Dr. Nimmi N. Menike

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:

Book / Research Paper Publications:

Writing Violence & Buddhism in Sri Lanka: Of Hungry Ghosts & Homecomings. London: Routledge, 2022.

“Love Beyond Body Offering: Generosity in Literature” in Sage Journal of Human Values, Vol: 26 (3), 2020.

“The Hungry Ghosts: Self-identity in the Question of Love and Responsibility” in Asian Quarterly: An International Journal of Contemporary Issues, Vol: 16 (4), Feb, 2019. ISSN 2229-581X

“Wounding the Self – Writing the Other” in Philosophy, Language and Political: Reevaluating Poststructsuralism, edited by Franson Manjali & Marc Crepon, Aakar Books, 2017.

“Question of Identity and the Unfaithful Other”, Felicitation Volume, Open University, Sri Lanka, 2017.

“Interrupting the Myth – Poststructural Approach to Community and Literature”, in “Lokratana” a Journal of Folklore foundation India, as part of University of Cambridge’s “World Oral Literature Project”. Volume VIII, 2015. ISSN: 2347-6427

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Public Lecturers & Discussions:

Lecture as a panelist in the panel discussion on “Deliberative Society” (Sanvicharniya Samajayak)” at the National Library Auditorium, Colombo, Sri Lanka. (25.03.2023) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvdwEUF1ueE

Lecture on “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” as a panelist in the panel discussion on “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” organized by the Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. (28.02.2023)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5w6N18l39c

Lecture on the movie, “Alborada” by Ashoka Handagama, as a panelist in the Film discussion on Alborada organized by the Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. (25.10.2022)

Lecture titled “Responsibility with(out) Freedom” (Wagakeemen Nidahassa) at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. (04.10.2022)

TV Programs:

Resource person to the  discussion on Domestic Violence at the live telecasted Television Program, Nuga Sevana, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Cooperation, Colombo, Sri Lanka. (09.05.2023 )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHLaX887_Jc

Resource person to the discussion on the Quality of Education in Sri Lanka Universities at the live telecasted Television Program, Deepti Samaga Paththaren Eha,  Independent Television Network (ITN), Colombo, Sri Lanka. (19.03.2023) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BDZYvwxHqY&t=4762s

Resource person to the Television Program, The People’s Platform, telecasted by Sirasa Television 1, Colombo, Sri Lanka. (20.03.2023) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvGY38qwq4k

Radio Programs:

Academic discussion on “Death” at SANKATHANE Radio Program, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Cooperation, Colombo. (09.05.2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn5Kkm8ER9Q&t=2s

Academic discussion on “Derrida & Levinas” at SANKATHANE Radio Program, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Cooperation, Colombo. (30.05.2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8QscVtNbQ

Academic discussion on “Responsibility” at SANKATHANE Radio Program, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Cooperation, Colombo. (19.09.2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W8DfnMF1m0&t=6s