National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Language and Literature
Areas of Interest
  • Modern Israeli Literature
  • Holocaust Studies
  • Contemporary Jewish Fiction
  • Memory Studies
  • Area Studies

Neha Soman Assistant Professor Grade-II & Asst. Warden (Kiran Majumdar Shaw Hall of Residence)

Humanities and Social Sciences

somann@nitrkl.ac.in

8

PUBLICATIONS

3

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

2

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Neha Soman

Assistant Professor Grade-II

Humanities and Social Sciences

Room Number: MN-415

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2022

Ph.D.
Modern Israeli Literature/Area Studies
Bharathiar University (ICSSR Doctoral Fellow)

2018

M.Phil
Jewish Literature/English
Bharathiar University

2016

M.A
English Literature
Bharathiar University

Teaching Experience
  • English,  NIT Rourkela,   26 Apr 2023 - Present
  • English (Ad-hoc),  NIT Warangal,   20 Oct 2022 - 21 Apr 2023
  • English (Ad-hoc),  NIT Calicut,   15 Dec 2021 - 28 Jul 2022

Total Publications: 8

N. Soman, S. V, and P. B,"The Duality of Arab Israeli Identity and the Politics of Survival in Sayed Kashua’s Let It Be Morning", Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities,, vol.13, pp.1-10 2021, https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v13n3.33       Article

N. Soman and P. B,"Space, Place, and Consciousness; Explorations on Jewish Identity in Amos Oz’s Life Narrative A Tale of Love and Darkness", British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, vol.49, no.4, pp.614-628, Routledge, October 2020, https://doi.org/10.1080/13530194.2020.1836610       Article

N. Soman and B. Padmanabhan,"Ethnic Democracy and the Case of Israel: A Parallel Reading of Sayed Kashua’s Let It Be Morning and Sammy Smooha’s "Ethnic Democracy"", IAFOR Journal of Arts and Humanities, vol.7, no.1, pp.27-35, International Academic Forum 2020, https://doi.org/10.22492/ijah.7.1.03       Article

N. Soman,"Hegemony, Exclusion and Equivocal Identities: Reflections on Israel’s Arab Minority in Sayed Kashua’s Dancing Arabs", Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities,, vol.12, no.5, pp.1-9 2020, https://doi.org/https://dx.doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v12n5.rioc1s33n2       Article

N. Soman and P. B,"Centrality of Holocaust Memories in the Formation of Jewish Israeli Identity; Revisiting Yoram Kaniuk's The Last Jew", Disaster, Holocaust and Dystopian Literature Concepts and Perspectives, ch.12, pp.74-79, Upanayan Publication 2020       Inbook

ICSSR SPONSORED INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS: THOUGHT, THEORY AND TRADITION FOR HUMAN RESOURCE EXCELLENCE 8-10th MARCH 2024 (HYBRID MODE) Humanities and Social Sciences (Conference)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 08 Mar 2024 - 10 Mar 2024
  • Brochure
Webinar on Sanskrit as an Interlingua for Tech Advancement of Bharatiya Bhashas Humanities and Social Sciences (Short-term Course)

  • HS1300 : Communicative English {Theory}
  • HS1315 : Language Learning through Science Fiction {Theory}
  • HS1316 : Introduction to Film Studies {Theory}
  • HS2315 : Language Learning through Science Fiction {Theory}
  • HS7100 : English for Research Writing {Theory}
  • HS7107 : Critical Approaches {Theory}
  • HS7108 : Reading Theses {Theory}
  • EA2310 : Deutsch Sprache (German Language) {Practical}
  • HS1270 : Language Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [3]
Memory Studies
Prama Ghosh
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
TRAUMA STUDIES
Sushmita Bhattacharjee
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
Cultural Studies and Indian English Literature
Vidushi Rai
Enrolled: Aug 2024
Continuing
Co-Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • UGC NET,   2018
Memberships / Fellowships
  • American Comparative Literature Association,   2023
  • ELTAI,   2022
  • ICSSR Centrally Administered Full-Term Doctoral Fellowship,   2019