Women Radicalism Politics
A seminar titled “Women Radicalism Politics” was held on 23rd April 2014 at the Department of English. The speakers were Prof. Rajeswari Mohan, Guest Lecturer from Haverford College, Prof. Neloufer de Mel, University of Colombo, and Dr. Shermal Wijewardene, University of Colombo. The titles of the talks were as follows: Narrating Women’s Subversive Bodily […]
Award-winning writer Shyam Selvadurai introduced his new book
Shyam Selvadurai introduced his latest book The Hungry Ghosts on Friday 23rd August 2013 at 10am at the Department of English. SHYAM SELVADURAI is the acclaimed author of the best-selling novels Funny Boy, which was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and won the Books in Canada First Novel Award, and Cinnamon Gardens, which was shortlisted […]
Playwright Ernest MacIntyre at the Department of English
Ernest MacIntyre, an internationally acclaimed and well known Sri Lankan playwright, who has been active in the Sri Lankan English theatre for the last 50 years presented a talk on his work at the Department of English on 26 July 2013. His work has been performed in many countries including Australia and Sri Lanka. During […]
