9.30 a.m Registration
10
a.m Inauguration and welcome
10.15 a.m Panel Discussion on
- Identifying a
research topic and formulating the thesis statement
- Writing a
research proposal
- The processes
involved in research
Panelists: Dr Maya Dutt, Professor, Institute of English, Trivandrum
Dr. Jayasree G.S, Reader, Institute of English, Trivandrum
Dr. Parvathy
S, Reader, Fatima Mata National College, Kollam
Respondents: Dr. Meena T. Pillai, Reader, Institute of English
Ms. Sonya J. Nair, Lecturer, All Saints’ College, Trivandrum
Moderator: George Mathew, Mar Ivanios College
11.45
am Talk on:
Research in
the Humanities: A Multi-disciplinary Perspective
by Dr. Scaria
Zacharia, Visiting Professor, School of Letters, M.G University
12.45
pm Lunch
1.30
pm Group-work* for
participants on:
Formulating a research proposal on Slumdog Millionaire
2.00
pm Presenting the
research proposals
3.00
pm Presenting of
select papers on Slumdog Millionaire**
4.00
pm Vote of thanks
*A note on Group-work
The participants at the workshop will be divided into six groups. They will be expected, with the guidance of a mentor, to come up with a 10 minute presentation on a research proposal based on Slumdog Millionaire with analysis from some theoretical/ multidisciplinary perspective. The proposal/ presentation should have:
- A topic, which the presenter will have to justify and explain;
- A thesis statement (in 1-3 sentences);
- A list of objectives;
- Possible chapter outlines.
There will be discussion on and evaluation of the proposals.
**A note on paper presentation
A Call for Papers has already been sent out and three of the best papers will be presented by their authors. These papers are intended to serve as models of well-written papers for the participants and will be published by the Department of English as part of a Monograph on, “The Proceedings of the One-Day Workshop on Research Methodology in Literature in English”.
Pre-workshop requirements
- The
major requirement of the participants is that they should have watched the
movie Slumdog Millionaire at least once in the week before the workshop.
They will have to participate in the group project of formulating a
research proposal for the movie.
- It
would be good if the participants are also aware of the basics of current
critical theories.
- Other
minor requirements will be informed to the participants after their
registration.