Shubhra Ghoshal

@vitap.ac.in

Assistant Professor in the department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT-AP)

Shubhra Ghoshal


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RESEARCH INTERESTS

Theatre Studies, Western Literature, Indian Literature in English, Critical Theories, Communicative English
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Scopus Publications

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Scholar Citations

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Scopus Publications

  • Dialogue for empowerment: Jana Sanskriti's experiment with the method of the theatre of the oppressed in rural Bengal
    Shubhra Ghoshal, Nirban Manna
    New Theatre Quarterly, 2020
    Since the 1970s, belief in the importance of participatory empowerment has been constantly asserted through various mass-inclusive developmental strategies. The growing interest in theatre for generating socio-political capacity-building among people gave rise to the Theatre of the Oppressed, conceptualized and developed by Augusto Boal. This article provides a brief outline of the modus operandi of Boal’s practice, and focuses on investigating the theoretical and practical methodology of Jana Sanskriti, the West Bengal group of practitioners of Theatre of the Oppressed. The article investigates the dialogical relationship between actors and audience in the three phases of the group’s theatre-making process: pre-performance; during the performance; and after it. It proposes an illustrative model of Jana Sanskriti’s dialogical approach towards experiencing a developmental surge in society. Shubhra Ghoshal is a research scholar at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) in Dhanbad, India. Nirban Manna is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) in Dhanbad.
  • Theatre for sustainable development: Jana Sanskriti’s participatory ideologue and practice
    Shubhra Ghoshal, Nirban Manna
    Problemy Ekorozwoju, 2020
    As a reaction against the institutionalized top-down developmental orientation, the theory and praxis of development as an inclusive process of socio-political collective transformation has been constantly realized. At this juncture, performative activities have become increasingly instrumental strategies in engaging people more intrinsically in their various personal and social development issues. The focus of this paper lies in studying Jana Sanskriti Centre for Theatre of the Oppressed, which despite being an apolitical organisation, offers significant contribution towards searching for viable socio-political possibilities in contemporary India. The paper delves into discussing some specific ground realities of rural West Bengal, deliberating on the endeavours of Jana Sanskriti in extending onstage representations to offstage reformation. This research investigates how sustainable changes, defined as both individual psychological transformation and groups’ socio-political consciousness are generated among spectators through participation in this theatrical process.
  • Boal's reception in India: Dialogism of Jana Sanskriti's theatre of the oppressed
    Journal of Dharma, 2017

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Dialogue for empowerment: Jana Sanskriti’s experiment with the method of the theatre of the oppressed in rural Bengal
    S Ghoshal, N Manna
    New Theatre Quarterly 36 (2), 117-130 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 5
  • Teatr na rzecz zrównoważonego rozwoju: Jana Sanskriti partycypacyjna ideologia i praktyka
    S Ghoshal, N Manna
    Problemy Ekorozwoju/Problems of Sustainable Development 15 (1), 221-227 , 2020
    2020
  • Theatre for Sustainable Development: Jana Sanskriti’s Participatory Ideologue and Practice
    S Ghoshal, N Manna
    Problemy Ekorozwoju 15 (1), 221-227 , 2020
    2020
  • Boal’s Reception in India: Dialogism of Jana Sanskriti’s Theatre of the Oppressed
    S Ghoshal, N Manna
    Journal of Dharma 42 (2), 201-218 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 4

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Dialogue for empowerment: Jana Sanskriti’s experiment with the method of the theatre of the oppressed in rural Bengal
    S Ghoshal, N Manna
    New Theatre Quarterly 36 (2), 117-130 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 5
  • Boal’s Reception in India: Dialogism of Jana Sanskriti’s Theatre of the Oppressed
    S Ghoshal, N Manna
    Journal of Dharma 42 (2), 201-218 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 4
  • Teatr na rzecz zrównoważonego rozwoju: Jana Sanskriti partycypacyjna ideologia i praktyka
    S Ghoshal, N Manna
    Problemy Ekorozwoju/Problems of Sustainable Development 15 (1), 221-227 , 2020
    2020
  • Theatre for Sustainable Development: Jana Sanskriti’s Participatory Ideologue and Practice
    S Ghoshal, N Manna
    Problemy Ekorozwoju 15 (1), 221-227 , 2020
    2020