Dr. Gayathri P.J. has been a part of the Department of English, East Campus since its inception in 2020. She completed her graduation and postgraduation from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala. She was awarded PhD by the same university in 2017 for her thesis titled “The Politics of Alternative Sexuality: Deconstructing Identity in Mahesh Dattani’s Plays”. She began her teaching career as a guest lecturer at Sacred Heart College, Thevara in 2011. She has taught a wide variety of topics such as Literary Theory and Criticism, drama, fiction, poetry, British History, Linguistics, Film Studies and common course English for all the undergraduate programmes. She has published extensively in national and international journals. She has also presented papers in national and international conferences. She has been a part of organizing committees of various national and international conferences. Apart from teaching she also has the experience of working with the IQAC of colleges, editing newsletters of colleges, organizing intercollegiate fests, club activities and a variety of other cultural events.
Research/Specialization/Interest
- Gender Studies
- Literary Theory
- Renaissance Literature
- Indian and European Drama
“Dissolving Boundaries of Gender and Sexuality: Unfolding Gender Cosmopolitanism in Mahesh Dattani’s Seven Steps Around The Fire and On A Muggy Night In Mumbai.” Literary Endeavour. Vol No: X, July 2019 issue. ISSN 0976-299X.
“The Politics of Alternative Sexuality: A Critical Perspective.” Edu World. Vol no: XII, 2019. ISSN: 2319-7129
“Problematizing the Queer: A Critique of Gender and Sexuality.” Education Times. Vol no: IX, 2018. ISSN: 2319-8265.
“Foucault’s Discourse: A Study in Power and Knowledge.” Education Plus. Vol no: IX, 2018.2277-2405
“Sexuality, Social Norms and Gender Identity: Mahesh Dattani’s Bravely Fought the Queen and Seven Steps Around the Fire.”Tereseian Journal of English Studies. Vol No: 8, Issue No. 1 October 2016. ISSN – 0975-6302
“Unveiling the Politics of Alternative Sexuality: Explorations in Mahesh Dattani’s On a Muggy Night in Mumbai and Do the Needful. Bharata Mata Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies. Vol IV, Issue II, July 2017. ISSN 2348-3571
“Identity and Resistance: Constructing A New Female Identity in Mahesh Dattani’s Bravely Fought the Queen”. Pauline Journal of Research and Studies: A Multi Disciplinary Bi- Annual Journal. Vol No: 2, Issue No. 1 March 2015. ISSN – 2347-3843
“The Queer and the Carnivalesque: Problematization of Sexual Discourse in the Plays of Mahesh Dattani.” S.H. Research Journal: Humanities & Business Studies. Vol. VIII, No. 1&2 (Dec 2012): 130-135. ISSN 2250-3900
Chapters in Edited Books
“Identity as Contingent: The Fluidity of Gender and Sexual Identities in Mahesh Dattani’s On a Muggy Night in Mumbai and Dance Like a Man.” Identity: Critical Perspectives. Ed. Hazarika, Nizara. Olympia Prakashan, 2016. 152-165. ISBN 978-81-931548-2-3
“Uncoiling the Labyrinth of Gender and Sexuality: Imagining a New Female in Manju Kapur’s A Married Woman.” Manju Kapur: Critical Perspectives. Ed. Nizara Hazarika and K M Johnson. Pencraft International, 2022. ISBN 978-93-82178-40-8
Books Authored
P.J. Gayathri. The Politics of Alternative Sexuality: Deconstructing Identity in Mahesh Dattani’s Plays. Lambert Academic Publishing. 2020. ISBN: 978-620-2-55628-6
Books Co-edited
Abraham, Mini M. and Gayathri P.J. eds. Academic Deliberations on Words, Visual andBeyond: Mediatization of Narrative Spaces. Pratham Publications, 2019.ISBN: 978-93-88742-12-2
Chapters in Proceedings
“Queer in Literature in the Globalized Era: Mahesh Dattani’s Search for a Queer Identity in His Plays.” Creativity in the Era of Globalization: Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National Seninar during 13th, 14th March 2014. Ed. Sreenivasan, Brinda Bala. Kerala: Directorate of Public Relations and Publications for Department of English and Foreign Languages, 2013. 30-38. ISBN 978-93-80095-42-4