CURRICULUM VITA Name : Shamsoddin Royanian. Date of Birth : Aug 23, 1974. Address : Semnan University, Semnan, Islamic Republic of Iran. Tell : 0231-3354100-3490 Cell : 98-9119017010 E-Mail: s.royanian1974@gmail.com shamssemnan@hotmail.com sroyanian@profs.semnan.ac.ir Qualifications: Ph.D. in English Language and Literature, University of Mysore, 2009. Thesis on Chinua Achebe as a Chronicler of Africa (Guide: Professor K. C. Belliappa, Vice-Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University, India) M.A. in English Literature, University of Mysore, 1
2004. I Class. Position : Assistant Professor, (Academic) Semnan University, Semnan, Iran. Jan, 2008. Assistant Professor in English, Azzahra University, Tehran, Iran. Jan 2010- June 2010. Lecturer in English, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. Sept 20, 2005- July 10, 2006. Lecturer in English, University of Mysore. Aug 20, 2003 - Dec 22, 2004. Executives: Chairman of English Department, Semnan University; March 2012- Continues Papers Taught: M.A: Literary Criticism Shakespeare 19 th Century American Literature 2
20 th Century American Literature Romantic Poetry B.A. Introduction to Literature Novel Drama Literary Terms Poetry Publications: Articles presented at conferences: 1.Royanian Shamsoddin. Procedures for Teaching of a Grammar Lesson I C E G, Dindigul, India, 2007. 2.Royanian Shamsoddin. Women s Situations in Chinua Achebe s Things Fall Apart Center for Women s Studies, University Of Mysore, 3 January 2007. 3.Royanian Shamsoddin. English Learning Process at Iranian and at Indian Universities Union of Islamic Associations of Iranian Students, Chandigarh, 3 March 2006. Articles published in Journals: 1.Royanian Shamsoddin and Nozari Mahdiyeh. Elements of Hope and Life in the Poetry of Farrokhzad and Plath; Best Journals(IJHAMS) Vol. 2, Issue 6, Jun 2014, 5-10 3
2. Shariati Rad Fatemeh and Royanian Shamsoddin. Nature as the Source of Wisdom in Sepehri and Wordsworth s Poetry; Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Soc. Sci. 2014; 2(4A):471-474. 3. Royanian Shamsoddin and Sadeghi Zahra.Loss of African Language, Culture and Identity in Things Fall Apart; IJML. Vol. 4, No. 2. July 2014. 4.Royanian Shamsoddin and Afsari Nasim. Archetypal Approach in Margaret Atwood s Surfacing; Writers Editors Edition. Vol. 2, No. 1. March 2014. 5.Royanian Shamsoddin. Political Power in a man of the people; Literary Insight. Vol. 3, Issue 1, January 2012. 6.Yazdani Zeinab and Royanian Shamsoddin. The Portrayal of Sexism in Margaret Atwood s The Handmaid s Tale. International Journal of Multicultural Literature; Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2012. 7.Yazdani Zeinab and Royanian Shamsoddin. Fighting Sexual/Gender Power Politics in Margaret Atwood s Novels Contemporary Discourse; Vol.3, Issue 1, January 2012. 8.Sharbati Samira and Royanian Shamsoddin. The Formation of Hyper-Reality in Traps by Caryl Churchill. Contemporary Discourse, Volume-3, Issue-1, January-2012. 9.Royanian Shamsoddin and Yazdani Zeinab. Multicultural Matrix in Chinua Achebe s Novels. International Journal of Multicultural Literature; Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2012. 10.Royanian Shamsoddin. The Clash between Colonization and the Igbo in Arrow of God; The Atlantic Literary review. Vol.12, No. 1. January-March 2011. 11.Royanian Shamsoddin and Yazdani Zeinab. Metaphor of Body in Margaret Atwood's The Edible Woman; The Criterion. Vol. II, Issue III, 2011. 4
12.Royanian Shamsoddin and Yazdani Zeinab. Ideological Conflict in A Man of the People; Protocol. Vol. IV No. 1&2. 2010 13.Royanian Shamsoddin. Historical Analysis on Chinua Achebe's Anthills of the Savannah; PEGASUS. Vol. VIII & IX. 2009-2010. 14.Royanian Shamsoddin. Women s Situations in Chinua Achebe s Things Fall Apart Center for Women s Studies, University Of Mysore, 3 January 2007. Books : 1.Royanian Shamsoddin and Yazdani Zeinab. A critical analysis on Shakespeare s Othello. Semnan University Press, 2013. 2.Royanian Shamsoddin Colonialism and post-colonialism in the novels of Chinua Achebe. Semnan University Press, 2010. 3.Royanian Shamsoddin. Translating Chinua Achebe s Things Fall Apart into Persian. (Current) 4.Royanian Shamsoddin A critical analysis on Charles Dickens s Great Expectations. (Scheduled for publication in Aug, 2014) Seminars organized: Royanian Shamsoddin. Director in organizing a four day literary workshop lectured by Prof. K.C. Belliappa, Vice-Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University, India, held at Semnan University, March, 2009. Other : Having more than 16 years experience in teaching Activities TOEFL & IELTS, Pronunciation, Phonetics and Phonology. 5