This marks the beginning of dream project to blend the visions of a young art form with an age old mode of enquiry, Film and Philosophy. Here bridges are thrown across to each other to reach out and re-connect with the more challenging spaces of signs and meanings. The essays collected in this volume are those presented at the International Seminar on film & Philosophy, organized by the Dept. of Philosophy University of Calicut in association with Indian council of philosophical Research, University Grants Commission, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Kerala State chalashitra Academi and Kerala philosophy Association, during 26th-30th of September 2000. as adoor Gopalkrishnan and many other rightly pointed out this inter-disciplinary seminar that brought together the two disciplines, philosophy and Film- the former a realm of abstract thought reserved for eccentric minds and the latter a product of multi-billion leisure industry according to conventional wisdom-is the first of its kind in the state or in the country. The essays presented here open up a stimulating area of inter-disciplinary research and attempt to raze the Berlin Walls that divide academic disciplines and cultural practices so as to promote intellectual traffic between apparently disparate fields of enquiry.

About the Author:

He is teaching in the Dept. of Philosophy, University of Calicut. He taught Philosophy in Sree Kerala Varma College, Kerala from 1982 to 1998. After Post-Graduation from the Department of Philosophy, University of Calicut, he secured Ph. D Degree in Philosophy of Ludwing Wittgenstein from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Participated in appreciation course in theatre and film conducted by School of Drama, University of Calicut and Film and Television Institute Pune. Directed a single episode documentary on Prof. Joseph Mundassery of poems, both telecast by thiruvananthapuram Doordarshan. Contributes academic and popular articles on Philosophy, Film Studies and Cultural studies to research and popular journals. He was the director of International Seminar on Film and Philosophy held at University of Calicut during 26th to 30th of September 2000.

 Review this item

Share this Page with a friend

Printer Friendly Version

Viewed

times

since 2nd Oct, 2008