Dr. ALAKA THERES BABU

Dr. Alaka Theres Babu
Assistant Professor in English
alakatheresbabu@gmail.com

Educational Qualifications:

  • B.A. – University of Calicut – 2012
  • M.A. – University of Calicut – 2014
  • NET with JRF in English – UGC – 2017
  • Ph.D. – University of Calicut – 2024
    Topic: Triumph and Trauma: Reconfiguring Self and Ethnicity in the Select Aboriginal Narratives of Maurice Kenny and Narayan

Publications (Journals):

  1. “When the Real Ceases to Exist: Reading the Realm of the Hyperreal in Unni R.’s ‘Ozhivudivasathe Kali’ (‘An Off day Game’).” Smart Moves Journal IJELLH, 2021.
  2. “‘Regime of the Normal’: Heteronormativity and Queer Identity in the Movie Mumbai Police.” Quest Journals, Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science, 2021.
  3. “Blood Berries: Strategic Reclaiming of the Ethnic Correlatives in Maurice Kenny’s ‘Yaikini’.” Purana Vol. LXV, 1991.

International Seminar Presentations / Publications:

  • “Potential Disasters: Reading the Autopoetics of Risk culture through Advertisements.” – 2021
  • “Agony of the Dispossessed: Silencing of the Subaltern Community in the Movie Kammattippadam.” – 2019
  • “When the Real Ceases to Exist: Reading the Realm of the Hyperreal in Unni R.’s ‘Ozhivudivasathe Kali’ (‘An Off day Game’).” – 2022

Teaching Experience:

  • Assistant Professor – Little Flower Institute of Social Sciences and Health – 2014–2017
  • Guest Faculty – Government Arts and Science College, Kunnamangalam – 2025
  • Assistant Professor – Government Arts and Science College, Kozhikode – 2026
  • Assistant Professor – Government Arts and Science College, Nadapuram – 2026–Present