SRIJA SANYAL

I am undertaking research in the field of gender and queer theory in the Indian context and particularly interested in the intersection of literature with gender studies and its subsequent adaptation in various media forms, especially visual media (Indian cinema), across cultures. I have previously worked predominantly on Indian literature situating gender and related themes therein. However, I am now pursuing research with a more interdisciplinary approach with South Asia and its culture as my broader framework. I hold dual Masters’ degree in English Literature from the University of Delhi and IGNOU, India, with papers focusing on Indian Folk Studies and Comparative Literature, among others, along with a Certificate course on Feminist Dissent from the University of Warwick.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Literature and Literary Theory, General Arts and Humanities, Gender Studies, Social Sciences

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Gender, Sexuality, and Indian Cinema: Queer Visuals
S (Ed.) Sanyal
2023



Editor's Note - Exploring Motherly Instincts: Representation of Mothers in Indian Cinema
S Sanyal
Caf Dissensus 2022



Editorial
S Sanyal, S Bantle, J Lieberwirth
Alluvium 9 (4) 2021



Bearing Non-violent Legacies in the Womb: An Indian Case Study
S Sanyal, A Hamling
Women and Non-Violence 2021



Modern Women in India's Past: Ungendering Inquisitive Minds
S Sanyal, A Roy
'Modern' Women of the Past? Unearthing Gender and Antiquity 2021



Hear, Hear The Warning Bells: Literature, Ecology, and Cyclone in the Bengal Delta
S Sanyal
ASLE India Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 2 2020



An Indomitable Urge to Penetrate the World of Words: Reading Amar Jiban in South Asian Context
S Sanyal
Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics 43 (3), 82-90 2020



A Bag Full of Tales: Revisiting the Lanes of Bengal Through Folk Tales
S Sanyal
Languaging and Translating: Within and Beyond 2020



Rebels and Outliers: Popular Representations of Dacoits in Indian Folk Literature and Mass Media
M Mathew, S Sanyal
Bandits, Ballads & Outlaws / ICFE 2019 Outlaws, Ballads and Bandits in 2019



Is the Subaltern Speaking? A Study of Selected Bangla TV Serials and Film
S Sanyal
Communication and Social Change for the Marginalised & the Underprivileged 2019



A Discordant Harmony–A Critical Evaluation of the Queer Theory from an Indian Perspective
S Sanyal, A Maiti
International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Culture (LLC), 50 2018



Where the Mind Is Without Fear: Tracing Elements of Psychological Realism in Selected Works of Tagore.
S Sanyal
Language in India 16 (4) 2016



The Obscured Shine of Thakurbari: A Study of Jyotirindranath Tagore (1849-1925)
S Sanyal
International Journal of Research (IJR) 2 (6), 337-343 2015



Marginalized yet Empowered: A Study of Ekalavya and Karna from Mahabharata
S Sanyal
International Journal of English Language, Literature and Humanities 3 (4 2015



NAMESAKE OF ASHIMA IN JHUMPA LAHIRI’S" THE NAMESAKE": COMPARISONS FROM THE BOOK AND THE MOVIE
S SANYAL
Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL) 3 (2) 2015



Of Women and Vulnerabilities: Comparisons & Parallels betweenDraupadi, from Mahabharata and Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1501/07-1536)
S Sanyal

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

A Discordant Harmony–A Critical Evaluation of the Queer Theory from an Indian Perspective
S Sanyal, A Maiti
International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Culture (LLC), 50 2018
Citations: 5



Marginalized yet Empowered: A Study of Ekalavya and Karna from Mahabharata
S Sanyal
International Journal of English Language, Literature and Humanities 3 (4 2015
Citations: 5



An Indomitable Urge to Penetrate the World of Words: Reading Amar Jiban in South Asian Context
S Sanyal
Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics 43 (3), 82-90 2020
Citations: 2



Where the Mind Is Without Fear: Tracing Elements of Psychological Realism in Selected Works of Tagore.
S Sanyal
Language in India 16 (4) 2016
Citations: 2