S. Franklin Daniel

Dr. S. Franklin Daniel is Associate Professor and Chair of the English Department at the Madras Christian College; he joined the English Faculty in 1988. He specialises in Postcolonial Studies, Phonetics, British & American Literature, Shakespearean Studies, Stylistics, and Indian Writing in English. A former Visiting Fellow at Valparaiso University (USA) and Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines), Dr. Daniel has published extensively in UGC-CARE and peer-reviewed journals, with notable works including Critical Spectrum. He has edited over a dozen books, including Eclectic Representations and The Literary Mosaic. A recognised research supervisor, he has guided nearly a dozen PhD and over 50 MPhil scholars. He has served on Research Advisory Committees of five Universities, adjudicated theses across four Universities, and held academic leadership roles, including Chairman, Board of Examiners, Expert examiner for the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission and Member Board of Studies in many Colleges. As Placement Officer (2008–2013), he established industry-academic linkages with top MNCs. A sports enthusiast, he has been a long-standing member of the Sports Committee and Captain of the Staff Cricket Team, leading the College team to major victories.

Post-Colonial Studies, Phonetics, British Literature, American Literature, Shakespearean Studies, Stylistics, Indian Writing in English.

1. Resource person to the workshop on ELT (STYLISTICS) for Professors at D.G. Vaishnav College
2. Resource Person for the National Level Seminar on “Literature and Culture: Contestations in Contemporary Writings”
3. Inaugural Address at Theivanai Ammal College for Women, Villupuram, Resource person for the ten-day Intensive Bridge Course for the Undergraduate Students of S.I.V.E.T. College
4. Resource person for the Refresher Programme conducted by the Academic Staff College, University of Madras on “Stylistics as a tool for Literary Interpretation.”
5. Lecture “On Gandhian Thought in a Postcolonial scenario” at SSKV College, Kancheepuram.
6. Resource Person for the TED (Teaching English to the Disadvantaged) program organised by Mr. Robert Bellarniine, British Council Division at Fathima Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Kodambakkam.
7. For the Inaugural of the Literary Association of the Department of English, LOYOLA COLLEGE, the Keynote address on the topic: Career Prospects for students of English Literature
8. Resource Person for the Faculty Enrichment Programme on “Communicative Skills” at Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi
9. Delivered a Plenary talk at the 4th Jindal Global University International Literary Conference organised by the English Literary Society of O.P. Jindal Global University
10. Presented a paper on George Orwell’s 1984 Revisited: A Critique of Contemporaneity in the Novel in The 4th JGU International Literary Conference organised by the English Literary Society of O.P. Jindal Global University
11. Presented and chaired a session in the National Level Seminar on Methods and Materials for Teaching English Language and Literature at the Dharmamurthi Rao Bahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty’s Hindu College
12. Resource person for the Department Guest Lecture Series at Karunya University on the topic “English Structure and Phonetics’
13. Resource person/Expert for SCERT – English Language Lab Content Creation State Level Workshop, held at Asha Nivas, Thousand Lights on the topic, “Strategies for enhancing LSRW skills utilising the Language
    Laboratory – With Specific reference to Stress, Rhythm and Intonation.”
14. Inaugural address at SAVEELIT ’25 at Savitha Engineering College, Saveetha Nagar, Thandalam, Chennai – 602105.
15. Guest Lecture at Vel’s University, Department of English, VISTAS on “The Intersection of Literature and Geopolitics”, Krishnapuram, Pallavaram, Chennai – 600117.