CREATIVE - 2024
Contemporary Representations of Art, Theater, Image and Visual Expressions
An Inter-disciplinary International Conference of Art & Culture
26th -27th March 2024
In Hybrid Mode (Online & Offline)
Organized by
Dept. of Rabindra Sangit, Dance & Drama
Visva-Bharati University
Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
Those whose abstracts have been selected for the CREATIVE-2024 conference are requested to submit a 2000-3500 word write-up by 20/03/2024.
We are not accepting new abstract submissions as the process is already complete. Those who wish to join can be participants and attend our session. The Registration process for Participation in the conference is open till 20/03/2024.
CREATIVE-2024 Panels & Sessions.pdfPaper Presenters/Panelists are requested to go through the given file and check their names.
We have received an overwhelming response and we would like to further expand the circle by extending the scope of participation for you all.
If you wish to attend and engage in the presentations, panel discussions, and knowledge-sharing sessions during the conference. you are requested to register through the Google form (Click here ). Let's join hands and embark on a journey of ideation, thinking, introspecting, and writing about the philosophy of arts and aesthetics in a meaningful way.
The last decade of the 20th century caused a lot of turbulence in the established order of the world and South Asian Nations in particular. It was the last decade of the 20th century which has seen a lot of political, economic, social and cultural transformations at the world level, which also got reflected in Indian subcontinent. These transformations shook the very base of all what has been achieved in the 20th century itself. The binary of all the ideas, value system and nationality was challenged and a new world order and policies has been implemented. The New Liberal Economy propagated at this new churn has grasped the attention of all the nations and their people at large. By the beginning of 21st century, these new developments have changed the earlier life style and pattern in our country too, which slowly got reflected in our Social behavior, Language & Literature, Art practices, and Cultural values. Which is very much visible in our Modern Language, Literature, Performance, Image Creation, Cinematic Expressions, Visual Language and Culture.
Rampant commercialization of literary texts, Art Practices, Performances and our Culture as a whole is the dominant phenomenon at this new turn in the 21st century. This was the time when all these sacrosanct practices (Art Practices as a whole), which were known for their aesthetic, social, cultural and political values became a product for sale in the market. The success of these art forms or pieces were solely mapped on their salability and sale figures. Thus, from a piece of art it came down to the level of any other product launched by companies in the market. This phenomenon is very much visible in Indian Art practices in last two-three decades and they have become the dominant force which is regulating the Literary Texts and Art Practices of the country.
Intervention of new theories like Post-Modern and Post-Colonial have also brought a lot of change in practice of all sorts of literary texts and art forms at global level and in India in particular. These theoretical interventions open up and accommodate a lot more practices of the world including literature, languages, writing, performances and other art practices. Accommodation of all sorts of practices is a welcome pluralistic idea. They seem more inclusive in their pattern. Though, there are concerns about their agenda and particularly timing in which they have been thrown into the frame. It has a huge impact on Modern Indian Literature, Performances and Culture. We need to investigate it in the light of the creative practices and pieces it brought on floor. The seminar focus will be on India and SAARC Nations.
Our Conference titled ‘Contemporary Representation of Art, Theatre, Image & Visual Expressions (CREATIVE- 2024)’ opens up for the same. We invite 300 hundred words synopsis of the papers from researchers, art practitioners, literary persons and teaching community of the country and abroad (SAARC Nations) in following areas. These areas are specified not to limit but to open up the conference title and idea before you.
Contemporary Trends in Literature.
Contemporary Literature and Commercialization.
Contemporary Trends in Performances.
Contemporary Trends in Theatre.
Contemporary Trends in Music.
Contemporary Trends in Dance.
Contemporary Trends in Cinema.
Contemporary Trends in Image Creation.
Contemporary Trends in Visual Arts.
Contemporary Trends in Culture.
Contemporary Art Practices and Commercialization.
Multiculturalism in 21st century South Asian Society.
Society, Culture and Performances in 21st century India.
Image as a Metaphor.
Modernity, Contemporality, and Cultural Industry.
Indian Culture at Crossroads in the 21st Century.
Post-Modernist Practices in 21st Century Indian Creative Arts.
Post-Colonial Impact on Contemporary Indian Creative Practices.
Indian Creative Arts in search of a new Language in 21st century India.
Art in the Age of Digital Reproduction
Rabindra Sangit, Dance & Drama, Sangit Bhavana, Visva-Bharati invites abstracts for paper presentation in soft copy duly typed in MS Word format. The abstract should be restricted to a maximum of 300 words and must contain the title of the paper, name/s of the author/s with affiliation, and email-id/s.
Presented Papers will be published in book form with an ISBN from a standard publisher. Therefore, selected papers in full length (not less than 10 pages) duly typed in MS Word and corresponding of the same in PDF format are expected as per the given deadline, without fail. The font (with size 14 main heading, 12 in bold sub-headings, and 12 normal texts.) of the paper and abstract should be ‘Times New Roman’ for English and Unicode for Hindi. However, we promote a multilingual environment, hence medium of paper presentation will not be any constraint but selected papers will be published in Hindi & English only.
The deadline for abstract submission: 29th February 2024
Abstract acceptance notification: 4th March, 2024
Registration through Online Form: 9th March 2024
Final paper submission by e-mail: 20th March 2024
Registration with late fee: 26th March 2024 (From 09:00 to 10:00 A.M.)
The registration should be done online through the provided Google Form. The conference fee should be paid through SBI Collect. Individual registration is compulsory in the case of joint papers. The registration fee will include a certificate and a working lunch.
Subject Experts/Practitioners/Researcher (Ph.D.) - INR 750
Project Associate/Post Doctoral Fellow/Faculty Member - INR 1000
Delegates from SAARC countries - INR 1200
Foreign Nationals - INR 1500
Late Fee - INR 500
*Google Form for Registration and Fee Payment - Click Here
Prof. Sanjoy Kumar Mallik
Vice Chancellor (Offg.) Visva Bharati University
Santiniketan, West Bengal
Chief Patron of Conference
Prof. Buddhadev Das
Principal, Sangit Bhavana,
Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
Shri Mohan Kumaran P.
HOD, RSDD, Sangit Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
Organizer of Conference
Dr. Mrityunjay Kumar Prabhakar
Assistant Professor
Drama & Theatre Arts, Rabindra Sangeet Dance & Drama
Sangit Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
Convener of Conference
Dr. Subhash Chandra Roy
Head of the Department
Hindi Bhavana,
Visva Bharat
Dr. Mausumi Bhattacharyya
In-charge CJMC
Visva Bharati
Sri Sanchayan Ghosh
Associate Professor
Dept. of Painting,
Visva Bharati
Dr. Dheeman Bhattacharyya, Teacher In-charge, CCL, Bhasha Bhavana, Visva Bharati
Dr. Amit Kumar Verma
Assistant Professor
Sangit Bhavan
Visva Bharati
Sri Sucheendranathan P.K.
Assistant Professor
Sangit Bhavana,
Visva Bharati
Dr. Kaustav Karmakar
Assistant Professor
Sangit Bhavana,
Visva Bharati
Dr. Shuvankar Mondal
Assistant Professor
SangitBhavana,
Visva Bharati
Sri Punesh Parth (Research Scholar)
Smt. Goge Bam (Research Scholar)
Ms. Sejuti Bagchi (Research Scholar)
Sangit Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan had recently celebrated 100 years of its existence in 2019. It is a brain child of Nobel Laureate Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore, who established this institution in 1919 in the name of Kala Bhavana, where training of Performing and Visual Arts were departed to the young and budding artists of the country. The university Visva-Bharati, came into existence with the opening up of this institution in Santiniketan. Later, a lot of new and rare courses were introduced in the university and it became one of the most prominent institution of academics in early 19th century.
Kaviguru RabindranathTagore believed in holistic development of the students and for the same purpose he believed that cultural training is as much important as humanities and sciences. Sangit Bhavana, which became independent school in coming years was created by Kaviguru keeping in mind the same. It has been host of thousands of students in last 100 years and hundreds of genius artists and teachers. It has played an important role in carrying forward the cultural legacies of not only Bengal but India too in last 100 years.
Founded by the first non-European Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Thākur(popularly known as Tagore) in 1921, Visva-Bharati was declared to be a central university and an institution of national importance by an Act of Parliament in 1951. The President of India is the Paridarsaka (Visitor) of the University, the Governor of West Bengal is the Pradhana (Rector), and the Prime Minister of India acts as the Acharya (Chancellor). The President of India appoints the Upacharya (Vice-Chancellor) of the University.
In May 1951, Visva-Bharati was declared to be a Central University and "An Institution of National Importance" by an Act of Parliament. It was granted the status of a unitary, teaching, and residential university. The status and function of all the major institutions have been redefined in successive Amendments.
Dr. Mrityunjay Kumar Prabhakar
(Convener of Conference)
E-mail ID: conferencecreative@gmail.com
Mobile: 8170097507
Contact: creativeconference2024@gmail.com
