CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF ANDHRA PRADESH

 

Dr. Bhairab Barman

Dr. Bhairab Barman

Assistant Professor (T&C)

Academic Qualification(s)

  • PhD — IIT Jodhpur
  • MA in English — University of North Bengal
  • BA (Hons) in English — University of North Bengal
  • UGC NET — Qualified 3 times
  • UGC NET JRF
  • West Bengal SET in English

Areas of Interests

  • Cinema Studies
  • Cultural Studies
  • Literary Studies

Select Scopus Publications

  1. Barman, Bhairab. “Violence is Capitalism: The Commodity Spectacle of Brutality in Contemporary Indian Cinema” . Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 61, Issue No. 35, 29 August 2026. ISSN: 2349-8846. View Publication
  2. Barman, Bhairab. “Reelification of Bollywood Music”. Journal of Popular Music Studies (University of California Press), Vol. 38, Issue No. 3, 2026. ISSN: 1533-1598. DOI
  3. Barman, Bhairab. “The Recommendation Trap”. Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 61, Issue No. 20, 16 May 2026. ISSN: 2349-8846. DOI
  4. Barman, Bhairab. “Sex worker(s) and online performer(s)”. Porn Studies (Taylor and Francis), Vol. 13, Issue No. 1, 12 February 2026. ISSN: 2326-8751. DOI
  5. Barman, Bhairab. “Cinematic Nostalgia: The Economic and Cultural Implications of Film Rereleases” . Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 60, Issue No. 32, 9 August 2025. ISSN: 2349-8846. DOI
  6. Barman, Bhairab. “The City Space in Ritwik Ghatak’s Films”. Quarterly Review of Film and Video (Taylor and Francis), Vol. 40, Issue No. 6, 27 September 2023. ISSN: 1543-9208. DOI
  7. Barman, Bhairab. “Marine lines, low tide”. Journal of Poetry Therapy (Taylor and Francis), Vol. 39, Issue No. 1, 11 February 2026. ISSN: 1567-2344. DOI

Conferences

Presented papers and delivered invited talks in more than 15 international and national conferences.

Awards

  • ACLA Membership and Travel Grant for the 2025 annual meeting.

Peer-Reviewer

Peer-reviewer of multiple journals published by Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, university presses, and Transnational Press.

Academic Membership

  • American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA)

Profiles for Academic Activities

Researcher IDs

  • Scopus ID: 58643556900
  • Web of Science Researcher ID: NFT-5700-2025

Email

bhairab.barman@cuap.edu.in