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History of the Department

The Department of English, Bangalore University was established in 1965. Bangalore University was one of the earliest Universities in India which introduced and taught an English Language component in the M.A English Course and this was done by Prof W.W.S.Bhasker. Luminary teachers like Prof. L.S.Seshagiri Rao , Prof.S.Ramaswamy, Prof Lankesh, Prof. Vimala Rama Rao , Prof.M.A. Yadugiri, Prof Hasan Mansur and Prof. T.G.Vaidyanathan along with several batches of committed students set a tradition of devotion to work from which the Department has steadily drawn inspiration. During the five decades of its growth , through constant rethinking, it has oriented itself towards a broader vision of English Studies and has opened the doors to interdisciplinarity. At present, the Department has a team of seven teachers comprising three Professors and four Assistant Professors who stand committed to the cause of quality teaching and research. There are 147 PG students and 34 PhD students in the Department in the year 2015.

Objectives

To become a meaningful Research Centre for the study of Language, Literature and

To redefine the frontiers of Studies in English to include not only New Literatures in English in the postcolonial context but also Studies of Culture and Society and thus access the realm of culture through the realm of.

To equip students with conceptual and theoretical tools which would help them analyze complex.

To focus on English Language Studies with Papers in Linguistics , English Language Teaching and Communicative English to enable students to become good teachers of.

To sensitize students to the local and the particular even as they meet the challenges of globalization and rapid.

English being the link language of the world as well as the language of opportunities, the Department hopes to play a pivotal role in the dissemination of the language to all sections of society and devise mechanisms to help its realization.

 

Chairperson Dr. R.Geetha, Professor

Tenure:  28.09.2022  To 27.09.2024

 

Contact Us: Department of English Ashoka Bhavana Jnanabharathi Campus Bangalore University Bengaluru-560056

Tel: 080 22961631

E-Mail : dept.english@bub.ernet.in

A.   Courses Offered - M.A. in English.

B.   Nature of Course - Semester Scheme.

C.   Duration - 4 Semesters (2 years)

D.   Intake - 50 + Payment Seats - 10

E.   Eligibility : Graduates who have secured 40% in the aggregate of all subjects and 50% marks in the cognate subject in the qualifying 

     University examinations are eligible to apply. Candidates with B.A., B.Sc., or B.Com Degree are eligible to apply provided they have scored         55% in the Language concerned in the degree course.

SL. No Name Qualifications Designation Specialization Profile
1 Dr.Geetha Bhasker M.A, PG DTE, Ph.D, Dip in French, Certificate in German Professor English language and Linguistics, General Semantics View
2 Dr.Chitra Panikkar M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D Professor Critical Theory, Translation and cultural studies View
3 Dr. K. S. Vaishali M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D Professor Gender Studies / Critical theory, Post-colonial studies View
4 Dr. R. Geetha M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D C.T.E. Professor Language studies, English language Teaching and developing language skills in particular oral competence View
5 Dr. M. Shobha M.A, Ph.D Professor Canadian Studies, Critical theory & Indian Literature in Translation View
6 Dr. Sindhu J. M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D Professor Central Asian Studies, Russian literature, European literature View
7 Dr.ShreeKeerthy B. N. M.A, Ph.D. Professor Modern English Poetry, Post- colonial literature, Critical theory View
8 Chaitra Nagammanavar M.A, Assistant Professor   View
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