Abhilasha Gusain
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, SRM University, Andhra Pradesh, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, University of Delhi
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About
Dr. Abhilasha Gusain is an Assistant Professor of English in the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK Surathkal). She completed her PhD (2024) from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Roorkee. Her dissertation examined the graphical representation of the Vietnam War, particularly exploring the themes of trauma, ethics of representation, memory, history, and violence, through the reading of graphic narratives. Her research outputs are published in journals like Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, Visual Studies, and 3L: The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies. She has presented her work at various national and international conferences, including the University of Cambridge. She is also the recipient of ‘The Sabin Award for Comics Scholarship’ (2022). Her co-edited anthology, Documenting Lives: Comics, Representation, and Activism Across Cultures, with Springer Nature highlights comics as powerful tools for storytelling, healing, and activism. She holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in English from the University of Delhi. She is currently involved in project-based research in comics and graphic narratives.
Employment
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National Institute of Technology Karnataka Assistant Professor2024 - Present
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SRM University, Andhra Pradesh Assistant Professor2023 - 2024
Education
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Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Ph.D. English2019 - 2024
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University of Delhi M.A. English2016 - 2018
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University of Delhi B.A. (H) English2013 - 2016
Projects & Funding
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Publications (9)
- Documenting Activism, Drawing Resistance: An Introduction Save
- Documenting Lives Save
- Drawing Resistance: An Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh on Labour Activism, Migration, and Graphic Storytelling Save
- Illustrating Memory: Clément Baloup’s Vietnamese Memories and the Visual Representation of the Past Save
- From ideas to ink: the craft of graphic novel creation with Sean Michael Wilson Save
- A Visual Dialogue: Practising Hospitality through the reading of Graphic Narratives Save
- ‘The urge to know about the roots is just human, I guess’: Vietnamese Memories and Clément Baloup, an interview Save
- “Narrating Vietnamese history is the best way to open a can of worms…“: in conversation with Marcelino Truong Save
- Trauma, Memory, History and its Counter Narration in Thi Bui’s Graphic Memoir The Best We Could Do Save