the Career Guidance and Placement Cell 2024-25
- Assistant Batch Coordinator of Final year BA English 2024-25
- Mentor for OJT for Final year BA English 2024-25
- Assistant In-Charge of Formal Session for Deeksharambham 2024-25, Inceptra 2024-25
Work Experience
- Lecturer at Bharata Mata College, Thrikakkara
- Project Manager and Content Writer, XIME Kochi