Ms. Erandika de Silva

Past Appointments and Positions

1. Lecturer (Probationary) in English Literature, Department of Linguistics & English, University of Jaffna, 01 April 2021 onward

2. Assistant Lecturer in English Literature, Department of Linguistics & English, University of Jaffna, September 2019 - March 2021

3. Temporary Instructor in English, Intensive Course in English for the Academic Year 2017/2018, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, January 2017 – August 2017

4. Visiting Instructor in English, English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, February 2017 – July 2017

5. English Teacher, Extension Course in English for Professionals, Extension Unit, University of Peradeniya, April 2017 – July 2017

6. Member of the Editorial Board, Undergraduate Research Symposium URCFA 2017, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, August 2017 – November 2017

Research Interests

Critical Discourse Analysis

Marginalization

Postcolonial Literatures and Cultures

Human Rights and Literature

Peer-reviewed presentation

‘Muting the “Mutiny”: A Case Study of the Repression of Student Protests and the Violation of the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Sri Lanka.’ in the International Seminar on Issues and Challenges in Human Rights and Democratization on 29^th June 2018 at the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, Philippines.

Unpublished Dissertations

1. Muting the “Mutiny: A Case Study of the Repression of Student Protests and the Violation of the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Sri Lanka. MA thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand – 2018. Supervisors: Prof. Sedfrey M. Candelaria and Dr. Vachararutai Bootinand.

2. A Discourse Study: Urban Restructuring and Marginalization of Small-scale Business in Kandy. Undergraduate Dissertation submitted to the Department of English, University of Peradeniya – December 30^th 2016. Supervisor: Mrs. Careema Jayaweera.