Speakers:
Akshay Pathak (Head, Pro Helvetia New Delhi)
Bhavna Kakar (Founder & Editor, TAKE on Art)
Premjish Achari (curator and art critic)
Parul Dave-Mukherji (academician and writer)

“Instead of viewing university campuses as representing a homogenous public sphere marked by social consensus, and following the critique of the notion of public sphere, I look to university campuses in terms of ‘agonistic pluralism’ (Mouffe) as spheres comprised of different publics, and clashing interests and concerns. Particular focus is placed on how Dalit student activism, representing the alternative counterpublic, re-appropriates the public space and what concerns, values, and interests it brings to the fore. However, it must be noted that Dalit counterpublic should not be understood as a homogenous entity but it should be seen as ‘heterogeneous and varied and full of various kinds of tensions that are present within the Dalits as a group’ (Narayan).”

– Kristina Garalyte

The launch of the book ‘Lure of Collaboration: Dissecting Consensus’ by Premjish Achari, Recipient of Art Writers Award 2021 by TAKE and Pro Helvetia saw a full house with exciting conversations, questions and dialogues.

Bhavna Kakar, Editor in Chief of TAKE on Art magazine and founder of LATITUDE 28 gallery introduced the audience to the Art Writers Award and discussants Prof Parul Dave-Mukherji and Premjish Achari.

Akshay Pathak, Head, Pro Helvetia Swiss Arts Council, spoke about the book by Premjish, followed by a presentation by Premjish who contextualised the importance of engaging with consensus formation in deliberative practices, the key observations of the book and finally concluded with reading excerpts of the final chapter.

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