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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Writing Studies

Teaching areas

European Classical Literature,The Novel in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century England, Twentieth Century British Novel, English Renaissance Drama, Modern European Drama, Partition Literature, Academic and Research Writing

Research areas

Postcolonial Theory, Postcolonial Literature

Education

BA (Hons.), St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, India, 1985
MA , St Stephen's College, Delhi University, India, 1987
MPhil , Delhi University, India, 1990
PhD, Delhi University, India, 2006

Professional experience

American University of Sharjah, U.A. E., 2002 to date
Zakir Husain College, Delhi University, India, 1987-2001

Contact

ngandhi@aus.edu
+971 6 515 2748

Dr. Neena Gandhi

Associate Professor
PhD in English, Delhi University, India

Neena Gandhi’s area of research is postcolonial literature. She has published articles on postcolonial literature in international journals. Her teaching areas include academic and research writing, English Renaissance drama, modern European drama, 20th century British novel and Partition literature. Prior to joining American University of Sharjah in 2002, she taught at Delhi University for 14 years.

Publications

Gandhi, N. (2017). The Lawrentian truth: Selfhood and the primal consciousness. AITNER's Conference Paper Proceedings Series LIT2016-0009.
Gandhi, N. (2015). Postcolonialism, participatory democracy and the rise of the AAP factor in Indian politics. In A.Singh (Ed), Democratic governance: Issues and concerns (119‐127). New Delhi: Avon Publications
Gandhi, N. (2012). At the crossroads: Culture and cultural Identity in the novels of Achebe. African Identities 10 (1), 55-62.
Gandhi, N.(2011). Crossing literary frontiers: Religious perspectives, magic and witchcraft in the novels of Cary and Achebe Second International Journal of Arts and Sciences [CD-ROM] 4 (14), 91-100.
Gandhi, N. (2010). Historical perspectives in master narratives: Ironies and subversions in the novels of Cary and Achebe. International Journal of Arts and Sciences [CD-ROM] 3 (10), 274-283.
Lewis,D.,Storseth,T.,Dahan,L.,Abusalim,A, & Gandhi,N.(2009). Majlisof the others:AreaderforwritersintheGulf.Edinburgh Gate:Pearson Education Ltd.
Gandhi, N. (2008). Nation and national identity in the novels of Chinua Achebe. A Multicultural and multifaceted study of ideologies and conflicts related to the complex realities and fictions of nation and identity represented in contemporary literature written in English. Ed. Jose Maria Gutierrez Araanz. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp.153-163. Print.
Gandhi, N. (2015). Ambiguous ideologies: Visual representations in the novels of Cary, Forster and Achebe. Humanities and Social Sciences Review 4 (2), 415‐424.

Conference Presentations

The Lawrentian Truth: Selfhood and the Primal Consciousness. Paper presented at the 9th Annual International Conference on Literature, Athens, Greece, June 2016
1947: Partition, postcolonialism and sites of Memory. Paper presented at the The Politics of Memory: Victimization, Violence, and Contested Memories of the Past conference organized by the Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University, New York, NY, December 2015
Ambiguous ideologies: Visual representations in the novels of Cary, Forster and Achebe. Paper presented at the IJAS International Conference for Social Sciences and Humanities, FIAP Jean Monet, Paris, France, April 2015.
Postcolonialism, participatory democracy and the rise of the AAP Factor in Indian politics. Paper presented at the International conference on Public Policy, Governance and Democracy Experiences from Canada & India, Center of Canadian studies, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, March 2014
Recasting the past: The subversive power of folklore in Achebe?s novels. Paper presented at the International Conference on Folklore, Center of Russian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, October 2013
Delhi and the Punjabi refugeesAmerican Comparative Literature Association Conference, University of Toronto, Canada, April 2013
Historical Perspectives in Master Narratives: Ironies and Subversions in the Novels of Cary and Achebe.IJAS Conference for Several Academic Disciplines, Cambridge, U.S.A., May 31, 2010.
At the Crossroads: Cultural Perspectives in Cary and Achebe. ACLA conference Global Languages, Local Cultures, Cambridge, U.S. March 26-29, 2009.
Language and Style in the Novels of Chinua Achebe.Afrikanistenstag 2007, Vienna, Austria, July 23-25, 2007.
From Fiction to Composition: A Tentative step. Innovative Approaches to Academic Writing, Sharjah, U.A.E., Feb,2007.
Nation and National Identity in the Novels of Chinua Achebe. I International Conference on Nation and Identity in 20th Century Literature in English Murcia, Spain, September 14-16, 2006.
Theme of Personal Relationships in Lawrence -- The Rainbow, The Plumed Serpent, Lady Chatterley?s Lover. British Literature 1800 ? 1930, Centre for Professional Development and Higher Education, Delhi, India, March 3-23, 1999.
An analysis of The Color Purple in the context of Alice Walker?s Theoretical Statements on Black Feminism. Literary Theory and the Teaching of Literature, Centre for Professional Development and Higher Education, Delhi, India, December 3-23, 1999.
Crossing Literary Frontiers: Magic and witchcraft in thev Novels of Cary and Achebe. SecondIJAS Conference for Several Academic Disciplines, Cambridge, U.S.A., May 30, 2011

Awards and Honors

Received Research Fellowship from University Grants Commission,India,1999.

Other creative/research

Organized and moderated seminar, The Twilight Zone in the Colonial and Postcolonial World, at the ACLA conference Global Languages, Local Cultures held at Harvard University,Cambridge, U.S.A., March 26-29, 2009. The seminar, held over three days, focused on: i. colonial and postcolonial India, ii. colonial and postcolonial Africa, iii. and drama and art photography in the postcolonial world
Presented a series of inter-disciplinary lectures discussing links between politics and postcolonial literature at the Department of International Studies, American University of Sharjah, March 2007
Organized National Seminar, Reviewing the Epic, at Zakir Husain College, Delhi University, February, 2001

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