Fr. Benson N Antony

Assistant Professor
M.A.
benson@newmancollege.ac.in

Qualifications
  • NET, Pursuing PHD
  • Master Degree (English, Indhira Gandhi National Open University, 2016) 
  • Ph.D (Health Humanities, Mahatma Gandhi University, 2019 – Pursuing)
Publications
  • Journal Article – 

    • “A transgender’s Struggle for Identity and Survival through Education in  A Gift of Goddess Lakshmi by Manobi Bandyopadhyay with Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey.” in International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities (ISSN – 2321 – 7065)

  • “Me Hijra, Me Laxmi:Arts as effective means for Survival in the Life of a Transgender” in International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities (ISSN – 2321 – 7065)
  • “Sex Reassignment Surgery for The Transgenders in India: A Rereading of Living Smile Vidya’s Autobiography, I Am Vidya A Transgender’s Journey” in International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities (ISSN – 2321 – 7065)
    • Books – 

    • Health Humanities in Indian Context: Transgender Care and Literature

    ISBN: 9789388951999

    • Transcending The Gender: Glimpses From The Transgender Autobiographies

    ISBN: 9789388951371

    • Book Chapters – 

    • Sex reassignment surgery for the transgender persons in India: A re-reading of Indian trans women autobiographies

    Man, Nature and Sustainability, Scholars’ Press, Pp 174 – 183

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Research interest/ Area of Specialization

Transgender Medical Care

Achievements
  • Successfully completed course on Transgender Medicine for General Medical Providers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Israel.
  • Successfully completed course on AI For Everyone from deeplearning.ai
  • Successfully completed course on Machine Learning for All from the University of London
  • Successfully completed course on Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects from the McMaster University – UC San Diego
  • Successfully completed course on History of English Language and Literature from NPTEL – Indian Institute of Technology Madras
  • Successfully completed course on HUM12x: Masterpieces of World Literature from Harvard University

 

Contact
  • Assistant Professor, Department of English, Newman College, Thodupuzha

  • Email Id – benson@newmancollege.ac.in