Dr. Gigy. J. Alex
Area of Research
Area of Research
Communication Skills Science Fiction Food and Cultural Studies
Department
Education
- Ph.D (Mahatma Gandhi University)
- M.Phil. (Kerala University)
- MA (Kerala University)
Projects
- Fast Track Project: A Study on Creative Writers and Artists in Dept of Space
- Co-Investigator: Assessment of the Contribution of IIST Alumni in ISRO
- Cultural Mapping of Tribal Cuisines from Kerala
2025
- Expert talk in the one-day National Seminar on ‘Food, Literature and Culture’ organised by The Department of English, HHMSPB NSS College for Women, Neeramankara, Thiruvananthapuram on 21/01/25.
2024
- Resource Person at the Nallmuthu Gounder Mahalingam College, Pollachi, Tamilnadu during the 6-day lecture Series on Decoding the Aesthetics of Literary Theory on 26-10-24.
- Resource person for the webinar series LITERATI: The Literary Exploration, Summer Cycle 2024, held on February 20, 2024 on “Culinary Studies and the Digital Media.”
- Resource person for the Endowment Lecture on “Culinary Exodus: Understanding Our Platter” held at St Joseph’s College, Irinjalakkuda, Thrissur, on 23-02-24
- Plenary Speaker at the One Day National Conference at Women’s Christian College, Nagercoil, on 19-03-24
- Resource person at the One Day National Conference at Thiruvalluvar College, Papanasam, on 23rd April 2024
2023
- Resource Person for the online Webinar on Research Article Writing: Basics and Structure, on 04-05-23 at VIT Vellore.
- Resource Person for the online Webinar on Review of Literature: Strategies and Steps, on 08-06-23 at VIT Vellore.
- Keynote Address, “Shifting Paradigms: Translation and Culture”, during the National Level Workshop on Translation: Innovative Technologies and Transforming Trends organized by the Department of English and Comparative Literature, Madurai Kamraj University on 31.03.2023.
- Plenary speaker of the National Seminar on Changing Perspectives on Food, Culture and Identity at Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta on 23-03-23.
- Resource person for Cultural Studies Research Forum's special discourse on "Food Studies" on 19-02-23 under the patronage of Vallaths TES
2022
- Plenary speaker of the National Seminar on “Language and Literature: A Blend of Culture and Nostalgia” at Salem Sowdeswari College on October 28th 2022
- Resource Person in the UGC - HRDC sponsored Refresher Course in English organized by the Department of English and Comparative Literature, School of English and Foreign Languages, Madurai Kamaraj University on “Flavours of Fictions: Strategies to Read Culinary Narratives” on 13.08.2022.
- Webinar on “Edible Emotions: Reading Select Culinary Narratives” at School of English & Foreign Languages at The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University) Gandhigram Dindigul on 15 July 2022.
2021
- Keynote Address, ‘Cultural Discourse of Cuisines: Reading Select Culinary Memoirs from Kerala’, 5-day International Virtual Conference on Cultural Studies from 6th to 10th September 2021, at Nirmala College, Muvatupuzha
- Online lecture on Culinary Narratives from Sociocultural perspective: Recent Trends in Malayalam Literature organised by research Forum, Dept of English, University of Calicut on 23rd June 2021
2020
- Keynote Address, “Human and Post-human Interventions in Science Fiction: An Overview” at the one-day seminar on Mapping Scientific Discourse in Fiction. Sacred Heart College. Kochi. 3rd February 2020.
- Plenary Lecture: “The Cultural Politics of Culinary Representations in Indian Food Narratives” at the one-day national Seminar on Language, Literature, Media and Culture held at Annai Women’s College, Karur on 28-02-2020.
- Plenary Lecture. “Teaching Literature and Culture: Technology and Techniques “Two-Day NAAC Sponsored National Seminar on Innovative Pedagogical Approaches and the Enhancement of Students’ Participation in the Teaching Learning Process, held at Newman College. Thodupuzha on 5-6 March 2020.
- Webinar. “Hunger and Taste: Transforming Gustatory Preferences amid the Pandemic”. Dept of English. Assumption College. 27-06-2020
2019
- Seeing and Believing: A discussion on Women and Cinema; Talk delivered at Cotton Hill Govt Higher Secondary School on 19-10-2019 in connection with the COTSA All Round Development Programme.
2018
- Keynote Address “Reading the Sociocultural Spaces within Cinema: A Study on Recent Malayalam Films. Dept of English. MES College Nedumkandam. 25 - 01-2018.
- Science Fiction: A Journey from Gothic to Posthuman, through Colonial and Post-colonial Trajectories. Sree Sankaracharya University. Kalady. 08-03-18
- Research in Literature: Changing Paradigms. Post Graduate and Research Department of English. Newman College. Thodupuzha 09-03-18
- Under the Greenwood Tree Club Monthly Seminar. Trivandrum. Literature in Contemporary Life. 24-05-18
- “Cultural memory as a Curator in Food writings from Kerala”. School of Letters, MG University. 8 September 2018
- Plenary lecture- Kitchen Narratives: The Politics of Cuisine in Kerala. At the International Symposium on Cultural Studies: Theorizing Praxis. Institute of English, Kerala University. 11 October 2018.
Tale of a Culinary Enchantress- Chandrika Vaidya
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e5CUymHIdFInQ3M6oixNr8Ty1sQrmOnN/view?usp=sharing
A documentary on Chandrika Vaidya, a tribal culinary expert and a tribal medical practitioner from Vithura. She is from the Kani tribe, and used to participate in several programmes organised by Kerala Government, SC/ST Department, Kerala Institute for Research Training and Development Studies of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, and various such organisations.
2023
- Three-day National Conference on Food and Culture: Transforming Perspectives and Paradigms from December 13-15, 2023.
- Dept of Humanities, IIST, Thiruvananthapuram and Dept of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT, Thiruchirappalli, jointly organized a five-day online workshop on Academic Writing and Publishing from July 24-28, 2023.
- English Language Specialist Program by Dr Mackenzie Bristow on Bridging the gap between communication and science on 22-02-23.
2021
- Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), in association with AICTE- ATAL, conducted an FDP on Life Skills Management from July 12-16, 2021.
2017
- Theorizing Space: Three Day National Conference on the Intersections of Space and Culture. December 14-16,2017, organised by Dept of Humanities, IIST, Littcrit and Centre for Cultural Studies. University of Kerala.
2016
- Four Day National Workshop on Film Studies - June 21st – 24th , 2016, organised by Dept of Humanities, IIST and Centre for Cultural Studies. University of Kerala.
2015
- Four Day National Workshop on Research Methodology in Cultural Studies.- June15 – 18, 2015, organised by Dept of Humanities, IIST and Centre for Cultural Studies. University of Kerala.