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Thomas A Mattappallil

Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous), Krupanidhi Degree College, Christ University, Mary Matha College of Arts and Science (Madurai Kamaraj University), St Claret College

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Dr. Thomas A Mattappallil is an Assistant Professor of English in the Department of Languages (English) at Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous), Cochin, Kerala. With over ten years of college-level teaching experience, he taught English language and literature for undergraduate students across institutions in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. He was awarded his PhD in English Studies from CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, in 2026, following the successful defence of his thesis, “A Study of Paradox, Dilemma, and Responses of Characters in Select Works from Lockdown Literature.” He holds an MPhil in English from Madurai Kamaraj University, an M.A. in English from CHRIST (Deemed to be University), and a B.A. in Journalism, Political Science, and English from Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore. He is also an educator and researcher in English Studies whose work explores the intersections of literature, culture, memory, and lived experience. His research interests include Cultural Studies, Lockdown Literature, Existentialism, Space, Autobiographical Memory, and Blue Humanities. His scholarship examines questions of existence, paradox, isolation, memory, identity, and human responses to social and cultural disruptions. He has published articles in reputed journals, book chapters, poems, and patents. He participated in and presented research papers at international and national conferences. He has also peer reviewed articles for various journals.His current scholarly interests include Blue Humanities, affect studies, autobiographical memory, phenomenological approaches to lived experience, and the cultural and literary dimensions of lockdown.

Employment

  • Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous) Assistant Professor
    2022 - Present
  • Krupanidhi Degree College Assistant Professor
    2021 - 2022
  • St Claret College Assistant Professor
    2017 - 2021
  • Mary Matha College of Arts and Science Lecturer
    2015 - 2017

Education

  • Christ University PhD
    2019 - 2025
  • Mary Matha College of Arts and Science (Madurai Kamaraj University) MPhil English
    2016 - 2017
  • Christ University MA English
    2012 - 2014
  • Kristu Jayanti (Deemed to be University) BA Journalism, Political Science
    2009 - 2012

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Publications (17)