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Tirtha Prasad Mukhopadhyay E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 00-52- (456) 643 0425 Website: http://cvmkr.com/XwLq Address: Obregón 78 A Zona Centro 38400 Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato, México * *

Current Designation

Profesor Asociado (NUE: 79104) * and Miembro de Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (Nivel 1), Conacyt Departamento de Arte y Empresa

Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico

Currently also on Leave with Lien for Job Protection as Professor * (University Employment ID No: EST/T/105/120 A) Department of English Language & Literature University of Calcutta, India.

Office Address

Departamento de Arte y Empresa Carretera Salamanca - Valle de Santiago Km. 3.5 + 1.8 Comunidad de Palo Blanco Salamanca, Gto. C.P. 36885 http://www.irapuatosalamanca.ugto.mx [email protected]

Tel. +52 (464) 64 7 99 40. Ext. 2350 Tel. de Residencia. +52 (456) 64 3 04 25 E-Mail Institutional: [email protected]

Professional Career

o Professor of Aesthetics

o Interdisciplinary Research in Cognition and Aesthetics

Areas of Specialization

o Visual Anthropology o Cognitive Anthropology o Art Therapy o Cognitive Psychology

o Arts Research o Literary Theory o Indology o Theology o Psycholinguistics o Creative Thinking o Creativity o Art and Science o Design Education

Work experience

o University of Guanajuato (Jan 2015 - Cont.), Associate Professor (Full Time Contract) * * Member, National System of Researchers, CONACyT, Mexico.

o University of Calcutta (Nov 2011 - Dec 2014), Professor (Permanent Full Time) *

o University of Texas at Dallas (August 2002 - May 2005), Teaching Assistant (Part Time Research Fellow) *

o University of Calcutta (Mar 2000 - Oct 2011), Associate Professor (Permanent Full Time)

o Presidency College, India (Sep 1996 - Feb 2000), Lecturer (Permanent Full Time) *

Publications Books

Cezanne to Picasso: With a Foreword by Richard R Brettell. Kolkata: Calcutta University Press, 2012. Paperback. 60pages. ISBN 978-81-922481-0-3 * *

Aesthetics: A Cognitive Viewpoint. Kolkata: Dasgupta & Company Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2011. ISBN 978-81-8211-082-3 * *

Affective states in art: An examination of the paradigm of transcendence with special reference to metaphor, iconography and theater -- Dissertation (Paperback). 86 pages. Publisher: ProQuest / UMI (Michigan: Ann-Arbor). (November 15, 2006). Language: English ISBN-10: 0496971271. ISBN-13: 978-0496971275. *

Non-Dualism and Other Essays. (Hardback) 110pp. Minerva Associate Publishers Pvt. Ld. (Calcutta. 2000) ISBN-81-7715-004-8.

Books Edited

Foreword to Otto Jespersen’s Growth & Structure of the English Language. (Softbound). Books Way Publishers. (Calcutta, 2007). ISBN –81--89293–19–2

Co-editor. Time, Space and Text. Editors Chinmoy Guha and Tirtha Prasad Mukhopadhyay. (Hardback) 350pp.Calcutta: Publication of the Academic Staff College, Calcutta University. 2008.

Journal Edited

Founder & Chief Editor. Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities (ISSN 0975-2935), included in Scopus, MLA International Directory, EBSCO, DOAJ, Crossref Member. 2009—present

Chief Editor. Journal of the Department of English. University of Calcutta. 2011-2013.

Books in Bengali

Sahitya, Sanskriti, Darshan. (Hardback).124pp. Kolkata. Books Way. 2008. ISBN – 81- 89293- 53 – 2

Uut o Onyanyo Kobita. (Hardback). 48pp. Barasat: Achin. 2008. ISBN 97-881-3. 904421-3-2

Nokkhotrer Chokhe Ghum Nei. (Hard back).48 pp. Kolkata: Patralekha Publishers.2011.

Papers Published (Peer Reviewed)

“Why is Rock Art So Evocative? Affective depiction of animals from Coso Range petroglyphs, Southwest California, and Isco, Hazaribagh, India.” Tirtha Prasad Mukhopadhyay and Derek Hodgson. Expressions. Atelier. Italy. March 2016. *

“Eco-Cybers: The Story of Digital Art in San Miguel de Allende.” International Journal of Digital Media Arts and Practice *, Michigan: Ann-Arbor. November 2015. *

“Aesthetics of Biocybernetic Designs: A Systems Approach to Biorobots and its Implications for the Environment.” Leonardo (MIT Press). 2014. *

“Rabindranath’s Atmaparichay and the Concept of Akshara”, Essay published in the Visvabharati Quarterly, Vol 8. No1. 1999.

“Brahmanism and the Art of Reading.” Journal of the Department of English. University of Calcutta, Vol 1. 2000.

“Analyzing the Comedic Process with a Brief Endorsement of George Meredith’s Essay on Comedy”. Kajal Sengupta Memorial Volume. Journal of the Department of English. Calcutta University. Vol X No. X. 2007.

Papers communicated for Publication

“Patterned Body Anthropomorphs of the Cosos: Revisiting Shamans and Animal Masters of Deep Time.” Tirtha Prasad Mukhopadhyay and Alan Garfinkel Gold.

“Microbial Nanoids: Electronic Arts in the Face of Mexico’s Mega-diversity Crisis.” BunB 2016. Conference Manizales. Colombia. Paper Accepted. 2015. *

“Mechatronics Insects: Gilberto Esparza and the San Miguel Group.” Paper Accepted Trace. University of Florida, Gainesville. 2016. *

Semantics of Rosa Mexicano: The Socio-optical Evolution of a Color Category and its Appropriation in Contemporary Urban Contexts Reynaldo Thompson, Natalia Gurieva, Tirtha Prasad Mukhopadhyay

“The Function of Valence: Contextualizing Processes in Affective Word Usage.” Tirtha Mukhopadhyay and Thomas Spalding

“Design Learning Environments: How Affective Auto-feedback Influences Decision-making processes in Digital Art Course work.” Tirtha Mukhopadhyay and Reynaldo Thompson

“Interactive Fashion: Non-Periodic Graphic Design in Digital Applications.” Reynaldo Thompson and Tirtha Prasad Mukhopadhyay

“Unreal Symbols: Cognitive Dissonance in Visualization of Digital Imagery.” IJART. Reynaldo Thompson and Tirtha Prasad Mukhopadhyay

“On Platonism, Freemasonry and the Vedanta: An Assessment of Swami Vivekananda’s Verse Compositions.” Tirtha Prasad Mukhopadhyay

“Pacing Music: Resolving the Problem of Music Perception for Hearing Impaired Cases of Amusia.” Tirtha Prasad Mukhopadhyay and Frank Dufour, Reynaldo Thompson

Other Continuing Projects

Etiology of Rock Art Theogony & the Fallacies of Cognitive Theory Creativity in Early Human Visual Arts

Belief Structures in South Asia: A Survey of Religious Origins Based on Mesolithic Iconography

Sacral Animals of the Isco Panels: Towards a Larger Ethnographic Interpretation

In the Halo of the Phallic Man: The Munda Intercessors’ Image of a Male God

Projects

PRODEP 2015

University of Guanajuato: Project Grant MXN $ 412,000 (US $ 23,270) *

Title of Project: Cognitive Neuromodelling and Representation in Aesthetics

FULBRIGHT PROJECT (2013-2014) * *

University of California, Santa Cruz

Project Description:

The Fulbright-Nehru project on aesthetics examines how prehensile skills, derived from post-hominid evolutionary consciousness contributed towards the formation of petroglyphic art in discrete geographical locations of North America. Paradigmatic components may be identified in proto-anasazi Navajo and Zuni rock-art of the post-Columbian period. Historical contingencies contextualize figures and characters in American Indian rock arts. Similar processes of representation occur in Bhimbetka and Hazaribagh rock-art locations. The emergence of glyphs may be hypothetically traced in terms of behavioral responses towards shock or surprise and techniques of psychological containment, especially as they relate to war, divination, or emotional cathexis.

Education

Ph.D. (August 2002 - May 2005), *

University of Texas at Dallas, Texas USA.

Title of Dissertation:

Affective States in Art: An Examination of the Paradigm of Transcendence with Special Reference to Metaphor, Iconography and Theater

M.A * (September 1991 - March 1994), University of Calcutta, India

B.A (Hons) * (September 1988 - August 1991),

Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College, University of Calcutta, India.

Research Awards

Fulbright Senior Research Fellow. United States International Educational Foundation (US $33,000 FOR 9 MONTHS) University of California, Santa Cruz (2013-2014) * *

Robert Armstrong Fellow. University of Texas at Dallas (US $ 18,000 per annum + Full Tuition Waiver + Full Health Benefit) (2002-2005)

Scholarships

1. Teaching Assistantship ($18,000 per annum + Full Tuition Waiver + Health Benefits) for Doctoral Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. 2002-2005. *

2. Junior Research Fellowship. National Examination Testing) University Grants Commission. New Delhi. 1995 - 1996.

3. University Research Fellowship. University of Calcutta. 1994 - 1995.

Doctoral Course Work

Paper Titles:

A Brief Review of Bryan Skyrms’ Evolution of Social Contract.

Brian Friel’s Molly Sweeney: Critique of Mind, Body, and Society.

Searching Game Theory Foundations in Victor Turner’s “From Ritual to Theater”: The Human Seriousness of Play.

Foundations for the New Aesthetics: Emergence, Learning, Imitation, Valuation.

Epistemology Beyond Post Modernism: Frederick Turner’s The Culture of Hope.

Beauty: The Deep Theme of the Universe.

On Herbert Read’s “Art and Society”.

An Interpretation of Kierkegaardian Faith.

Greek Antiquity in Cézanne: An Interpretation of Baigneurs au repos.

The Mystery of Picasso’s Tete de Femme (1957).

''Noa Noa:” from The Life of Gauguin. A Play written as project of course work.

Examinations Qualified

National Examination Testing & Junior Research Fellow (UGC, Govt. Of India, 1995)

SLET (Government of West Bengal College Service Commission, 1995)

Seminar Papers / Presentations

1. “Philosophical Issues in Indological / Sanskrit Contexts.” Paper presented at DSA National Seminar on Philosophy and Literature. Jadavpur University, 2000.

2. “The Agenda for Sanskrit Philosophy.” Paper presented for International Interdisciplinary Conference, IIC, RKM Institute of Culture 2000.

3. “A Critique of Paradise in Painting: Gauguin’s Under the Pandanus” Paper presented at the Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, Texas, USA. Seminar on Arts Preserved at the Dallas Museum of Art. 2003.

4. “The Cognitive Basis of Iconography.” Paper presented at Southwest Commission of Religion and Philosophical Studies, Texas, USA. 2005.

5. “The Psychology of Ritual.” Paper presented at Southwest Commission of Religion and Philosophical Studies, Texas, USA. 2005.

6. “Anticipatory Notes from Studies on the Nature of Communicative Acts.” DRS Seminar on the Possibility of Meaning. Department of Philosophy. Rabindra Bharati University. Calcutta. (2006).

7. “Reading British Poetry from a Subcontinental Perspective.” Paper communicated for publication. Journal of Gour College, Malda. 2006.

8. “Propositions on the Future of English Studies at the University of Calcutta.” Invitation Lecture in International Seminar. Department of Special Assistance on Post-Colonial Studies. University of Calcutta. 2007.

9. “The Question of Identity Reconsidered.” Invitation Lecture at University Grants Commission Sponsored State Level Seminar on Self and the Other: Questioning Texts and Identities. Gangarampur College. South Dinajpur. West Bengal. July 2007.

10. Refresher Course Lecture. Title: “Reflections on Time.” 13th Refresher Course in English. University of Calcutta. 2007.

11. Refresher Course Lecture. Title: “How is Poetry Written.” 14th refresher Course in English. University of Calcutta. 23rd February 2008.

12. Refresher Course Lecture. Title: “The Renaissance Concept of Mind.” 15th Refresher Course in English. University of Calcutta. 2008.

13. Refresher Course Lecture. Title: “Bio-aesthetics.” 14th Refresher Course in English. University of Calcutta. 7th January 2009.

14. Refresher Course Lecture. 18th Refresher Course. University of Calcutta. 2011.

15. “Platonism, Freemasonry, Vedanta: An Assessment of Swami Vivekananda’s Verse Compositions.” 2012. Commemorative Volume on the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Ramkrishna Mission. Belur. 2012.

Graduate Research Mentoring

Name Short Title of Doctoral Thesis Degree Status

Ms. A Mukherjee. Eco-poetics and Environment Awarded

Mr. A Dasgupta. Children’s Fantasy and Piaget Awarded

Mr. A Bhattacharya. Indian English Poetry * Awarded

Number of Masters successfully (MPhil) guided: 3

Name Short Title of Master’s Thesis Degree Status

Mr. P Chakrabarty. Batman Animation and American Industry Awarded

Ms. N Dutta. Esotericism * Awarded *

Ms. R Bhattacharya. Indian Spiritualism and European Poetry Awarded

Mr. D Chakrabarty. Hermeneutics Awarded

Referees

Prof. Frederick Turner. Founders Professor. School of Arts and Humanities. University of Texas at Dallas. Richardson TX 75080. [email protected]. Phone: 972- 437- 2155

Dr. Richard Brettell. Commander of Arts and Letters. (Govt. of France). McDermott Chair Professor of Aesthetics. School of Arts and Humanities. University of Texas at Dallas. Richardson. TX 75080. [email protected]. Phone: 214-358-5900.

Dr. Alan Garfinkel Gold. Alan Garfinkel Gold, Ph.D., RPA. Principal Archaeologist. Pacific Rim and Western United States. Ultra-Systems Environmental Inc. |WBE/DBE/SBE/WOSB. 16431 Scientific Way. Irvine CA 92618 Direct: 805.312.2261