EVENTS

Political Discourse 

As part of our literature festival, Presidency LitCon 2026, The English Seminar of Presidency University proudly presents “Lokāyata”: Materialism and the Question of Science in the Context of the Indian Knowledge Systems, a discussion featuring Dr. Anirban Das (Associate Professor, Department of Cultural Studies, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta), in conversation with Dr. Kalyan Kumar Das (Assistant Professor, Department of English, Presidency University). 

The lecture is open to all, at the A.K. Basak Auditorium, Presidency University, on 20th April, 2026 at 3.30 pm.

Memory Studies 

As part of our literature festival, Presidency LitCon 2026, The English Seminar of Presidency University proudly presents “Wounded Archives”: Gender, Testimony, and the Politics of Memory in Times of Atrocity, a panel featuring Dr. Navras Jaat Afreedi (Assistant Professor, Department of History, Presidency University), Dr. Antara Ghatak (Assistant Professor, Department of English) St. Xavier’s University), and Bhaswati Bhattacharjee (Senior Researcher, Department of English, Dr. Harisingh Gour University). 

The lecture is open to all, at the A.K. Basak Auditorium, Presidency University, on 20th April, 2026 at 5 pm.

Folklore 

As part of our literature festival, Presidency LitCon 2026, The English Seminar of Presidency University proudly presents “Once Upon A Bengal”: Folklores and Myths of Bengal, a panel featuring Dr. Md. Intaj Ali (Assistant Professor of English, School of Humanities, Netaji Subhas Open University), Dr. Debolina Guha Thakurta (Assistant Professor, Department of English, Shri Shikshayatan College) with Dr. Mousumi Mandal (Assistant Professor, Department of English, Presidency University) as the moderator. 

The lecture is open to all, at the A.K. Basak Auditorium, Presidency University, on 21st April, 2026 at 3.30 pm.

Theatre Thinking

As part of our literature festival, Presidency LitCon 2026, The English Seminar of Presidency University proudly presents “Staging The Text”: Rethinking Adaptation in Theatre, a talk by Dr. Ananda Lal, the renowned theatre critic and Professor of English (retd.) of Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

The lecture is open to all, at the A.K. Basak Auditorium, Presidency University, on 21st April, 2026 at 5 pm.

Meet at our special book corner and get your copies signed!

Cultures of Thought @ Presidency

Our signature event "Cultures of Thought @ Presidency" returns after 2023, and this time with all woman panellists. Join us to hear about the evolving experiences of female students and teachers in the English Department of our institute. Featuring Prof. Jayati Gupta, Prof. Kaveri Chatterjee, Dr. Purna Banerjee & Dr. Debanjana Nayek.

The lecture is open to all, at the A.K. Basak Auditorium, Presidency University, on 22st April, 2026 at 3.30 pm.