Sunil Kumar Mannil joined the department in August 2013 as an Assistant Professor. He completed secondary education from MUHS Oorakam under the Kerala State Education Board. He did Pre-degree in Economics and History, B.A. and M.A. both being in English Language and Literature at Pocker Sahib Memorial Orphanage College, a renowned higher educational institution and research centre affiliated to the University of Calicut in Kerala. He was awarded an M.Phil Degree in 2011 by University of Kerala for his research at the Institute of English on the title "Living on the Fringes: A Subaltern Reading of Bama's Karuku and C.K. Janu's Mother Forest: The Unfinished Story." He started his career as a junior lecturer at the P. G. Department of English of Pocker Sahib Memorial Orphanage College. He worked at the Department of English Govt. College Malappuram for a very short span of time. With a genuine interest in Performing Arts, he has already written and directed a few one-act plays. He has attended a number of National and International Seminars and delivered lectures on Dalit Literature and Aesthetics. He teaches Greek and Latin Classics in Translation, English Restoration Drama and Modernist Poetry in English. His areas of interest in academic endeavors include Literary Theory, Film Studies, Subaltern Studies and Latin American Literature.
Extension Lectures
1. Dimensions of Indigenous Literature. At Dept. of English. Amal College of Advanced Studies.Affiliated to University of Calicut. Kerala.On 21-02-2014.
2. Dalit Literature.at Dept. of English. Farook arts and Sience College.Kozhikode.Affiliated to University of Calicut.Kerala. On 19-september. 2014.
3. Understanding the Subaltern. At Dept. of English, Malabar College of Advanced StudiesVengara. Affiliated to University of Calicut.Kerala.On 05-08-2016.
4. Reading Literature: Meaning and Ideology. At Dept. of English, Safa College of Arts and Science Affiliated to University of Calicut. Kerala.On 25-08-2016.
5. Female Nude, Pleasure and Dissent. Compass Research Forum. University of Calicut.31 July 2016.
International Seminars
1. Pleasure, Power and Body: A Study on the Movie Taboo 1. Singularities International Conference on Power. KAHM Unity Women’s College Manjeri, Kerala.
2. Porn Consumption in Kerala: A Psycho Social Critique. First International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences, St. Thomas College, Thrissur, Kerala.
National Seminar
1. Bos Taurus Nationalism: A Political Critique on Hindustan. Three Day National Seminar at Cuk.Organized by Department of English. 2015.
2. Direct Grading: A Model and Observations. Two Day National Seminar. By IQAC, CUK. 2015.
3. Direct Grading. Post ESE Workshop. CUK. 2015
4. Theorizing Mappila Performing Arts: The Politics of Oppana. EMEA College Condotty, Kerala.
5. Plenary Speech : E.M. Foster and Others: Western Passages to the East. Govt. College Malappuram.
Participations
- Two day International Seminar on Media. PSMO College Tirurangadi. 2006.
- Workshop on Research Methodology in Literature in English. Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum Kerala.20 November 2009.
- International conference on Indians Looking Homeward: Text, Performance and Culture and Asian Canadian Diaspora. University of Kerala. 2-4 March 2010.
- International Conference on Latin Language and World Cultures. University of Kerala. 11-12 March 2010.
- Workshop on Examination-Evaluation: Challenges and Responses. Central University of Kashmir. 22 March 2014.
Articles in Journals.
1. The Erotic Mass Psyche and the Visual Culture in Kerala: A Psycho social Critique.International Journal of Education for the 20th Century. Vol.1. Issue No.1 Dec. 2014. ISSN:2349-5774.
2. On Defining Subaltern. International Journal of Education for the Future(IJEF) Vol.1. ISSUE 1. ISSN: 23949902.
3. Pleasure, Power and Body: A Study on the Movie Taboo 1. Singularities International Journal. Vol. 3 Issue 2 July 2016. ISSN 2348–3369.
Articles in Edited Books.
1. ''Visual Media, Mass Orgy and Human Rights.'' Media and Human Rights. Dominant Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd; New Delhi. 2015. ISBN:978-93-84161-72-9
2. Media, Development and the Political State: A Critical Study on Kerala. in the book Media and Communication for Development. Dominant Publishers and Distributors; New Delhi. 2016.
3. Land, Education and Subalternity in India: A Critique in the Light of Globalisation. Indian Agriculture Role and Challenges. 2016.
Other Publications
1. Burhan Wani: Bimbam, Swathwam, Prathinithanam. Tejas Fortnightly. August 16-31. Book 20, Issue 15.