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P. K. Pokker
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P.K Pokker in 2012
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| Born | (1954-06-01) 1 June 1954 (age 70)
Kozhikode, Kerala, India
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| Occupation | Academic |
| Spouse | Remla C K |
| Children | 2 |
| 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 |
P. K. Pokker (born 1 June 1954) is an Indian academic, who works as the Professor of Philosophy in Calicut University. He is the former director of State Institute of Languages, Keralabhasha Institute. Then, from 1 July 2015 to July 2017 he became Senior Fellow of Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR)New Delhi, and Visiting Professor Vaikom Muhammed Basheer Chair, Calicut University from 2018 to 2021 February. Now he is Dean of Social Sciences ,Thunjathezhuthachan Malayalam University, Tirur, Kerala. 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 2007 he got Kerala Sahithya academy award for scholarly literature. In 2023 Kerala sahitya academy conferred Vilasini award for his study of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. In the first 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. He has attended many national and international seminars. In academics he produced a number of PhDs and M.Phil scholars. There are about forty research articles and a good number of News paper- News weekly articles at his credit.
Some of Pokker's works include:[1]
Souhrudavum Thathva chinthayum, KSIL,
Nationalism and Multiculturalism (ed) EMS Chair, University of Calicut
Pokker has been featured in the 2021 documentary Dreaming of Words on the life and work of Njattyela Sreedharan.[5]
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