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Ms. Avishki Perera

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Ms. Avishki Perera has graduated from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English. She is a lecturer attached to the Department of English and Modern Languages at NSBM Green University.

She has been actively involved in higher education through teaching, curriculum development, and academic administration. Her teaching expertise includes academic writing, business communication, professional communication, English language teaching, and communication studies. She has also contributed to programme development and curriculum enhancement initiatives within the university.

Her research interests encompass English literature, feminist literary criticism, gender studies, Sri Lankan English literature, female agency, marginal voices, identity, spatiality in literature, postcolonial studies, and contemporary literary theory. She has presented her research at national and international academic conferences and continues to contribute to scholarly discussions within these fields.

She is committed to promoting critical inquiry, effective communication, and academic excellence while contributing to the advancement of English language education and literary studies.

Conference (Full Paper) Publications

  1. Perera. A (2023) Queer Representation in Sexualized Geographical Spaces: A study of selected Sri Lankan English Novels by Shyam Selvadurai – Vidyodaya Undergraduate Research Day (p.248). Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
  2. Perera A. Female Friendships as a source of empowerment: An analysis of selected Modern English Novels by female authors. (ICOBI 2025 – NSBM Green Univerisity)
  3. 3. Perera A. The emergence of female agency from traditional to modern drama A comparative study of Desdemona and Nora (ICBM 2026- University of Sri Jayewardenepura)

Books/Book Chapters

  • Perera A. Listening to her Silence –International Women’s Day Magazine, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo

On-Going Research

  1. Perera A. Negotiating Power and Spaces: A study of Resilient female figures in selected Sri Lankan English novels (ongoing)
  2.  Perera A. Gender Performativity and Spatial Politics: Negotiating Female Agency in Selected Sri Lankan Novels (ongoing)

Research and Project Contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Her research and other project contributions are aligned with the following SDG(s):