Ms. P.A Francia is an Assistant Professor in the Postgraduate Department of English at Nallamuthu Gounder Mahalingam College since 2017. She is dedicated to foster an environment of intellectual growth and academic excellence. Her areas of specialization include Literary Theory and Criticism, Postcolonial Literature, American Literature, Dystopian Literature, Cultural Studies, and Health Humanities. With a passion for shaping the academic landscape, Ms. P.A Francia strives to promote lifelong learning and guide students through both academic coursework and extracurricular opportunities. She contributes to curriculum development as a valued member of the Board of Studies. Ms. P.A Francia mentors students on NPTEL courses, providing them with the support and guidance needed for academic and professional success. Through these various roles, she aims to inspire critical thinking, encourage interdisciplinary research, and leave a lasting impact on the academic community.
Research Work in PhD
Awards
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Best research paper award in the ICSSR sponsored three day national seminar on Indian Diaspora: A National Integration across the Borders, organized by GVG Visalakshi College, Udumalpet.
Participation in Conference
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Presented a research paper titled The Possessed Body: Abjection, Caste Hirarchies, and the Manifestation of Evil in Bramayugam in the three-day Singularities International Conference on Evil 2025 jointly organized by Singularities: A Peer reviewed Journal and the Department of Studies of English Kannur University, Kerala on 13, 14 and 15 January 2025
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Presented a research paper titled Shakuni and the Reconfiguration of Strength: Exploring Disability and Power in Indian Knowledge Systems in the International Multidisciplinary Conference on Knowledge Systems in Indian Subcontinent: Ancient Times to Present Times organized by the Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal, Telengana on 21 and 22nd December 2024
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Presented a research paper titled Exploring the Overlooked: Disability, Sexuality, and Cinematic Representation in Margarita with a Straw and Peranbu in the International conference on Health Humanities: Exploring Uncharted Terrains in Literary Paradigms, organized by the Department of English, Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore on 24th and 25th January 2024.
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Presented a research paper titled Good and Evil with an Alternate Perspective in Anand Neelakandan’s Asura: Tale of the Vanquished national Conference on Indian Culture and Tradition – Restore, Replenish and Accomplish to Achieve at Nirmala College, Coimbatore.
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Presented a research paper titled Trauma to Narratives: Redefining Trauma and Gender Roles in Times of National Crisis in Chimamanda Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun at the national conference on Extending Postcolonialism: Living in a age of Precariousness and Precarity organized by the Department of English, CHRIST University, Bangalore on 4 – 5 February 2019.
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Presented a research paper on War on Terror: An Ideological Invasion of the Personal, Social and Political Freedom in The Blind man’s Garden in the Two Day International Conference on South Asian Literature held at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on 9th & 10th January 2018.
Research Publications
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Published a chapter titled Shifting Perspectives: Re-imaging Cinematic Representation of Disability, Sexuality, and Gender in Margarita with a Straw and Peranbu in Revitalizing Health Through Humanities: Foregrounding Unheard Trends, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group Publication ISBN: 978-1-032-93786-1 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-56766-0 (ebk)
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Published a research paper titled Body Image, Well-Being, and Inclusivity: A Cinematic Shift in Size Zero in Narratives of Change: Espousing SDGS through Indian Literature and Cinema for Societal Metamorphosis ISBN: 978-93-341-6058-1
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Published a chapter titled Democratizing Indian Train Narratives: Parithabangal’s Train Series as a Counter-Narrative to Elite-Centric Representations in Train Narratives: Journeys, Histories, and Imaginations ISBN 978-81-19820-34-4
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Published a research paper titled Confronting Domestic Violence Overseas: A Panoptic study of Kiranjit Ahluwalia’s Journey of Battling Domestic Violence in the Hostland in Jag Mundhra’s movie Provoked in Indian Diaspora: A National Integration across the Borders ISBN: 978-81-8124-229-7
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Published a research paper titled Good and Evil with an Alternate Perspective in Anand Neelakandan’s Asura: Tale of the Vanquished in Indian Culture and Tradition – Restore, Replenish and Accomplish to Achieve ISBN: 978-93-5680-664-1
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Published a research paper titled Virginity Test: Trauma of Misogynistic Cultural Practices in Edwidge Danticat’s Breath, Eyes, Memory in International Journal of English Language, Literature and Translation Studies ISSN (P) 2395-2628 ISSN (O) 2349-9451
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Published a research paper titled Muslim as the ‘Other’: Undermining and Stereotyping of the Non-Western in Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist in Literary Quest ISSN 2349-5650
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Published a research paper titled “Muslim as the ‘Other’: Stereotyping of the Ethnic Minority as a threat to Global Citizenship in Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist” in Literary Herald
Workshop FDP
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One week online national level Faculty Development Programme on “Savoring Diaspora: Culinary Imagery and Cultural Identity in the selected Fiction of Indian Diasporic Women Writers” organized by Career Development Cell, Gokul Global University, Siddhpur, Gujarat from 9 to 10 May 2024.
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One week online national level Faculty Development Programme on Echoes of Her Story: Women’s Autobiographical Narratives organized by Career Development Cell, Gokul Global University, Siddhpur, Gujarat from 5 to 11 February 2024.
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One week online national level Faculty Development Programme on Fanonism Unveiled: A Comprehensive Exploration of Franz Fanon’s Impact on Literature and Contemporary Discourse organized by Career Development Cell, Gokul Global University, Siddhpur, Gujarat from 15 to 21 January 2024.
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Participated in a 7 day Online FDP on “Literary Theory” organized by PSGR Krishnammal College, Coimbatore from 5.1.2022 to 11.1.2022
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Participated in a FDP on "Public Financial Management System" organized by PG Research Department of Commerce, NGM College on 25.03.2022
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DHRONA-The Art of Teaching and Learning for the Next Gen” – 3 day Online Faculty Development Programme (No. of hours: 6 hours, 7 Modules), hosted by the Department of Business Administration (BBA),D.G.Vaishnav College, Chennai
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3 day online Faculty Development Programme on Moodle Learning Management System with hands on exposure, organised by Department of Computer Science, Kaypeeyes College of Arts & Science, Kotagiri, The Nilgiris association with Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay, MHRD, Govt., of India from 29-04-2020 to 01-05-2020.
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7 day online Faculty Development Programme "NAAC Awareness Programme forFaculty" organized by Marathwada Mitra Mandal Institute of Technology (MMIT), Lohgaon, Pune - 47 conducted online during the period 08/05/2020 to 14/05/2020
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One day Faculty Development Programme on The Art of Teaching organized by Dept of BBA NGM College.
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Two-Day FDP on Virtual Teaching conducted by CIT – TLC on April 29 & 30, 2020 through online mode.
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SEVEN DAYS-INTERNATIONAL LEVEL FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ON “NEW PARADIGMS OF TEACHING” organized by the PG Department of Commerce with Computer Applications, NGM College from 22nd to 29th May, 2020.
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FDP Webinar Series entitled “Growth of Corporates in Time spin: The Expectations on Academic-Proactive Output” conducted from 20th to 23rd May 2020 by the Department of Academy for Professional Development [APD], NGM College
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A Four day FDP programme on “Multidimensional Perspectives in Literature” organized by the PG Department of English, NGM College from 21.05.2020 to 24.05.2020.
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Participated in the seven day virtual workshop series on “Enhancing Employability Skills through Language and Literature” organized by the Department of English (SF), NGM College from 20.7.2020 to 26.7.2020.
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