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Department of Sinhala

Faculty of Arts - University of Peradeniya

Mr. L A S Wickramasinghe

Lecturer

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Education

MA in Linguistics

University of Kelaniya

2019

MA in Sinhala

University of Peradeniya

2014

BA (Hons.) in Sinhala

University of Peradeniya

2011

Current Positions

Lecturer - Department of Sinhala, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

2019 - To Present

Departmental Coordinator - Centre for Distance and Continuing Education (CDCE) - University of Peradeniya

2019 - To Present

Positions Held

Academic and Research Officer - National Institute of Language Education and Training, Sri Lanka

2016-2019

Temporary Lecturer - University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Arts, Department of Sinhala

2013-2016

Language Instructor - University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Agriculture

2013-2016

Academic Sub warden - University of Peradeniya, Marcus Fernando Hostel

2015

Volunteer Students’ Counselor - University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Arts

2014-2015

Awards

'Rajatha Pusthaka' award for the best Collection of Short Stories - Publishers’ Association of Sri Lanka

2022

Best Short Story Collection : Godage Annual Manuscripts Competition - Godage Publishers, Colombo

2020

Merit Award for Collection of Poetry : Godage Annual Manuscripts Competition - Godage Publishers, Colombo

2020

All Island Criticism Award for Excellence - Ravaya News Paper

2012

Awarded Maulana Azad Scholarship for study towards Master’s Degree in University of Madras - Government of India.

2013

D.E. Hettiarachchi Memorial Prize for Sinhalese (Highest mark in the paper on Exegetical Literature) - University of Peradeniya

2011

D.M. De Z. Wickramasinghe Memorial Prize for Sinhalese (Highest mark in the paper on Sinhala Epigraphy) - University of Peradeniya

2011

Publications

BOOKS

Samsara Kamatahan (සංසාර කමටහන්) : A Collection of Short Story : Colombo : Godage Publishers, 2021

https://www.kbooks.lk/Sansara-Kamatahan-Sunil-Wickramasinghe-Godage-KBOOKS

Siyalu De Kalayama Alla Genimaka (සියලු දේ කාලයම අල්ලා ගැනීමක) : A Collection of Poetry, Colombo : Godage Publishers, 2021

https://www.kbooks.lk/Siyalu-De-Kalayama-Alla-Ganimaka-Sunil-Wickramasinghe-Godage-KBOOKS?search=&sort=pd.name&order=ASC&page=106&limit=75

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

Beddegama Vichara Vimansana (බැද්දේගම විචාර වීමංසන) : Colombo : Educational Publications Department, 2021

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Nonverbal Communication and its Various Forms. Sudharaa : Rev. Nikapotha Chandhajothi Anunahimi Felicitation Volume, (ed.), Rev. Velanvita Pangajothi and others, 2018

Sinhala Dhmma Commentaries and Ornamental Utilization. Amranjali : Rev. Dimiyave Amarawansa Anunayaka Thera Felicitation Volume, (ed.), Rev. Balapitiye Sirisiivali and others, 2017.

The Epic of Ramayana and Women Agency. Sahithya Visesa Kalapaya 2017, (ed.), Professor Samantha Herath and all, 2017.

Surrealist Narratives and Modern Utilization. Vidya Sasthriya Sangrahaya, (ed.), Eppala IndaSumana Thera, 2017.

Navagattegama Narratives, Sansaranya Asabada and Modernity. Upaasana : Rev. Galtemwatte Sri Chandajothi Nahimi Abhinandana Dharma Shastriya Sangrahaya, (ed.), Rev. Udhuawara Ananda Thera and all. 2017.

Kawsilumina : Convention and Resistance. Vicharana: Rev. Nuwaraeliye Sri Chandajothi Mahanahimi Felicitiation Volume, (ed.), Rev. Uduhawara Ananda Thera and all, 2017.

The Metamorphosis, Surrealistic Influences and the Themes of the Short Stories. Vindana Chintha : volume 01, (ed.), Professor Kulathilaka Kumarasinghe, 2017.

Cultural contact and the colonial times Sinhalese language. Sammathi : Rev. Elawatigama Sri Indarathana Nahimi Anusmarana Dharma Sastriya Sangrahaya, (ed.), Rev. Pussellawe Gnarathana Thera and others, 2016.

Discourse Analyses, Literary Features and its Special Concentration. Sahithya Sangarava 2015, (ed.), Professor Kulathilake Kumarasinghe and all. Colombo : Department of Cultural Affairs, 2015.

Characteristics of Transition and Sinhalese Free Verse Tradition. Sambhvana, (ed.), Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, 2015.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

“Kant’s Aesthetic Theory, Figurative Usages and Idealism (Based on Dhammapadaya)”, 10th National Conference on Buddhist Studies, Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. 2015.

“A Comparative Study on Buddhist Cosmology and Surrealistic Literary Concepts”, 10th National Conference on Buddhist Studies, Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, 2015.

“Metamorphosis, Mythical Ideology and Legend of Mahabarathaya”, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka: 8th Research Conference - 27-29th and 30th March 2015.

“Legend of Ramayana, Womanhood and Agency”, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka: 8th Research Conference - 27-29th and 30th March 2015.

“The Speech Diction of the Tamil Language in ‘MAHAIYAVA’ village: A Linguistic Analysis of Sinhala and Tamil Language”. Jaffna University International Research Conference (Juice), University of Jaffna, 2014.

“The Impact of Buddhist Cosmology on Magical Realism”. 02nd International Conference on Buddhist Studies (2014), Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy (SIBA), 2014.

“Web Discourse Communities, and Reproduction of Modern Ideological Hegemony”, Research Symposium of Information Literacy, Global Challenges and Local Solutions, National Institute of Library and Information Sciences, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2014.

“Modern Buddhist Ideological Fantasy and Discourse Communities”, Second National Conference (Bhikku University of Sri Lanka), Anuradhapura, 2014.

“Language Authority, Nobility and Cultural Violence”, 15th Annual Research Symposium of Faculty of Graduate Studies: University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2014.

“Realistic Literary Genres and Re-interpretation of Ideologies”, 15th Annual Research Symposium of Faculty of Graduate Studies: University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2014.

“Sympathetic Imagination and Ethical (or Moral) Cultural rules”, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka: 07th Research Conference - 27-29th and 30th March 2014.

“Magical reading and Reinterpretation of Ideologies”, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka: 05th Research Conference - 30th and 31th March 2012.

UNPUBLISHED THESIS

Social Crisis Associated with the Standard Tamil Oral Dialects in Sri Lanka (A Study Based on Ideologies on Pronounciation), Master in Linguistics Degree Thesis, University of Kelaniya, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Linguistics, 2019

“An Ideological Reading of ‘Sympathetic Imagination’ (Based on selected Texts)”, Bachelor of Arts Degree Thesis, University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Arts, Department of Sinhala, 2011.

Specialization

Sinhala Language and Literature

Research Interests

Literary Theory and Criticism

Modern Literature

Linguistics