Abhijith Radhakrishnan has been teaching English language and literature since 2018. He has taught undergraduate and postgraduate classes at various private and government-aided colleges in Kerala. He joined the department in 2022. He is a bestselling author (title from Amazon India) of three works of fiction and an editor of four literary collections. He has also translated Hemingway’s The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Franz Kafka’s select short stories into Malayalam. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in English language and literature from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, and has also cleared UGC-NET. He has completed diplomas and short-term courses offered by premier national and foreign institutions. His research interest principally lies in Film Studies, and his research articles have appeared in national and international journals. He has been the guest speaker and resource person for several seminars and conferences.
Research/Specialization/Interest: Film and Media Studies, Postcolonial Literature(s), Gender Studies, Cultural Studies
Research Articles
“A Fair Judgment of the Bestial/Oriental Man: Neo-colonial Subtexts of Jallikattu’s International Acclaim.” TJES: Teresian Journal of English Studies; Peer-reviewed International Quarterly of St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous), Kochi. Vol XIV. No. III. July-Sept. 2022. ISSN 0975-6302.
“A Labyrinth for Liberation: Carnivalesque Tendencies in Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Churuli.” Discourse: Xaverian Research Journal: Peer-refereed Interdisciplinary Journal of St. Xavier’s College for Women, Aluva. Vol VIII. No II. 2021. ISSN 2321-0214.
“Mukundan Unni Associates (2022) – A Metamodern (?) Replica of The Tragedy of Macbeth.” High On Films e-magazine, January 2022.
Original Fiction
“Kari, a Prologue to Arikomban,” Indian Literature (a UGC-Care listed Sahitya Akademi journal), 2023. ISSN 0019-5804.
The Lion’s Minister. Bodhi Centre for Literary Studies, 2022. ISBN 9798887727561.
Kill the Girl. Xpress Publishing, 2019. ISBN 9781696131056.
Translations
Kilimanjaroyile Manj. Bodhi Centre for Literary Studies, 2023. ISBN 9784084906946.
Franz Kafkayude Theere Cheriya Kathakal. Pencil Books, 2022. ISBN 9789356100954.
Edited Books
Mosaic: A Collection of Contemporary Poetry and Prose. Bodhi Centre for Literary Studies, 2024. ISBN 9798300511678.
Mélange: A Collection of Contemporary Poetry and Prose. Bodhi Centre for Literary Studies, 2023. ISBN 9798395759689.
Montage: A Collection of Contemporary Poetry and Prose. Bodhi Centre for Literary Studies, 2021. ISBN 9798885301640.
Poe in Quarantine: Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe. Xpress Publishing, 2021. ISBN 9781685547455.
Interview
“An Interview with Abijit Radhakrishna,” by Dr. Augustine George & Dr. Aswin Prasanth. Twelve Winters Journal. 2024
Invited Talks/Lectures
- Resource Person – Talk Series: Theoretical Peregrinations on ““Pikcher” Perfect(?): Decoding Popular Indian Cinema” at the Department of English, the Cochin College, Kochi (15 February 2024).
- Resource Person – One-day Workshop on ““Sinima” in/as Con-Text: The Politicality of Visual Texts” at the Department of English, Carmel College (Autonomous), Thrissur (16 January 2024).
- Resource Person – One-day Workshop on “Research Methodology, Intellectual Property Rights, and Copyright Protocols for English Scholars” at the Department of English, Rajagiri Viswajyothi College of Arts and Applied Sciences, Perumbavoor (12 January 2024).
- Plenary Speaker – Glocal Conference on Women in/and Visual Media: Theory and Praxis at the Department of Communicative English, St. Xavier’s College for Women, Aluva (30 November 2022).
- Chief Guest and Resource Person – Inauguration of “Pauline English Nexus: The English Association” at the Postgraduate Department of English, St. Paul’s College, Kalamassery (6 August 2020).
- Resource Person – “The New Prose: Scrolling, Clicking and Typing as Political Praxis” at E-Colloquium Talk Series at the Postgraduate Department of English, Naipunnya School of Management, Cherthala (12 September 2020).
- Guest Speaker – Media Conference with Lal Goel (Live on Global TV) – Spoke on the topic “The Role of Youth in Women Empowerment” (7 December 2020).
- Guest Speaker – “Post-Truth Praxis” at AKademy, Kochi (26 March 2022).
• Teach BA, MA, and foundation courses
• Research Supervisor for BA and MA Scholars
• Additional Examiner, UG & PG Camps
• Senior Faculty Advisor, BA English (Honours)
• Member, Academic Monitoring Committee
• Member, Board of Studies in English
• Member, Internal Quality Assurance Cell
• Member, Office of the Dean of Student Affairs
• Coordinator, UG Open Courses
• Coordinator, UG & PG Bridge Courses
• Secretary, Department Association (2022-23)
• Faculty Coordinator, Film & Photography Society