THE DIGITAL CONVERSATIONS
TMYS Facebook LIVE with global thought-leaders under TMYS Review December 2022, in collaboration with Oxford University Press. The book under the project will be available HERE in December 2022.
(I) PORTRAYAL OF RELIGION IN ARTFORMS: moderated by Tishya Majumder
Depiction and preservation of religious narratives through handmade articraft.
Delegate Speakers: Jack Snell-Ryan Peter Stewart Dhruva Mistry
2. Pious Renditions through Classical Music and Dance.
Religious narratives in classical art and its effect on cultural practices.
Delegate Speakers: Lee Tsang Anupam Mahajan Kaustavi Sarkar
3. Spiritual Stories and Folk Lore in Literature.
With special reference to the writings of Anand Neelakantan.
Delegate Speakers: Anand Neelakantan
4. Mythology and its Significance in Sculpting Cultural Practises.
The impact of mythology in shaping the human civilization.
Delegate Speakers: Vamsee Juluri Brian Collins Shubha Pathak Lavanya Vemsani
5. Communicating Divinity through Canvas.
An exploration of the saga of religion in classical painting.
Delegate Speakers: Seema Bawa Kathryn Myers
6. Theology and Multimedia: Understanding Visual Narratives of Religion.
An analysis of the on-screen portrayal of religion and its facets.
Delegate Speakers: Michael Wakelin Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri Protim Sharma James H. Thrall
(II). GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION AND SOCIAL EVOLUTION: moderated by Manjima Sarkar
Importance of newspaper cartoons shaping the culture and influencing a dynamic media landscape.
Delegate Speakers: Manasvi Maheshwari Rianka Sarkar Deborshee Gogoi
2. Webcomics and Digital Storytelling
The rise of webcomics and their impact on contemporary society.
Delegate Speakers: Laurence Grove Lucas Landherr
3. Motion Pictures:Tracing the Shift from Traditional to VFX.
Effect of VFX and Augmented Reality in TV commercials, digital films and big screen, reorganising culture.
Delegate Speakers: Daniel Maddock Govind Ji Pandey
4. Social Issues Addressed through Street Art.
Illustrating diverse social phenomena through posters, graffiti, doodles and public murals.
Delegate Speakers: Leena Kejriwal Jeffrey Ian Ross Cameron McAuliffe
5. Graphic Novels in the Age of Electronic Media
Growth and impact of graphic novels in modernizing culture while reminding traditions.
Delegate Speakers: Sarnath Banerjee Vishwajyoti Ghosh Randy Duncan
6. Art Experiences in Social Networking Spaces.
Redefining traditional and pop culture in the age of social media.
Delegate Speakers: Bradley E. Wiggins Rituparna Roy Sourav Banerjee
(III.) REGIONAL RENDITIONS IN DRAMATIZED PERFORMANCES: moderated by Shramana Biswas
Folk performances as a composite art to depict the narratology of traditions.
Delegate Speakers: Sharon Lowen Mohan Dangaura Umesh Patra Arjun Raina Andrew Alter
2. Theatrical Performances: Drama Across Spaces and Regions.
Representation of prominent regional literature through stagecraft and performance.
Delegate Speakers: Anita Singh Sukanya Chakrabarti Glenn Odom
3. Motion Pictures: Regionalism and the People.
The holistic and meaningful representation of people in the regional cinema.
Delegate Speakers: Rajeev Kamineni Suman Ghosh Dev Nath Pathak Akshaya Kumar
4. Stand-up Comedy: Regional Language on National Stage.
Popularising regional stories, lifestyles and typicalities through different languages of laughter.
Delegate Speakers: Izuu Nwankwo Margherita Dore
5. Sitcoms and OTTS: Visual Manifestations of Culture.
An experience of the diverse doze of daily entertainment.
Delegate Speakers: Aritra Basu Debanjali Roy Sreya Mitra
6. Rendering Spaces: Situating Women in Dramaverse
Diachronic and Synchronic Representation of Women in Theatre.
Delegate Speaker: Joy Sengupta Titilola Dawudu Sue Parrish