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
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PUBLICATIONS3
DOCTORAL STUDENTS2
CONTINUING EDUCATIONPERSONAL 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 StudiesBharathiar University (ICSSR Doctoral Fellow)
2018
M.Phil
Jewish Literature/EnglishBharathiar University
2016
M.A
English LiteratureBharathiar 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)
- Coordinator
- 21 Nov 2023
- Brochure
- 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 GhoshEnrolled: Jul 2024ContinuingSupervisor
TRAUMA STUDIES
Sushmita BhattacharjeeEnrolled: Jul 2024ContinuingSupervisor
Cultural Studies and Indian English Literature
Vidushi RaiEnrolled: Aug 2024ContinuingCo-Supervisor
Awards And Honours
- UGC NET, 2018
Memberships / Fellowships
- American Comparative Literature Association, 2023
- ELTAI, 2022
- ICSSR Centrally Administered Full-Term Doctoral Fellowship, 2019