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Abhijit Karkun

Abhijit Karkun

Abhijit Karkun
Abhijit Karkun
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for French and Francophone Studies,
School of Language Literature and Culture Studies
Room No
118, SLL&CS-I
Off. Phone
011-26704258
Residence
011-26742206
Email
abhijitkarkun@mail.jnu.ac.in , chotkun@hotmail.com
Personal Webpage
http://www.jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

M.A.(French),Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages-currently English and Foreign Languages University-EFLU(1988)
M.Phil., CFFS/SLL&CS/JNU, (1990) on Comparative Francophone Literature dealing with French-Canadian (Quebecois) & Algerian novels - Dissertation title "L'homme en lutte dans les oeuvres de Jacques Godbout et Yacine Kateb: une étude comparée de Salut Galarneau (JG) et 'Nedjma (KY). (Man in Struggle in the Works of Jacques Godbout and Yacine Kateb: A Comparative Study of 'Salut Galarneau (JG) and "Nedjma(KY)".201 p.
Ph.D., CFFS/SLL&CS/JNU, (2003) on comparative literature involving Quebecois and Bengali literatures Thesis title : « Du marginal au majeur : une étude comparée des littératures québécoise et bengali » ("From Marginal to Major: A Comparative Study in Quebecois and Bengali Literatures"). 375 p. 

Areas of Interest/Specialization

i. Francophone & Comparative literatures with special emphasis on Québec and French Canadian Literature. 
ii. Indian literature and culture with special reference to the writings of Bengal. 
iii. Intercultural Studies & Research.  

Experience
30 years of Teaching & Research Experience in French and Francophone Studies. Teaching in JNU since 1989.
Awards & Honours
1.Awarded the title of Membre actif de la société des professeurs de français d’Amérique (Active member of the French Teachers Society of America) in recognition of his( Abhijit Karkun’s) exceptional professional career and his quest for perfection by University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada, August 13, 2004.

2. Awarded French Government Fellowship to attend a specialised summer refresher course on "Stage spécialisé : les conceptions nouvelles de la pédagogie - l’enseignement du français langue étrangère "( New Pedagogical Concepts Teaching French as Foreign Language) at Centre Expérimental d` Etudes de la Civilisation Française, Université de Paris - Sorbonne, Paris, France, 3-25 July 1989.

3. Awarded French Government Fellowship to attend a summer refresher course on Cours intensif de français pratique, ( Intensive course on Practical French) at Institut d`Études Françaises pour Étudiants Étrangers, Université d`Aix - Marseille - III, Aix - en - Provence, France, 2-29 June, 1994.

4. Awarded French Government Fellowship to attend a summer refresher course on "Stage de formation en Français langue étrangère"( Pedagogical Training Workshop on Teaching French as Foreign Language) at Institut de langue et de culture françaises, Université Catholique de Lyon, Lyon, France 4-29 July, 1994. 

5. Awarded Doctoral Research Fellowship by Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute to conduct Doctoral Research & Documentation Work at the Centre for Research in Quebec Literature (Centre pour la recherche en littérature québécoise -CRELIQ) Laval University, Quebec City, Canada. The duration of the fellowship was 8 months i.e. from March to November 1997. 

6. Awarded a Fellowship by Government of Quebec, Canada, to attend a summer workshop on Langue, culture et société québécoises (Language, Culture and Society of Quebec) jointly organised by Ministry of International Relations , Govt. of Québec, Canada and University of Montréal, Montréal, Canada,26 July - 13 August 2004. 

7. Elected Executive Committee member (2005-2007), Intercultural Research Association ( Association pour la recherche interculturelle -ARIC)at the Xth Congress of Jointly organised by ARIC, University of Algiers and the patronage of UNESCO, 2-6 May 2005, Algiers.

8. Vice President, Association pour la recherche interculturelle (ARIC), 2009-2011.

9. President, Association internationale pour la recherche interculturelle (ARIC), 2011-2013 
International Collaboration/Consultancy
1. Collaborated with Prof. Bernard Fernandez, consultant and faculty in European Management Institutes and Universities (EM Lyon, ESCP-Europe, HEC Asia Institute, Dauphine, Sorbonne, IEP, INSA), in China ( Tongji, Fudan, Zhejiang, Hua Shi Da & Shanghai Universities) and in Russia (University of Ekaterinburg) for contributing a chapter on : Culture et gestion en Inde (Culture and Management in India) in Gestion en contexte interculturel, approches, problématiques, pratiques et plongées (Management in Intercultural Context ; Approches, Problems, Practices and Insight) in collaboration with Bernard Fernandez & Nathalie Belhoste, book published under the direction of Eduardo Davel, Jean-Pierre Dupuis & Jean-François Chanlat, Les presses de l’Université Laval et Télé-université, Université de Québec à Montréal (Téluq - UQAM), Montréal, Canada, 2008 ( Chapter on Indian educational system right from the Vedic age till today.) 472 p. ISBN 978-2-7637-8504-Period : 2006-2008.

2. Collaborated with Dr. Elaine Costa-Fernandez, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil & Jean-Jaurès University, Toulouse, France and Prof. Odette Lescarret, Emeritus Professor, University of Nîmes, France for contributing a chapter on Vers une économie non violente : une approche interculturelle ( Towards a Non Violent Economy : An Intercultural Approach) , book published (Ed.) by Elaine Costa-Fernandez et Odette Lescarret in De la diversité linguistique aux pratiques interculturelles Coll. Espaces Interculturels, L`Harmattan ; 2012, ISBN : 978-2-296-99159-0 Period : 2011-2012

3. Collaborated with Dr. Elaine Costa-Fernandez, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil & Jean-Jaurès University, Toulouse, France for editing the following book on Développement social et interculturalité : un regard croisé book published by (Ed.) Abhijit Karkun & Elaine Costa-Fernandez, L’Harmattan, Paris ,2014, ISBN : 978-2-343-04689-1 Period : 2012-2014

4. Collaborated with Dr. Pia Stalder, Fribourg University, Fribourg, Switzerland & Visitng Professor, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg for contributing a chapter on Développement durable en Inde : Utilisation des enjeux (inter) culturels traditionnels (Sustainable Development in India : Utilisation of Traditional (Inter) Cultural Knowledge ) in La Médiation Interculturelle Représentations, mises en œuvre et développement des compétences (Intercultural Mediation : Representation, Skill Development & Implementation) , book published by (Ed.) Pia Stalder et Annick Tonti, Editions des archives contemporaines, Paris, 2014, ISBN 10: 2813001120 / ISBN 13: 9782813001122.Period : 2013-2014 
Best Peer Reviewed Publications
1. Towards a Cultural Autonomy : Francophone Creative Writings in Quebec and Algeria in Negotiating Glocalization: Views from Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Book edited by Dr. Saugata Bhaduri, Anthem Press, New Delhi, London, New York, 2008, 148 p, ISBN -13: 978 81 905835 1 0.

2. Reversing a Disneyfied Globalised World: A Reading of Jacques Godbout’s “ Dragon Island” in Negotiating Glocalization: Views from Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Book edited by Dr. Saugata Bhaduri, Anthem Press, New Delhi, London, New York, 2008, 148 p, ISBN -13: 978 81 905835 1 0.

3. Culture et gestion en Inde (Culture and Management in India) in Gestion en contexte interculturel, approches, problématiques, pratiques et plongées (Management in Intercultural Context ; Approches, Problems, Practices and Insight) in collaboration with Bernard Fernandez & Nathalie Belhoste, under the direction of Eduardo Davel, Jean-Pierre Dupuis & Jean-François Chanlat, Les presses de l’Université Laval et Télé-université, Université de Québec à Montréal (Téluq - UQAM), Montréal, Canada, 2008 ( Chapter on Indian educational system right from the Vedic age till today.) 472 p. ISBN 978-2-7637-8504-2.

4. Vers une économie non violente : une approche interculturelle, Sous la direction de Elaine Costa-Fernandez et Odette Lescarret in De la diversité linguistique aux pratiques interculturelles Coll. Espaces Interculturels, L`Harmattan ; 2012, ISBN : 978-2-296-99159-0

5. Développement durable en Inde : Utilisation des enjeux (inter) culturels traditionnels (Sustainable Development in India : Utilisation of Traditional (Inter) Cultural Knowledge ) in La Médiation Interculturelle Représentations, mises en œuvre et développement des compétences(Intercultural Mediation : Representation, Skill Development & Implementation) , (Ed.) Pia Stalder et Annick Tonti, Editions des archives contemporaines, Paris, 2014, ISBN 10: 2813001120 / ISBN 13: 9782813001122. 
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
BOOK (SELF AUTHORED) 
1.Littérature : évolution et émergence : Etude comparée des romans québécois et Bengalis (Literature : Evolution and Emergence : Comparative Study of Quebecker and Bengali Novels) Prestige Books, New Delhi, January 2008, 302 p. ISBN 978-81-906183-4-2

BOOK (EDITED)
2. Développement social et interculturalité : un regard croisé (ed.) Abhijit Karkun & Elaine Costa-Fernandez, L’Harmattan, Paris ,2014, ISBN : 978-2-343-04689-1

3. Entre Jeunes I for Class IX, Fourth Revised Edition, Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India 2014 ( Revision Work) 
Patents (if any)

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