Artist-in-Residence
BSc: Serampore College, University of Calcutta, 2007
MSc: University College of Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, 2009
Email: argha.manna@iitgn.ac.in
Research interests:
Anthropocene through Art, Climate crisis through Art, Comics and Environmental Crisis, Food security and Famine, Environmental History through Art. Traditional conservation techniques, Creative conservation
Prof Manna’s current research area focuses on documenting climate crisis, environmental migration and other Anthropocene related issues through visual storytelling. Currently he is collaborating with the Environmental Humanities group led by Prof Ambika Aiyadurai on making visual stories on ancient conservation techniques in India like Sacred Groves. Along with this his lab will be engaging in making a visual vocabulary to reflect the climate crisis relevant to the Indian subcontinent. His other important area of interest is how the climate crisis will affect food security in India and disease transmission.
Social media handle:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/argha-manna-35157a5b/
Website:
https://drawinghistoryofscience.wordpress.com/
Publications
- Climate Comics in collaboration with CSIR CCMB (https://www.ccmb.res.in/ClimateChangeChallenge/Comix)
- Enquiring the history of Famine in colonial Bengal through comics (https://faminetales.exeter.ac.uk/)
- Graphic Biographies of forgotten climate activists (https://bhp-public.oerproject.com/)
Project:
Stories from Sacred Groves
