Dr. Sunayan Bhattacharjee, Ph.D. (Film Studies)

Dr. Sunayan Bhattacharjee

Present Position: Associate Professor and Head of the Department (HoD)

Department of Journalism and Communication, School of Media and Communication

E-mail: sunayan.bhattacharjee@adamasuniversity.ac.in

Education:

  • D. (Film Studies), School of Liberal Studies (SLS), Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
  • Master in Mass Communication (MMC) (Journalism), Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC), Pune, India under Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, India
  • Sc. (Honours) (Physics), Lumding College, Lumding, Assam, India under Gauhati University (GU), Guwahati, India
  • A. (Political Science) (Pursuing), Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh, India

Research Key Areas:

  • Surrealism in Cinema
  • Postmodernism in Cinema
  • Feminism and Cinema
  • Intersectionality and Cinema
  • Popular Representation of Art and Visual Culture
  • Convergent Journalism

Research Highlights:

  • Presented a Paper Entitled ‘Feminist Messages in Guru Dutt’s ‘Pyaasa’ (1957): A Distinctive Case Study’ during Online 4th International Conference on Information, Communication and Artificial Networks (ICAN4) and Was Conferred with the Best Paper Award.
  • Presented a Paper Entitled ‘Feminist Underpinning in Srijit Mukherji’s ‘Baishe Srabon’ (2011): A Detailed Case Study’ during Online International Conference on Media, Communication & Design – 2021 (ICMCD-2021) and Was Conferred with the Best Paper Award.
  • Presented a Paper Entitled ‘‘Goynar Baksho’ (2013): A Detailed Case Study of Women Emancipation through Cinema’ during Online 3rd International Conference on Information, Communication and Artificial Networks (ICAN3) and Was Conferred with the Best Paper Award.
  • Presented a Paper Entitled ‘‘Mulholland Dr.’ (2001): A Case Study of the Primacy of Dreams over Reality’ during the ‘3rd All India Media Educators’ Conference – 2018’ (AIMEC-2018) in Jaipur and Was Conferred with the Best Paper Award.

Experience:

  • Associate Professor and Head of the Department (HoD), Department of Journalism (DoJ), School of Media and Communication (SOMC), Adamas University (AU), Kolkata, India, 2019-
  • Guest Faculty Member, ISCA – International School of Creative Arts, Kochi, India, 2020-21
  • Subject Matter Expert (SME), upGrad, Mumbai, India, 2020-21
  • Assistant Professor and Course Leader (CL), School of Contemporary Media, Pearl Academy, Delhi, India, 2018-2019
  • Assistant Editor, edInbox, Gurugram, India, 2017-2018
  • Assistant Professor and Head of the Department, Centre for Print and Cyber Journalism Skills, Ramoji Krian Universe (RKU), Hyderabad, India, 2017-2017
  • Guest Faculty Member, School of Liberal Studies (SLS), Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, 2016-2017
  • Staff Writer and Associate Editor, The Cinemaholic, 2016-2017
  • Assistant Professor, Unitedworld Institute of Media & Communication (UIMC), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, 2016-2016
  • Freelance Content Writer, Godot Media, Bengaluru, India, 2015-2016
  • Guest Teacher, Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura, India, 2013-2015
  • Research Assistant, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India, 2013-2013
  • Correspondent, Reuters, Bengaluru, India, 2011-2012
  • Trainee Journalist, The Times of India (TOI), Chennai, India, 2010-2011
  • Trainee Project Manager, Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India, 2010-2010
  • Brand and Content Development Executive, New Global Indian (NGI) Magazine, Pune, India, 2008-2010
  • Intern, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), Delhi, India, 2009-2009
  • Intern, The Times of India (TOI), Guwahati, India, 2009-2009
  • Intern, Gharoa, Lumding, Assam, India, 2008-2008

Research Publication (s):

  • Number of Research Papers Published in International Refereed Journals: 9
  • Number of Research Papers Published in International Peer-Reviewed Scopus Journals: 1
  • Number of Research Papers Published in International Peer-Reviewed Web of Science Journals: 1
  • Number of Invited Book Chapters: 9, Books: 3

For Details, Visit: https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/161817

Selected Publication (s):

  1. Sunayan Bhattacharjee, ‘David Lynch and Surrealism’, Authorship, University Book House (P) Ltd., 978-93-90672-08-0, pp. 162, March 2021
  2. Sunayan Bhattacharjee and Prof. Ujjwal K Chowdhury, ‘Gasping for Breath A Man-Made Tragedy‘, Co-Editorship, Manak Publications, 978-93-91897-02-4, pp. 270, November 2021
  3. Sunayan Bhattacharjee, Dr. Tanushri Mukherjee and Prof. Ujjwal K Chowdhury, ‘Rise of the DIGITAL HUMAN: Perspectives on Digital Communication in India Today’, Co-Editorship, Manak Publications, 978-81-9430-351-0, pp. 608, September 2019
  4. Sunayan Bhattacharjee, ‘‘Mulholland Drive’ (2001): A Case Study of the Primacy of Dreams over Reality’, International Journal of Advance and Innovative Research; Author, pp. 61-67, June 2019
  5. Sunayan Bhattacharjee, “A Critical Analysis of David Lynch’s ‘Eraserhead’ (1977): Whose Dream is it After All?”, Research Review International Journal of Multidisciplinary; Author, pp. 486-490, May 2019
  6. Sunayan Bhattacharjee, ‘‘Blue Velvet’ (1986): A Dark Trip Down the Slippery Isles of Voyeurism and Human Sexuality’, International Journal of Communication and Media Studies; Author, pp. 155-163, June 2019
  7. Sunayan Bhattacharjee, ‘‘Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me’ (1992): A Surreal Saga of Fear and Exploitation’, International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews; Author, pp. 615-619, May 2019
  8. Sunayan Bhattacharjee, ‘Female Objectification in Four Major Pan-Indian English Language Newspapers’, International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews; Author, pp. 466-469, May 2019
  9. Sunayan Bhattacharjee, ‘‘Vertigo’ (1958) and Feminism: Dissecting the Hitchcockian Classic Using the Feminist Film Theory’, PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/ Egyptology; Author, pp.13677-13685, November 2020
  10. Amrita Chakraborty and Dr. Sunayan Bhattacharjee, ‘A Critical Analysis of Indian Social Media Dynamics’, Vidyabharati International Interdisciplinary Research Journal; Co-Author, pp.811-817, October 2021
  11. Sunayan Bhattacharjee, ‘‘Blade Runner’ (1982) and Cyberpunk: A Critical Analysis’, Communication 4.0: Communication in a Digital Age, Book Chapter, Editor: Prof. Upendra Padhi, Institute of Media Studies, Utkal University Bhubaneswar, ISBN 978-93-5391-046-4, pp. 405-410, November 2019
  12. Sunayan Bhattacharjee, ‘‘Goynar Baksho’ (2013): A Detailed Case Study of Women Emancipation through Cinema’, Gender Discourse and Youth in Media, Editor: Dr. Susmita Bala, Kanishka Publishers, Distributors, ISBN 978-93-89484-49-6, pp. 284-289, June 2020

Research Advisor / Supervisor:

  • Doctoral Thesis Advisor/ Supervisor: 1 (Under Progress)
  • Post Graduate Thesis Advisor : 6 (Awarded)

Award/ Academic Recognition/ Major Professional Activity:

  • Received the Research Excellence Award during Adamas Dialogue 2021, the Annual Employee Convention of Adamas University, Kolkata.
  • Received the Teaching Excellence Award during Adamas Dialogue 2020, the Annual Employee Convention of Adamas University, Kolkata.
  • Moderated two sessions of the Global Communication Education Conclave, held on December 23, 2021 and January 28, 2022.
  • Moderated the Plenary Session – II during the 5th National Media Conclave-2021 held online.
  • Nominated as an Editorial Board Member for the 5th National Media Conclave-2021 held online.
  • Selected as a Working Committee Member of the Global Media Education Council.
    Nominated as an Editorial Board Member for the 4th All India Media Conference – 2019 held in Udaipur.
  • Co-Chaired a Technical Session entitled ‘Digital Human Interventions in C4D, Agricultural Practices & Innovations and Health’ during the 3rd National Media Conclave-2019 held in Bhubaneswar.