Shiv Nadar University : B.A. (Research) in English

B.A. (Research) in English

The Department of English is committed to reconstituting traditional literary categories in contemporary ways. The programs take the student through several pathways that include: fictional traditions stretching from the novel to graphic novels and videogames, the literatures of South Asia informed by theories of translation, literary and cultural theory, world poetry, and the development of theatre from classical to contemporary.

Know your Faculty

Sambudha Sen

Professor and Head,
Ph.D., University of Delhi

Tulika Chandra

Associate Professor,
Ph.D., JNU

Rashmi Bhatnagar

Professor,
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Vikram Kapur

Associate Professor,
Ph.D., University of East Anglia

Chinmay Sharma

Assistant Professor,
Ph.D., SOAS University of London

Dr. Anirban Ghosh

Assistant Professor, Academic Writing,
Ph.D., Ludwigs Maximilian Universitaet, Munich, Germany

Gautama Polanki

Assistant Professor,
Ph.D., EFL University

Gatha Sharma

Assistant Professor,
Ph.D., M.D.S. University

Teja Varma

Assistant Professor,
D. Phil in English, University of Oxford

Vinayak Das Gupta

Assistant Professor,
Ph.D., Trinity College Dublin

Aakriti Mandhwani

Assistant Professor,
Ph.D. SOAS, University of London

Diviani Choudhary

Assistant Professor,
Ph.D., Comparative Literature, Binghamton University

STUDENTS SPEAK

Programs Offered

Bachelor of Arts (Research) in English

Master of Arts in English

Ph.D. in English

Representative Courses *

• The Language Game of Literature
• Drama: Tropes and Adaptation
• Fantasy and Science Fiction
• Getting Verse
• Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
• Linguistic Approaches to literature
• Introduction to Translation Studies
• Modernist Literature
• South Asian Literature
• Criticle Theory
• Mapping Language Change
• The Fundamentals of Creative Writing
• Politics and Polemics in Early Modern Europe
• Poetry and Conflict
• Landmarks In The Novel Form
• Contemporary Forms of Fiction
• Crafting Poems
• Unlocking The Literary Through Feminist Theory
• Translation: Theory and Practice
• Vernacular Literary Practices
• World Folk Literature
• Crafting Short Fiction

*This is not an exhaustive list. The courses shown above are reviewed every semester based on the requirement of the program. New courses are added every semester.