Speaker: Mr. Abhishek Bose, Doctoral level SYLFF Fellow

Topic: “Election Campaign: A Performative Exercise?”

Session Coordinator: Dr. Ipsita Chanda Reader, Dept. of Comparative Literature

Mr. Abhishek Bose explained the performative activities of the political campaign to be predetermined, repetitive, seedless negotiation aiming only to achieve the political goal. He quoted the examples of the perfomative activities of the two leaders Prof. Partha Pratim Biswas and Mr. Arup Biswas during the Legislative Assembly Election in 2006.

Prof. Partha Pratim Biswas, who was one of the panelists in the session, explained the strategies he followed during his campaign.

Mr. S.G. Sarkar, Deputy Registrar, Prof. Nilanjana Gupta, Department of English, Mr. Rajat Raychowdhury, Kolkata TV contributed to the discussion by providing their critical insights and valuable comments.