P.G. DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

Date & Time : 23rd August, 2023, 9:30 am Venue : Seminar Hall II, II Floor, Main Building Faculty Coordinator : Dr Lakshmy Ravindranathan Report of the Event: The P. G. Department of English celebrated International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition for the II BA Students on 23rd August, 2023. The Resource person was Dr. Nagarani , Assistant Professor, Anna Adarsh College, Chennai. She was introduced by Aswini from II BA English. Dr. Nagarani's talk which was titled " Slavery in America: Abolitionist and Slave Narrative " was comprehensive in relation to the history of slavery in the United States of America. She explained the rise of the Abolition movement and elaborated on two seminal slave narratives. The vote of Thanks was delivered by Hemavathy from II BA English. Outcome of the event: The Resource person's talk was thoroughly informative and engaged students' interest throughout. Since the students are yet to be acquainted wit...

 Date & time : 23rd August 2023, 11:00 am   Venue : Seminar hall II, II floor, Main Building Faculty coordinator : Dr. Lakshmy Ravindranathan  Detailed report of the event : The P.G Department of English celebrated Women's Equality Day by organising a lecture on 23rd August for II BA students. The resource person was Dr. N. Bindu , Assistant Professor, Presidency College, Chennai. She was introduced by Aswini from II BA English. Dr. Bindu's talk was titled "Why Feminism?: An Overview" eloquently outlined the phases of the feminist movement. The Resource Person explained the differences between the term 'man' and 'male' and 'woman' and 'female' respectively. Later, she highlighted the prevalence of gender crimes, thereby emphasising the necessity of feminism. The vote of thanks was delivered by Supriya from II BA English. Outcomes of the event: The lecture was an eye-opener for the students. Girl students were able to relate to the e...