Faculty Profile

Name
Mr..Kunal Kumar Halder
Designation
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Department
ENGLISH
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Email
bmcengkkh2021@gmail.com
Biography
Academic Interest
VIDWAN Profile

Educational Qualification(In chronological order from latest to Graduation level)

Qualification (In chronological order from latest to Graduation level)College / UniversityYearSubject (s) / Topic (s)SpecializationCertificate Date
NET UGC2012ENGLISH 2012-11-12
Post GraduationUNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA (THROUGH PRESIDENCY COLLEGE)2005ENGLISHCOLONIALISM AND POST-COLONIALISM2005-07-01
GraduationUNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA 2003ENGLISH 2003-11-29

Administrative Experience/Post(s) & responsibilities held

PostOrganization / College / UniversityDuration : From DateDuration : To DateExperience (In Years and Months)
Head of the DepartmentDepartment of English, Bangabasi Morning College2021-01-012022-12-31Two Years

Scholarly Achievements : Publications in recognized professional and / or academic journals

DateWork typeTitle/ChapterJournal / Book TitleYearAuthorURLDoiVolumePage No.EditorPublisherISBN no.
2018-04-30ArticleMAPPING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN LITERATUREAPPROPRIATIONS2018KUNAL KUMAR HALDER VIEW XIII150DR NARUGOPAL MUKHERJEE & MR SHIBAJYOTI KARMAKARBANKURA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, BANKURA, WEST BENGALISSN: 0975-1521
2021-01-01ArticleDISSECTING MASCULINITY IN THE HARRY POTTER SERIES AND THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGYEROTHANATOS2021KUNAL KUMAR HALDER VIEW VOL: 5 ISSUE: 127SUBRATA BISWASTHE ALTERNATIVEE ISSN: 2457-0265
2023-10-01Article BREAKING THE PRISONS: A STUDY OF SELECT DALIT WOMEN AUTOBIOGRAPHIESEROTHANATOS2023KUNAL KUMAR HALDER VIEW VOL: 7 ISSUE: 417SUBRATA BISWASTHE ALTERNATIVEE ISSN: 2457-0265
2024-05-01ReviewComing Out as Dalit: A Memoir by Yashica DuttEROTHANATOS2024KUNAL KUMAR HALDER VIEW VOL: 8 ISSUE: 180SUBRATA BISWASThe AlternativeE ISSN: 2457-0265

Scholarly Achievements : Participation and scholarly presentations in conferences

DateTitle of Conference or InstitutionLevelTitle/Subject of presentation (if made)Document AttachActivity Date
2015-09-12MATHEMATICS AND ITS IMPACT ON NATURAL SCIENCESNationalPARTICIPATED 2015-09-12
2015-09-26AUTONOMY OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: LEGACY OF HERITAGE AND THE PRESENT TIMESStatePARTICIPATED 2015-09-26
2016-11-19HIGHER EDUCATION IN INDIA: ROAD AHEADNationalPARTICIPATED 2016-11-19
2017-12-22PHILOSOPHY & APPLICATION OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN SOCIAL SCIENCEStatePARTICIPATED 2017-12-22
2018-03-16LITERATURE, THEATRE AND CINEMA: ADAPTATIONS AND APPROPRIATIONSNationalPARTICIPATED 2018-03-16
2018-08-14DEMONETIZATION IN INDIANationalPARTICIPATED 2018-08-14
2020-06-15EPIDEMICS, BODY AND MEDICINES: INQUIRIES THROUGH LITERARY AND CULTURAL TEXTSInternationalPARTICIPATED 2020-06-15
2020-07-01MOHAMARI O PARIBAR: MANOSHIK O SHARIRIK SANKATStatePARTICIPATED 2020-07-01
2020-07-14RE-READING AND RE-CONTEXTUALIZING LITERARY TEXT IN TIMES OF PANDEMICNationalPARTICIPATED 2020-07-14
2020-08-01UNDERSTANDING PLANT-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION THROUGH REDOX BIOLOGY: NEW TREND AND NEW OPPORTUNITIESStatePARTICIPATED 2020-08-01
2020-08-14PROMOTION OF COLLEGE TEACHERS/LIBRARIANS AND WB HEALTH SCHEME FOR GRANT-IN-AID COLLEGESStatePARTICIPATED 2020-08-14
2020-09-21LITERATURE IN THE TIMES OF CRISESInternationalPARTICIPATED 2020-09-21
2020-08-22LITERATURE IN THE TIMES OF CRISESInternationalPRESENTED A PAPER TITLED- A QUEST FOR MASCULINE IDENTITY IN CUCK PALAHNIUKS FIGHT CLUB 2020-08-22
2020-08-26NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL POLICYNationalPARTICIPATED 2020-08-26
2020-09-16NETWORK SOCIETIES AND CULTURAL NARRATIVES: STORIES OF HOPE AND DESPAIRInternationalPARTICIPATED 2020-09-16
2020-09-27RE-THINKING THE POSTCOLONIAL: TEXTS AND CONTEXTSInternationalPARTICIPATED 2020-09-27
2021-07-20MANGROVES:THE COASTAL GUARDNationalPARTICIPATED 2021-07-20
2021-08-27CAREER ADVANCEMENT SCHEME FOR COLLEGE TEACHERNationalPARTICIPATED 2021-08-27
2020-02-17RETHINKING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVESInternationalPRESENTED A PAPER TITLED - EXPLORING ENVIRONMENTALISM AND POST HUMANISM IN BACIGALUPIS SHIP BREAKER 0020-02-17
2022-04-08National Literatures and Transnational Textuality organised by the Department of English, St Joseph University, NagalandInternationalPRESENTED A PAPER TITLED - Solving the Conundrum of Being Man in Select Novels of Benjamin A Sáenz and Rice-González 2022-04-08
2022-09-12Margins & Masculinities organised by the Department of English, St Berchmans College (Autonomous), ChanganacherryInternationalPRESENTED A PAPER TITLED - Exploring Masculinity in Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain 2022-09-12
2022-09-11New-Age Critical Posthumanities: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Post-Millennial Intellectual History conducted by Interface, Bankura UniversityInternationalPRESENTED A PAPER TITLED- Investigating Posthumanism in Select Works of Nancy Farmer 2022-09-11
2023-02-12HUMANITIES AT THE CROSSROADS: RE-CONFIGURING (POST)HUMAN ETHICS, AESTHETICS AND POLITICS ORGANIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, BANKURA UNIVERSITYInternationalPRESENTED A PAPER TITLED - POSTHUMAN POSSIBILITIES IN KING RAT AND RAILSEA 2023-02-12
2023-12-15The Popular: Culture, Literature and Media organized by Seminar and Conference Sub-Committee Golden Jubilee Celebration Committee In Collaboration With DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH & IQAC DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR COLLEGE BETAI, NADIA, WB-741163InternationalPRESENTED A PAPER TITLED- Portrayal of Masculinity in Select Bollywood Movies 2023-12-15
0024-02-08Backwash: Voices on Environmental Colonialism and Post-colonials from the Global South organized by the Centre for Australian Studies, Bankura UniversityInternationalPRESENTED A PAPER TITLED- Voice of the Global South: An Ecosophical Reading of Vandana Shiva 2024-02-08
2021-10-20INTERACTION PROGRAMME FOR DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY SCHOLARS AND POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS Sponsored by the University Grants CommissionNationalPRESENTED A PAPER TITLED- Navigating Identities in Select Young Adult Novels 2021-10-20
2024-03-02Posthuman Condition in the AnthropoceneInternationalPresented a Research Paper titled as- "Exploring Posthuman Masculine Identity in William Gibsons Sprawl Trilogy" 2024-03-02
2024-03-02Posthuman Condition in the AnthropoceneInternationalChaired a working session 2024-03-02
2025-02-053rd International Conference on "Whither Humanities: Mapping Fork-routes to Possiblities in the Indo-Pacific Neighbourhood"- 05 & 06 February 2025InternationalPresented a research paper titled - "Redefining Masculinity: An intersectional analysis of gender, race, and social justice in The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas" DOWNLOAD2025-03-23
2025-04-03A Two-Day International Conference on “‘Thinking Other-Wise’: Posthumanism and Human-Animal Studies” 03-04 April, 2025 at Bankura University organised by Centre for Research in Posthumanities, Bankura UniversityInternationalPresented a research paper titled "Beyond the Human: Posthumanism and Human-Animal Relations in Sigrid Nunez’s The Friend" DOWNLOAD2025-04-04
2025-02-053rd International Conference on "Whither Humanities: Mapping Fork-routes to Possiblities in the Indo-Pacific Neighbourhood"- 05 & 06 February 2025InternationalPresented a research paper titled - "Redefining Masculinity: An intersectional analysis of gender, race, and social justice in The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas" DOWNLOAD2025-03-23
2025-03-22Two-Day InternationalConference on "Exploring Pluralism and Contemporary Social Issues: Interdisciplinary Perspectives"Organised by Consortium: An International Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies, in collaboration with Department of English, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College, Nadia, and Department of English, Nagar College, Murshidabad, on 22nd and 23rd March, 2025.InternationalPresented a research paper titled - "Redefining Masculinity: An intersectional analysis of gender, race, and social justice in The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas" DOWNLOAD2025-04-04
2025-04-03A Two-Day International Conference on “‘Thinking Other-Wise’: Posthumanism and Human-Animal Studies” 03-04 April, 2025 at Bankura University organised by Centre for Research in Posthumanities, Bankura UniversityInternationalChaired Session 2 Parallel I (Room 201) Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM on 03.04.2025 DOWNLOAD2025-04-04

Refresher or Orientation Course

Course Name From dateTo dateCollege / Institute / University
UGC SPONSOREDORIENTATION PROGRAMME2019-08-162019-09-05HRDC, MIZORAM UNIVERSITY
UGC SPONSORED REFRESHER COURSE2020-11-262020-12-10JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA, NEW DELHI
REFRESHER COURSE2020-10-152020-10-28HRDC, MIZORAM UNIVERSITY
UGC SPONSORED REFRESHER COURSE2023-09-012023-09-15NORTH-EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY

Present Administrative responsibilities

Post HeldDepartment & Committee
Member IQAC

Scholarly Achievements : Invited Lectures

Title of LectureLevel (State/National/International)Organized byOrganized on
GENDER ROLES IN VICTORIAN LITERATUREStateRAIGANJ SURENDRANATH MAHAVIDYALAYA2022-05-30

Membership in Professional Bodies

Name of Professional BodyMember TypeAwarded Year
Comparative Literature Association of IndiaLife Time2022
Association for English Studies of IndiaLife Time2021