Neeraja Sasikumar

Assistant Professor

Neeraja Sasikumar is an Assistant Professor of English at DLHS in MAHE, Bengaluru. She recently submitted her doctoral thesis as a junior research fellow in the department of Indian and World Literatures at EFLU, Hyderabad. Her research focused on performativity of caste in folk performances of North Kerala. She has presented her work in various international and national platforms, and has published in reputed, peer reviewed, international journal. She has also worked as subject matter expert for Calicut University's EMMRC course on World Theatre. Apart from college level teaching, she also has experience in training students for international competitive exams such as ACTs and SATs.

Department of Liberal Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (DLHS) Bengaluru

Qualification: Ph.D. (submitted), M.A.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Ph.D. (pursuing) Ritual/Folk Performance English and Foreign Language University (EFLU), Hyderabad 2023
M.A. English Literature English and Foreign Language University (EFLU), Hyderabad 2014
B.A. (Honours) Literature, Linguistics and ELE English and Foreign Language University (EFLU), Hyderabad 2012

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

1) Performance/ theatre studies 2) Cultural Anthropology 3) Folklore Studies 4) Subaltern Studies 5) Alternative American theatres

Area of Expertise

1) Performance/theatre studies 2) Ritual studies 3) Folklore 4) Alternative American theatre

Area of Research

1) Performance/theatre studies 2) Ritual studies 3) Folklore