Publications

Publications in Journals and International Conference Proceedings

Shilpa Shirishkumar Tanna and Geetha Bakilapadavu

Tracing the Ideal Reader in Sarnath Banerjee’s Graphic Novels (accepted )

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, (SCOPUS - Q1), IF: 0.23

Rwitajit Majumdar; Geetha Bakilapadavu; Reek Majumder; Mei-Rong Alice Chen; Brendan Flanagan; Hiroaki Ogata (2021)

Learning Analytics of Humanities Course: Reader Profiles in Critical Reading Activity.

Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning. RPTEL 16, 25 (2021). (SCOPUS - Q1) : H index: 18; IF: : 3.469

https://doi.org/10.1186/s41039-021-00164-w

Majumdar R., Bakilapadavu G., Li J., Ogata H., Flanagan B. and Chen M. R. A. (2021)

Analytics of Open-Book Exams with Interaction Traces in a Humanities Course.

29th International Conference on Computers in Education. Nov, 2021. Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Computers in Education. Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education. (SCOPUS indexed)

Rwitajit MAJUMDAR, Geetha BAKILAPADAVU, Reek MAJUMDER, Mei-Rong Alice CHEN, Brendan FLANAGAN & Hiroaki OGATA (2020). Learning Analytics of Critical Reading Activity: Reading Hayavadana during Lockdown;

28th International Conference on Computers in Education. Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education. Nov, 2020 So, H. J. et al. (Eds.). (SCOPUS indexed)

Majumdar R., Bakilapadavu G., Majumder R., Chen M. R. A., Flanagan B. and Ogata H. (2020)Learning Analytics of Critical Reading Activity: Reading Hayavadana during Lockdown;

28th International Conference on Computers in Education. Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education. Nov, 2020 So, H. J. et al. (Eds.). (SCOPUS indexed)

MAJUMDAR, Rwitajit; BAKILAPADAVU, G; Rajendran, Ramkumar; SAHASRABUDHE, Sameer;

FLANAGAN, Brendan; CHEN, Meirong, Alice; OGATA, Hiroaki (2020)

Learning Analytics for Humanities and Design Education,

28th International Conference on Computers in Education Conference Proceedings (Nov 2020), 2: 154-156 (SCOPUS indexed)

Shilpa Shirishkumar Tanna & Geetha Bakilapadavu (2019)

Revealing Layers: Sarnath Banerjee’s The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers,

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, (SCOPUS - Q1), IF: 0.26

DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2019.1699130

Dolly Seehra and Geetha Bakilapadavu (2018)

"New Directions in Film Studies: A Systemic Functional Linguistic Approach"

Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, Volume 9, Issue 3.

Dolly Seehra and Geetha Bakilapadavu (2018).

"Spatio-Temporal Labeling and Segmentation: Application of Gem (Genre and Multi-Modality) Framework on Mira Nair's Film Monsoon Wedding"

Journal of Arts, Culture, Philosophy, Religion, Language and Literature. Vol.2,no.1, pp. 33-37

Dolly Seehra and Geetha Bakilapadavu (2018).

"Women Yearning for Freedom: A Study of the Mira Nair's - How Can It Be and Migration"

Vidyawarta Multilingual Journal. Vol. 14, no. 22, 2018, pp. 34-37.

Shekhawat, Susheela and Geetha Bakilapadavu (2017)

Teaching Soft Skills to Engineering Students: A Case Study of BITS Pilani

The IUP Journal of Softskills, Vol.11. No 1

Mondal, Sukanya and Geetha Bakilapadavu (2014)

Reconstructing Memory in Orhan Pamuk’s Istanbul: Memories and the City.

The Atlantic Literary Review, Vol.15, No. 4. pp. 109-115

Geetha Bakilapadavu and Sushila Shekhavat (2013)

Integrating Humanities and Liberal Arts in Engineering Curriculum: Need, Experiences and New Directions.

Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Volume 21, Issue 1, March 2013, pp 373-382. (SCOPUS - Q3)

Bakilapadavu, Geetha (2012)

Moving Beyond the Mainstream: Teaching Science Fiction in India.

Contemporary Discourse, Volume-3, Issue-1, January 2012.

Sharma Manju and Geetha Bakilapadavu (2012)

Portrayal of Gujrat Riots in Literary and Cinematic Texts: A Comparative Study of Rajiv Dholakia’s Film Parzania and Raj Kamal Jha’s Novel Fireproof.

Literary Insight, Volume-3, Issue-1, January 2012

Bakilapadavu, Geetha. (2009)

Teaching Science Fiction in India: Present and Future.

Indian Journal of Science Communication. Vol.8 (2) July- December 2009. pp. 20-25

Geetha, B. (2007)

“Rollback: A Review”

Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) Review , # 279, Jan-March, 2007. pp. 25-26

Geetha, B. and Meenakshi Raman (2003)

“Space Exploration in Odyssey Series: Arthur C. Clarke’s Search of the Universe and Humanity’s place in it”.

Indian Journal of Science Fiction Studies. Vol.4 No.1 November 2003. pp24-35

Articles under review:

Bakilapadavu, Geetha and Sanjay Kumar.

"Mapping the Emotional Landscape onto the Geographical: Spatial Configurations and Trajectory of Monsoon in Dweepa by Girish Kasaravalli". (Submitted; Scopus indexed journal)

Majumdar, R., Bakilapadavu, G., Lic, J., Chen, M. R. A., Flanagan, B., & Ogata, H.

"Exploratory Interaction Analysis of High and Low Achievers in an Annotation-based Open-Book Exam of Humanities Course". Submitted (Scopus Indexed Journal).

Cheruvalath, Reena; Abdul Hameed, Hajara; Bakilapadavu, Geetha.

"Evaluation’ as a teaching method: A study among secondary school students". Submitted (Scopus indexed journal).

Mamta Kodarkar; Sanam Prabhudesai; Valerie Monteiro; Ramprasad Joshi; Geetha Bakilapadavu; Srikanth Mutnuri. "Digital documentation and bioremediation of St. Augustine church Old Goa-India". (Submitted).

Book Chapters

Geetha Bakilapadavu (2008)

Theme of Cosmic Loneliness: an Extension of Individual Loneliness as Delineated in the Science Fiction Writings of Arthur C. Clarke. "New Perspectives on British Literature" .

Ed. Sunita Singh. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers. 2008

Geetha B. (2006)

“ A Blend of Magical, Devious and the Divine: A Study of Siddharth Shanghvi’s The Last Song of Dusk”

Indian Writings in English. ed. Binod Mishra and Sanjay Kumar.

New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers.2006. pp 164-176

Book

"Exploring Science Fiction: Text and Pedagogy",

Edited by Geetha B. and Amit Sarwal

Publisher: SSS Publications, New Delhi, under

Cinema, Literature & Culture Series (CLC Series)

Year of publication: 2011

ISBN No. 81-902282-8-5.

Poems

Geetha, B. “My Everyday Existence” in Awakening Inspiration. Forward Press: U.K.2009.

Geetha, B. “Reflection” (Poem) From the Heart. Forward Press: U.K. 2006.

Geetha, B. “Ebbs and Tides” (Poem). Materials of the Mind. Forward Press: U.K .2005.

Invited Talks

2019: Visual Narrative in the Classroom: Teaching Empathy through Films . Cognitive Science in Education Workshop held at the Centre for Neural and Cognitive Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Hyderabad. November, 2019.

2020: Visual Literacy and Moving Images: Notes from the Classroom. The 3rd International Workshop of the Society of the Cognitive Science of Culture (SCSC 2020) held at BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus . February, 2020

Conference Presentations

International:

Bakilapadavu, Geetha. Folk Music Traditions from Western Rajasthan: Traditional Values and Modern Challenges; International Research Symposium, University of the Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo, Srilanka. December 2018.

Bakilapadavu, Geetha and Shan Balasubramanian . An Ontology-based Approach for Creating a Digital Repository of Murals in Havelis in the Shekhawati Region of Rajasthan,June 2017. Fifteenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities. 5-7 July, 2017. Imperial College London, London, UK.( Virtual Presentation)

Balasubramaniam Sundar, Geetha Bakilapadavu and Sai Jagan Mohan. Integrating Humanities into Engineering Education Using Design as the Focus: An Interdisciplinary Teaching Experience. Fifth Symposium on Engineering and Liberal Education, Union College, Schenectady, NY. 1-3 June, 2012.

Geetha. B, Vineet Pandey & Nilanjana Bhattacharya. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A True Representation of Middle Eastern Women’s Voice or a Voice Conforming to the Hegemonic Mindset of the West. American Comparative Literature Association Conference at Simon Frazer University, Vancouver, Canada. March 31- April3 2011.

Geetha. B, Girish Karnad's Play Hayavadana: A Dialogue between the Local Cultures and Universal Themes. American Comparative Literature Association Annual Conference on the theme Global Languages, Local Cultures held at Harvard University, Cambridge, M.A. March 2009.

Geetha, B. “Arthur C. Clarke: A Thematic Analysis”. 63rd World Convention of World Science Fiction Society held at SECC, Glasgow, U.K. August 2005.

National:

Bakilapadavu, Geetha and Shan Balasubramanian. Technology for Construction of an Archive of Murals of the Shekhawati Region and Automated Image. DHAI 2018 organized jointly by IIM Indore and IIT Indore; held at IIM Indore. June 1-2 2018

Bakilapadavu, Geetha. Ramprasad Joshi and Valerie Monteiro. A Case for Ontologies Work for Cultural Heritage Digitization and Conservation. The Digital Humanities Alliance of India (DHAI) Conference, June 2018, IIM Indore

Bakilapadavu, Geetha. Manganiar’s Negotiations for Identity and Self-affirmation through Music. Conference on “Location, Identity, Solidarity: Hegemonic Formations and Contestations (With a Special Focus on the Northeast)”, organized by Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Feb 2017.

Seehra, Dolly. Geetha Bakilapadavu. International Congress on English Grammar (ICEG-2016). Department of English, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar (Punjab) INDIA in collaboration with Systemic Functional Linguistics Association, Hyderabad. 8-12 February, 2016.

Geetha Bakilapadavu. ‘What is Beyond the Human’?: Science Fictional Perspectives from Arthur C. Clarke. International Conference on Beyond the Human: Monsters, Mutants and Lonely Machines. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. 20–22 February, 2014.

Geetha Bakilapadavu and Sukanya Mondal. Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red as a Postmodern Text: A Study of Fragmented Narration and Self Reflexivity. International Conference on Language, Literature and Culture. Institute of Advanced Study in English, Pune. 10-12 December 2012.

Sukanya Mondal and Geetha Bakilapadavu. Breaking the fourth wall in Orhan Pamuk’s Istanbul: Memories and the City. International Conference on Language, Literature and Culture. Institute of Advanced Study in English, Pune. 10-12 December 2012.

Manju Sharma and Geetha Bakilapadavu. Understanding the Dynamics of Religious Intolerance through the Language of Cinema: An Analysis of the Film Amu by Shonali Bose. 3rd ELT@I Conference on Interfacing Language, Culture and Technology, BITS Pilani, Pilani. 10-11 October 2012.

Geetha. B & Sushila Rathore. Integrating Humanities and Libseral Arts in Engineering Education: Need and Future Directions. Consultation & Experience Sharing on Role of Humanities and Social Sciences in Holistic Development of Future Technocrats. Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan. September 23-24, 2011.

Geetha. B, Sriranga’s ‘Kelu Janamejaya’ in Transation: Newer Insights into Early Modern Indian Theatre. National Conference on Lost & Found in Translation: Indian Writers, Translators, Texts, and Contexts held at Rajdhani College, University of Delhi, February, 2010.

Geetha, B. Science Fiction in Academia in India: Present and Future. IASFS Annual Conference held at Aurangabad, November 2009

Geetha, B.” Use of Cinematic Space in Girish Kasaravalli's Dweepa (The Island)”. The International conference on the theme Imagined Horizons: Spatial Configurations of the Present held at the department of Germanic and Romance Studies, University of Delhi, New Delhi. March 2009.

Geetha, B. “Science Fiction as a Teaching Tool: Future Prospects”. First National Discussion on Science Fiction: Past, Present, Future at Varanasi jointly held by National Council of Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), New Delhi Indian Science Fiction Writers’ Association (ISFWA), and Indian Association of Science Fiction Studies (IASFS). November 2008

Geetha, B. “Science Fiction and Globalisation” National Conference on Globalisation, held at IIT Madras, Chennai. November 2006.

Geetha, B and Meenakshi Raman. “Space Exploration in Odyssey Series: Arthur C. Clarke’s Search of the Universe and Humanity’s place in it”. Annual Conference of Indian Association for Science Fiction Studies held at Vellore Institute of Technology, T.N. India in October 2003.

Meenakshi Raman and Geetha, B. “Depiction of Conflict Resolution in Major Science Fiction Writings”. International Conference on Conflict Resolution: Peace and Development held at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. October 2003.

Meenakshi Raman and Geetha, B. “Embodiment of Racism in 20th Century American Science Fiction”. Annual Conference of Indian Association for American Studies held at Udaipur, India. January 2003.

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