Sourav Banerjee is an Associate Professor and former Head of the Dept of English, at Mahitosh Nandy Mahavidyalaya, a Govt sponsored college under The University Calcutta. He has more than 20 years of teaching experience. He has been a University Research Fellow and has done his PhD on the projection of cultural nationalism in the novels of the Australian novelist, David Malouf. He is an Education Ambassador of the International Organisation of Educators and Researchers Inc. (IOER), Philippines, and is also leading a TMYS International Project on Indian Diaspora, in collaboration with the University of Birmingham. He has numerous publications to his credit and has delivered many Keynote Addresses and Invited Lectures in India and abroad.
Publications:
- “Embracing Multidisciplinarity and Innovation: Emerging Trends in English Literature Research” in Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2021, of IOER International Multidisciplinary Research Journal: P-ISSN 2651-7701 E-ISSN 2651-771X
- ‘Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair’ in an International Peer Reviewed Journal (ISSN 0976-9536) Yearly Shakespeare, April 2019 Vol – XVII/Issue 17.
- ‘Revisiting the Digger Myth in David Malouf’s The Great World’, in Vol 1, issue 1, of Lyceum- the e-journal of the Dept. of English, Bankura University in Feb’ 2018.
- ‘The Theme of Exile and Reconciliation in David Malouf’s An Imaginary Life’ in POSTSCRIPTUM, an online open access, peer reviewed, UGC approved Interdisciplinary Journal of Literary Studies [(ISSN: 2456-7507), included in the UGC Approved List of Journals (Approval No. 63337)] in its JANUARY 2018 Volume III Number i.
- ‘Nation and Higher Education: Issues and Challenges in India’ in the book titled ‘Higher Education, Universities and Excellence; The Bengal Narrative’ (ISBN: 978-93-83660-39-1) in December 2017.
Areas of Interest:
Postcolonialism, Posthumanism, Diaspora Studies Gender and Culture Studies, Shakespearean Tragedies, Popular Literature and Romantic Poetry.
Statement of Interest:
My interest in posthumanism arises not only my academic inclination, but also and more importantly from my deep seated realization that a critique of the all engulfing and predatory anthropocentricism is the need of the hour. As an extension of the humanities discipline, Philosophical Posthumanism has lately emerged as a means of critical introspection. But sadly enough posthuman movement and posthumanist discourses have remained largely westernized, even while ancient Indian texts like the Vedas and Puranas are replete with post humanist concerns. Through my one to one online interview with Dr Francesca Ferrando (and my personal interaction with Prof. Claire Colebrook), I have come to realize the importance of posthumanism in the modern society, especially if we are really sensitive about all life forms in this world. The existing pandemic has glaringly pointed out to us what devastating results the exploitative attitude of human being towards other species can lead to. I believe that The Indian Posthumanism Network is a very timely venture that will provide an intellectual forum for initiating and exploring new ideas in this field and also serving as a link between India and the West.