P. K. Pokker

P. K. Pokker
P. K. Pokker
	P.K Pokker in 2012
Born	1 June 1954 (age 69); Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Spouse(s)	Remla C K
School	Marxism
Main interests	Postmodernism, philosophy, critique of fascism, cultural studies
Notable ideas	Marxist reading of postmodern trends in Kerala. Identity, class and gender.
Website	www.pkpokker.com

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P. K. Pokker (born 1 June 1954) is a Professor of Philosophy in Calicut University and former director of State Institute of Languages Keralabhasha Institute Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Then he became Senior Fellow of ICPR,^{[clarification needed]} New Delhi, and now Visiting Professor Vaikom Muhammed Basheer Chair, Calicut University. The first book, Aadhunikotharathayude Keraleeya Parisaram (Postmodernism in the context of Kerala) published in 1996 got wider attention in Kerala and won Thayat award for literary criticism in 1997. In the book an attempt was made to reveal the role of new theoretical approaches especially in understanding the cultural scenario of the world after cold-war. There are about forty research articles and a good number of News paper- News weekly articles at his credit.

Selected Books[edit]

Derrida, the philosopher of Deconstruction.
Creativity and Freedom; A Marxian Perspective
Aadhunikotharathayude Keraleeya Parisaram
Varnabhetangal Patabhetangal
E.M.S-um Aadhunika Keralavum
Swatha Rashtreeyam(Identity Politics)
Keraleeyathayute Varthamanam
Marxism and Prachannamarxism
Bhavukatvavum Bhavanayum Sahithyathil
' Nationalism and Multiculturalism in India

Awards[edit]

Thayat Sankaran Award for Literary criticism in 1997
Kerala Sahithya Academy award for scholarly literature in 2009

In Popular Culture[edit]

Pokker has been featured in the 2021 documentary 'Dreaming of Words' on the life and work of Njattyela Sreedharan.^[1]

References[edit]

↑ "നാല് ഭാഷകളിൽ വാക്കുകളെ സ്വപ്നം കണ്ടയാൾ - ഇത് തലശ്ശേരിയിലെ ശ്രീധരേട്ടൻ". 4 February 2020.

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[1] "നാല് ഭാഷകളിൽ വാക്കുകളെ സ്വപ്നം കണ്ടയാൾ - ഇത് തലശ്ശേരിയിലെ ശ്രീധരേട്ടൻ". 4 February 2020.

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