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AARON GEORGE

Speciliazation: Popular Culture
Qualifications: MA
Campus: PUNE LAVASA CAMPUS

Aaron George is a popular culture researcher and fiction writer. He has a Master's Degree in English Language and Literature from Madras Christian College, Chennai. He is the author of the science-fiction novel Diamondback. He currently works as an Assistant Professor at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus and is pursuing his PhD, looking at video games as forms of digital literature. His other areas of research include mythology and fantasy fiction.

Educational Details

  • Degree 2018

    BA

    University of Madras

  • PhD 0

    Pursuing (2021)

    Christ University

  • PG 0

    MA

    University of Madras

  • 2024

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: The New Weird - The Appeal of Digital Mythologies in the Video game Control

    Date: 2024-03-22

    Organising Institution: Christ University

    Level:

  • 2023

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: Feminine Catalysts of War: War and Gender in George RR Martin?s and FromSoftware?s Elden Ring

    Date: 2023-03-29

    Organising Institution: Kristu Jayanti College

    Level:

  • 2021

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: The Girl Gamer: An Examination of the Representation of Women and Gender in Videogames

    Date: 2021-04-16

    Organising Institution: National Institute of Technology - Agartala

    Level:

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: The Path Of The Hero: An Examination Of Joseph Campbell's Idea Of The Hero's Journey As Shown In Horizon Zero Dawn

    Date: 2021-02-10

    Organising Institution: Kristu Jayanti College (Autonomous)

    Level:

  • 2024

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Understanding Video Game Narratives

    Name of the Organiser: Nucleus of Learning and Development

    Level: National

    Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer

    Date: 2024-05-18 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Exploring the use of AI tools in Research

    Name of the Organiser: Gokul Global University

    Level: National

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2024-04-08 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Language Models: Emerging Risks and Unresolved Ethical Conflicts

    Name of the Organiser: CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus

    Level: Institutional

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2024-02-23 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Video Game Critique and Appreciation

    Name of the Organiser: Symbiosis Center for Liberal Arts

    Level: Institutional

    Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer

    Date: 2024-02-10 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: How to Read Films

    Name of the Organiser: Gokul Global University

    Level: National

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2024-01-08 00:00:00

  • 2023

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Wellment: Nurturing Mindfulness

    Name of the Organiser: Department of Languages, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Pune Lavasa Campus

    Level: Institutional

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2023-09-02 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Faculty Development Programme: Innovation and Creativity

    Name of the Organiser: CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus

    Level: Institutional

    Role: Participant & Presenter

    Date: 2023-07-31 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Twine Workshop

    Name of the Organiser: Department of Languages, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Pune Lavasa Campus

    Level: Institutional

    Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer

    Date: 2023-06-22 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Create an interactive story game with Twine

    Name of the Organiser: Coursera Project Network

    Level: International

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2023-06-13 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Expanding Teaching & Research Horizons through Digital Humanities

    Name of the Organiser: Christ (Deemed to be) University, Pune Lavasa Campus

    Level:

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2023-05-02 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Video Game Critique and Appreciation

    Name of the Organiser: Department of Languages, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Pune Lavasa Campus

    Level: National

    Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer

    Date: 2023-02-25 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Digitization and Management of Documents

    Name of the Organiser: 30M Training

    Level: National

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2023-02-23 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Transmedia Storytelling: Narrative worlds, emerging technologies, and global audiences

    Name of the Organiser: UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)

    Level: International

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2023-02-23 00:00:00

  • 2022

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Quality Improvement Programme - December 2022

    Name of the Organiser: School of Commerce, Finance and Accountancy

    Level:

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2022-11-07 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Online Games: Literature, New Media, and Narrative

    Name of the Organiser: Vanderbilt University

    Level: International

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2022-06-28 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Current Methods and Approaches for English Language Teaching and Research

    Name of the Organiser: Christ (Deemed to be) University, Pune Lavasa Campus

    Level: Institutional

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2022-04-11 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Short Term Training Programme on "Developing Personal Improvement through Soft Skills"

    Name of the Organiser: Research Culture Society

    Level: National

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2022-04-07 00:00:00

  • 2021

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Emerging Trends in English Language and Teaching

    Name of the Organiser: Christ (Deemed to be) University, Pune Lavasa Campus

    Level:

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2021-06-28 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: 5-day Quality Improvement Program

    Name of the Organiser: Christ (Deemed to be) University

    Level:

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2021-03-02 00:00:00

  • 2022

    Type of Book:

    Title: Cultural Crossings: Diffusing Borders

    Title of Book/Chapter/Article: The Path of the Hero: An Examination of Joseph Campbell's Idea of the Hero's Journey in Horizon Zero Dawn

    ISBN: 978-93-91413-13-2

    Month/Year: March 2022