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Dr. Debaleena Guha specializes in Francophone literature and interdisciplinary humanities research with a focus on gender, identity, disability, and performance studies. She has published scholarly articles in French-language academic journals and edited volumes, as well as creative writing in literary journals. Her research examines fluid identities, performative bodies, and feminist reinterpretations in Francophone texts. At Mahindra University, she teaches French and mentors the Birdwatching and Photography Club.
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Debaleena Guha
Assistant Professor
Dr. Debaleena Guha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Mahindra University. She earned her PhD in Francophone Literature from The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) in 2020 and holds academic training in German, English, and Bengali studies. Prior to joining Mahindra University in 2024, she worked with Straive Publishing Company and later served at the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). Her academic interests span French and Francophone literature, gender studies, performance studies, disability studies, and intersectionality. Her published research explores themes of identity, femininity, performativity, and resistance in Francophone literary works, particularly focusing on writers such as Ananda Devi and Anne-Marie Alonzo. Alongside teaching, she is also involved in mentoring extracurricular student activities related to birdwatching and photography.
- PhD in Francophone Literature, The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), 2020.
- BA in German, English, and Bengali.
- Published the article, titled, « Réarticuler le féminin dans Indian Tango d’Ananda Dévi » in Marginalisation et Résistance : Repenser La Femme ; Mars, 2016. Langers International Private Limited, New Delhi, India. ISBN: 978-93-85478- 43-7. Pp. 106.
- Published the article, titled, « Fluidité identitaire dans L’Arbre Fouet et Indian Tango d’Ananda Dévi » in Réflexions : Une revue des études françaises et francophones. Numéro 4 / 2017. The EFL University Press, Hyderabad, India. ISSN: 2320-0677. Pp. 148.
- Published the article, titled, « Le corps performatif chez Anne-Marie Alonzo » in Réflexions : Une revue des études françaises et francophones. Numéro 9 / 2022. The EFL University Press, Hyderabad, India. ISSN: 2320-0677.
- Published the poem, entitled, “Forging Life” in the February 2016 issue (vol. II, issue II) of New Race: A Journal of Integral Studies, published by Institute of Human Study, Hyderabad. ISSN: 2454-1176 (online). Pp. 35.
- Assistant Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mahindra University (February 2024 – Present).
- Faculty Member, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) (November 2022 – January 2024).
- Publishing Professional, Straive Publishing Company (July 2022).
- Mentor, Birdwatching and Photography Club, Mahindra University. July 2017: Post doc Researcher, BioRob Inc., Koreatech, Cheonan, South Korea.
Areas of Research Interests include French and Francophone Literature, Gender Studies, Performance studies, Disability Studies and Intersectionality
