The Department of English and Cultural Studies, in consonance with its mission statement, is committed to promoting an intellectual climate through artistic creation, critical mediation and innovative ideation. It inculcates among its students a critical reading of the self, the society and the imagined with the aim of moulding them into responsible and socially sensitive citizens. The Department facilitates their holistic development by building emotional, academic, social, professional and global competencies. The Department aspires to create a nuanced understanding of canonical and non-canonical literary and cultural texts, their social milieu for an engaged and enduring understanding of life.
Headed by Dr Kishore Selva Babu and ably supported by a dedicated team the Department continues to strive, explore and achieve.
Welcome to the Department of English and Cultural Studies at Christ University, where tradition meets contemporary relevance, offering a rich academic journey blending classical literary exploration with modern cultural analysis.
As one of the University's oldest and largest departments, we take pride in our esteemed faculty, each holding a Ph.D. and specializing in diverse fields including ELT and Linguistics, Postcolonial Literature, India Studies, Postmodernism, Identity Studies, Diaspora, City Studies, Art, Aesthetics, Interart, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, and Film Studies. This wide-ranging expertise ensures comprehensive mentorship for our students. The department offers programs at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels, ensuring a comprehensive educational experience for students at all stages of their academic journey. Our curriculum is thoughtfully designed to tackle current issues and emerging disciplines. Dedicated courses in Gender, Spatiality, Ecology, and Service-Learning provide students with nuanced insights into diverse narratives and societal concerns, while our commitment to innovation ensures relevance in these areas.
Supplementing our academic offerings are enlightening lecture series and national and international seminars, offering students exposure to the latest developments in the field. Complementing classroom learning, we prioritize experiential education through Service-Learning programs, internships, field trips, and NGO collaborations, fostering practical skills and a sense of social responsibility. We are dedicated to our students' professional growth, providing mentoring, soft skills training, UGC NET/JRF coaching, and career guidance, along with support for research publications to empower meaningful contributions to academic discourse.
Our global alumni network speaks volumes about the success of our graduates, equipped with critical thinking, effective communication, and cultural awareness, excelling in various professional realms. In addition to our core curriculum, we offer comprehensive English language support throughout the University, utilizing traditional and digital methods to tailor content for undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. Furthermore, our expertise extends beyond academia through extension services and consultancies via our in-house Incubation Cell, fostering a collaborative and innovative academic environment. Guided by Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy, "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others," we are committed to academic excellence, social responsibility, and community engagement.
We welcome you to explore the wealth of opportunities within the Department of English and Cultural Studies at Christ University, where we strive to cultivate a vibrant, intellectually stimulating community, empowering students to become leaders and innovators in their chosen fields.
Dr Kishore Selva Babu
rnhod.english@christuniversity.in
Towards critically reading Self, Society and the Imagined.
The Department of English Studies aspires to promote an intellectual climate through artistic creation, critical mediation and innovative ideation in a culture of reciprocal transformation.
Welcome to the Department of English and Cultural Studies at Christ University, where tradition meets contemporary relevance, offering a rich academic journey blending classical literary exploration with modern cultural analysis.
As one of the University's oldest and largest departments, we take pride in our esteemed faculty, each holding a Ph.D. and specializing in diverse fields including ELT and Linguistics, Postcolonial Literature, India Studies, Postmodernism, Identity Studies, Diaspora, City Studies, Art, Aesthetics, Interart, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, and Film Studies. This wide-ranging expertise ensures comprehensive mentorship for our students. The department offers programs at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels, ensuring a comprehensive educ
Welcome to the Department of English and Cultural Studies at Christ University, where tradition meets contemporary relevance, offering a rich academic journey blending classical literary exploration with modern cultural analysis.
As one of the University's oldest and largest departments, we take pride in our esteemed faculty, each holding a Ph.D. and specializing in diverse fields including ELT and Linguistics, Postcolonial Literature, India Studies, Postmodernism, Identity Studies, Diaspora, City Studies, Art, Aesthetics, Interart, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, and Film Studies. This wide-ranging expertise ensures comprehensive mentorship for our students. The department offers programs at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels, ensuring a comprehensive educational experience for students at all stages of their academic journey. Our curriculum is thoughtfully designed to tackle current issues and emerging disciplines. Dedicated courses in Gender, Spatiality, Ecology, and Service-Learning provide students with nuanced insights into diverse narratives and societal concerns, while our commitment to innovation ensures relevance in these areas.
Supplementing our academic offerings are enlightening lecture series and national and international seminars, offering students exposure to the latest developments in the field. Complementing classroom learning, we prioritize experiential education through Service-Learning programs, internships, field trips, and NGO collaborations, fostering practical skills and a sense of social responsibility. We are dedicated to our students' professional growth, providing mentoring, soft skills training, UGC NET/JRF coaching, and career guidance, along with support for research publications to empower meaningful contributions to academic discourse.
Our global alumni network speaks volumes about the success of our graduates, equipped with critical thinking, effective communication, and cultural awareness, excelling in various professional realms. In addition to our core curriculum, we offer comprehensive English language support throughout the University, utilizing traditional and digital methods to tailor content for undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. Furthermore, our expertise extends beyond academia through extension services and consultancies via our in-house Incubation Cell, fostering a collaborative and innovative academic environment. Guided by Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy, "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others," we are committed to academic excellence, social responsibility, and community engagement.
We welcome you to explore the wealth of opportunities within the Department of English and Cultural Studies at Christ University, where we strive to cultivate a vibrant, intellectually stimulating community, empowering students to become leaders and innovators in their chosen fields.
Dr Kishore Selva Babu
hod.english@christuniversity.in
BA JPEnglish
(1995)
Associate Director Global Head of PR & Media Relations
Tata Communications
An Employee at Grant Thompson, a California-based public accounting company, USA.
Student of BA English (H) 2016-19 Batch
Greetings
This is Thomas George (Rev) an ordained priest in the Mar Thoma Syrian Church. I was fortunate to be a student of the MA in English with Communication Studies first batch 2008-2010. The MA programme offered to us a wide variety of disciplines. The international mixture of students from diverse backgrounds made the class a unique ground for us to battle with ideas, concepts, stylistics and the like. From grammar to phonetics to social theory to different era and ages the program provided us with enough and more challenges to not settle down with. The exploration continues while the programme gave us a good base. As a priest and a student of theology hermeneutics was greatly shaped through MA years. As a musician and dramatist, the programme let us wild into experimenting with different art forms. Interactions with guests from various fields also broadened our outlook. Thanks to our guides, mentors and teachers we take pride with heads held high and hearts so strong to March on as Christites.
Welcome to the Department of English and Cultural Studies at Christ University, where tradition meets contemporary relevance, offering a rich academic journey blending classical literary exploration with modern cultural analysis.
rnrnAs one of the University's oldest and largest departments, we take pride in our esteemed faculty, each holding a Ph.D. and specializing in diverse fields including ELT and Linguistics, Postcolonial Literature, India Studies, Postmodernism, Identity Studies, Diaspora, City Studies, Art, Aesthetics, Interart, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, and Film Studies. This wide-ranging expertise ensures comprehensive mentorship for our students. The department offers programs at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels, ensuring a comprehensive educational experience for students at all stages of their academic journey. Our curriculum is thoughtfully designed to tackle current issues and emerging disciplines. Dedicated courses in Gender, Spatiality, Ecology, and Service-Learning provide students with nuanced insights into diverse narratives and societal concerns, while our commitment to innovation ensures relevance in these areas.
rnrnSupplementing our academic offerings are enlightening lecture series and national and international seminars, offering students exposure to the latest developments in the field. Complementing classroom learning, we prioritize experiential education through Service-Learning programs, internships, field trips, and NGO collaborations, fostering practical skills and a sense of social responsibility. We are dedicated to our students' professional growth, providing mentoring, soft skills training, UGC NET/JRF coaching, and career guidance, along with support for research publications to empower meaningful contributions to academic discourse.
rnrnOur global alumni network speaks volumes about the success of our graduates, equipped with critical thinking, effective communication, and cultural awareness, excelling in various professional realms. In addition to our core curriculum, we offer comprehensive English language support throughout the University, utilizing traditional and digital methods to tailor content for undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. Furthermore, our expertise extends beyond academia through extension services and consultancies via our in-house Incubation Cell, fostering a collaborative and innovative academic environment. Guided by Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy, "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others," we are committed to academic excellence, social responsibility, and community engagement.
rnrnWe welcome you to explore the wealth of opportunities within the Department of English and Cultural Studies at Christ University, where we strive to cultivate a vibrant, intellectually stimulating community, empowering students to become leaders and innovators in their chosen fields.
rnrnDr Kishore Selva Babu
rnhod.english@christuniversity.in