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T. Ravichandran
PhD (Pondicherry University)
Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research Interest
Postmodern American Literature, Critical Theory, Communication Skills
Education
PhD, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, 2000
M.A., Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 1988
M.A., Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 1988
B.A., Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 1986
Selected Publications
"Disordered Reality, Diseased Cities and Desperate Detectives in Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49 and Inherent Vice." East-West Cultural Passage, Vol. 10, July 2011, pp. 26-35
"Chiba Consuming America: The Local Toppling the Global in Postmodern Science Fiction." From Global to Glocal: The Future of American Studies--Proceedings of the 43rd American Studies Association of Korea (ASAK)'s International Conference. Seoul: Seoul National University, 24-25 October 2008, pp.134-140
"Games Doctors Play: Remedy as Cybernetic Strategy in Postmodern Fiction." American, British and Canadian Studies, Vol. 10, July 2008, pp. 198-208
"The Mind and the Body Matrix in Cyberpunk," Kansei: Developments and Applications—Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Advanced Technology (ISAT). Tokyo, Japan: Kogakuin University (Tokyo Urban Tech), November 4 – 6, 2007. pp. 9-12
"The Entropic California in Thomas Pynchon's Crying of Lot 49." LITERA: Journal of Western Literature, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2006, pp. 59-70
Awards & Fellowships
Nominated by the National Selection Committee for the 2014-2015 Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship for research and teaching at a US University
Gold Medal Awardee: Best Ph. D. Thesis in English, Pondicherry University
Qualified the UGC--National Eligibility Test for Lectureship
Twice the Recipient of Teacher Research Grant, ASRC, Hyderabad
Awarded A. V. Tilak Prize for standing First among the M. A. candidates (1986-'88)