Silika Mohapatra
Silika Mohapatra is Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, India and Managing Editor of the international journal 'Plurilogue: Politics & Philosophy Reviews'.
Biography
Silika Mohapatra teaches Philosophy at St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi andpreviously taught at Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi, India. She
pursued her bachelor's and master's degrees from St. Stephen’s College, thereafter going on to
do her MPhil at the University of Ottawa under the Canadian Commonwealth
Scholarship.
Her doctoral work is on Object-Oriented Ontology. She is the co-editor
of the book 'Indian Political Thought: A Reader' (London: Routledge, 2010), and the
Managing Editor of the international journal 'Plurilogue'. She is also an artist,
photographer and graphic designer.
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Philosophy, Technology, Art, Post-Humanism, Object Ontology, Metaphysics, Literature, Education, Culture
Personal Interests
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Art, music, travel, photography, poetry, technology, contemporary visual histories
Websites
Books
Articles
Tech(k)no(w)logos: Hyper-Technology and Post-Humanism
Published: Jul 01, 2017 by Journal of Contemporary Thought
Authors: Silika Mohapatra
Subjects:
Literature, Web, Media and Cultural Studies, Mass Communications, Philosophy, Social Psychology, Thinking & Reasoning, Communications Studies, Art & Visual Culture
This paper is an investigation into the nature of technological objects, situated against the backdrop of recent theorizations in areas like post-human studies and object- oriented ontology. It attempts to articulate the phenomenological and ontological ramifications of hyperreality, surveying various contemporary technological inventions and their impact on how we conceive concepts like reality, actuality and virtuality.
In Defence of Dialogue: Reflections on J. N. Mohanty
Published: Jan 01, 2017 by Caesurae, Special Issue, Interventions
Authors: Silika Mohapatra
Subjects:
Education, Media and Cultural Studies, Philosophy, Area Studies, Asian Studies, Social Psychology, Thinking & Reasoning
This essay argues that the philosophical quest of J. N. Mohanty creates possibility of an exchange between the ‘alien’ and the ‘familiar’ and addresses the problem of the ‘other’. Mohanty’s life-long pursuit brings together, at the level of religion, culture and politics to dialogue (a) Sri Aurobindo and Gandhi, at the level of phenomenological concepts (b) fact and value (c) theory and practice, and at the level of modes of thinking (d) East and West.