Dr. Madhuparna Mitra

Principal Lecturer

University of North Texas

Department of English

(940) 565-4793

Email: madhuparnamitra@unt.edu

MA, Washington University, St. Louis, 1995

Major: English and American Literature (with specialization in sixteenth and seventeenth century British literature)
PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, 1995

Major: English and American Literature
Specialization: sixteenth and seventeenth century British literature
MA, University of Delhi, India, 1986

Major: English Literature
BA, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi, India, 1984

Major: English (Honors)

Adjunct Assistant Professor, (2003 - 2007).
Visiting Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University. Wake Forest University. (1999 - 2003).
Assistant Professor, Lindenwood University. Lindenwood University. (1997 - 1999).
Lecturer, Washington University. Washington University. (1996 - 1997).
Instructor, Washington University. Washington University. (1995 - 1996).
Teaching Assistant, Washington University. Washington University. (1994 - 1995).
Visiting Instructor, St. Lawrence University. St. Lawrence University. (1993 - 1994).
Teaching Assistant, Washington University. Washington University. (1987 - 1993).

Senior Lecturer, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2018 - Present).
Lecturer, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2007 - 2018).

Tutorial, Remote Instruction Training Course, University of North Texas. Denton,TX,United States of America. (May 2020 - June 2020).
Workshop, Teaching Portfolio Workshop with Dr. Peter Seldin, University of North Texas (VPAA's Office). Denton,Texas,United States of America. (August 08, 2016 - August 12, 2016).

Teaching

ENGL 1310 - First Year Writing I, 34 courses.
ENGL 1320 - College Writing II, 25 courses.
ENGL 2210 - Survey of World Literatures from Antiquity to 1700, 10 courses.
ENGL 2211 - Survey of World Literatures from Antiquity to 1700, 5 courses.
ENGL 2220 - Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present, 3 courses.
ENGL 2221 - Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present, 1 course.
ENGL 2322 - British Literature to 1780, 6 courses.
ENGL 2500 - Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, 1 course.
ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, 6 courses.
ENGL 3430 - British Literature to 1780, 16 courses.
ENGL 3450 - Short Story, 6 courses.
ENGL 3911 - Topics in British Literature, 1 course.
ENGL 4430 - Shakespeare, 25 courses.
ENGL 4440 - Milton, 1 course.
ENGL 4500 - British Fiction, 1 course.
ENGL 4951 - Honors College Capstone Thesis, 1 course.

Other (Honors Contract Essay), ""'A Mere Three Lines': Shakespeare's Discourse on Anti-Semitism and Nazi Censorship"," English. (January 31, 2022 - May 2022).
Undergraduate Honors Thesis, "More Than Skin Deep: How Mahasweta Devi’s book “Breast Stories” Unveils Women’s Treatment and Identity in 20th century India," Honors College. (January 13, 2020 - May 8, 2020).
Other (Honors Contract Essay), "Power in the Hands of Women: Rewriting Lady Macbeth in Charles III," English. (April 12, 2016).
Other, "Eng Dept Grad Student Mentoring Program," (2012 - 2013).
Other, "TF Mentoring," (2010 - 2012).

Vann Award for Outstanding Lecturer, English Department, UNT. (May 2019).
Nominated for J. H. Shelton Excellence in Teaching Award, University of North Texas. (2018).
Teaching Portfolio Workshop, University of North Texas. (August 2016).
UNT Team Mentoring Grant, University of North Texas. (September 2017).
NEH Summer Seminar for College Teachers, National Endowment for Humanities. (July 10, 2017).
ARCHIE Grant, Wake Forest University. (June 1, 2000).
NEH Summer Seminar for College Teachers, National Endowment for the Humanities. (June 21, 1999).
University Scholarship and Teaching Assistantship, Washington University in St. Louis. (1987).
University Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis. (1986).
The N. V. Thadani Memorial Prize for the Best Student in English, University of Delhi. (1984).

Mitra, M. (2009). "Whose History is it Anyway?: The Politics of Hindu Nationalism in Githa Hariharan's In Times of Siege.". South Asian Review. 30 (2)
Mitra, M. (2008). "Contextualizing Ayah's Abduction: Patterns of Violence against Women in Sidhwa's Cracking India". ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature. 38 (3)
Mitra, M. (2007). "Border Crossings in Lahiri's 'A Real Durwan'". Explicator. 65 (4) 251-254.
Mitra, M. (2006). "Lahiri's 'Mrs. Sen's'". Explicator. 64 (3) 185-89.

The Legends of Amity: Three Versions of the Titus and Gysippus Story, (2011 - 2011).
South Asian Literary Association, (2009 - 2009).
College English Association Annual Conference, St. Louis, (2008 - 2008).
Invited Speakers' Roundtable at Race, Nation and the Humanities: An Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Conference, Austin College Undergraduate Conference, (2005 - 2005).
Wake Forest Medieval Studies Society, Winston Salem, (2001 - 2001).
NEH Summer Seminar for College Teachers, Ann Arbor, (1999 - 1999).
Ohio Shakespeare Conference, Columbus, (1997 - 1997).
Renaissance Society of America Annual Conference, Indianapolis, (1996 - 1996).
Eighth Biennial Conference in English Renaissance Prose, Purdue University, (1995 - 1995).
Renaissance Society of American Annual Conference, New York City, (1995 - 1995).
Renaissance Society of America Annual Conference, Dallas, (1994 - 1994).
Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, St. Louis, (1993 - 1993).
Central Renaissance Conference, Lincoln, Nebraska, (1992 - 1992).

Mitra, M. (Author), South Central Renaissance Conference, "The Earls of Gloucester: Monarchy and Peerage in King Lear", South Central Renaissance Conference, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).

Mitra, M. (Other), "NEH Summer Seminar: King Lear and Shakespeare Studies," sponsored by National Endowment for Humanities, Federal, $2700 Funded. (2017 - 2017).
Mitra, M. (Other), "Renaissance Bodies: English Literature and Medicine," sponsored by National Endowment for Humanities, Federal, $3700 Funded. (1999 - 1999).

Mitra, M. (Co-Principal), Conn, B.M., Roelke, J.M., "World Literature Mentoring Group," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $2200 Funded. (2017 - 2018).

Co-Chair, LPAC. (September 1, 2018 - Present).
Other (Convener/Coordinator), Lecturer Mentoring Group. (August 2015 - Present).
Committee Member, Lecturer Hiring Committee. (September 2023 - December 2023).
Committee Member, Lecturer Search Committee. (April 2022 - May 2022).
Committee Member, CLASS Dean Search Committee 2018-19. (September 1, 2018 - February 2019).
Other (Panel Chair), Graduate Students' in English Association Conference. (2015 - 2015).
Other, Curriculum Committee. (2008 - 2009).
Other (Academic Dean), Center for Talented Youth Summer Programs. (2002 - 2004).
Task Force Member, Special Task Force. (2001 - 2002).
Other, Academic Integrity Task-force. (1997 - 1999).
Other (Tutor), Writing Center. (1995 - 1997).
Other (Assistant to Director), Composition. (1989 - 1992).

Program Organizer, Lecturers' Peer Mentoring Group. Denton, Texas. (August 23, 2015 - Present).
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Explicator (Scholarly Journal). (June 2022 - June 2022).
Other (Organizer/Co-Leader), Lecturers' Peer Mentoring Group. (2015 - 2016).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Mosaic: An Interdisciplinary Critical Journal. Manitoba. (November 16, 2016 - November 16, 2016).
Other (Participant), Lecturers' Peer Mentoring Group. (2013 - 2015).