MA in Ecosophical Aesthetics is a 2 year post graduate course which fulfill the need for ‘art writers’. It is essentially ‘art journalism from ecosophical perspective’. Ecosophy combines ecology and philosophy. The programme includes a philosophical appreciation of all art forms – music, dance, literature, theatre, cinema, painting etc with a focus on writing and ecosophy is the connecting thread. Anyone with graduation or equivalent degree can take up this programme.
MA in Art and Peace Studies is a 2 year post graduate course which attempts to connect art and peace studies form a philosophical perspective. Peace - personal, social, ecological and international - is a final purpose of life which is also very much in need and art adds flavor and meaning to life. The programme intends to achieve peace of every kind through art. It includes areas such as society, polity, development studies, gender studies, Gandhian studies, journalism, media and international peace and different forms of art such as music, dance, theatre, visual arts and cinema.
Gandhian Centre for Philosophical Arts and Sciences is a new name for Centre for Gandhian and Peace Studies, primarily to expand the scope of its activities and academic programmes. While Gandhian Studies has been a distinct area of academics in the University since 2009, the department, in its present form, exists since 2014.
Gandhian Centre for Philosophical Arts and Sciences is a department which engages with interdisciplinary teaching and research with a view to developing alternative knowledge systems to deal with contemporary crises. The Centre engages with intersectionality of aesthetics, philosophy, ecology, journalism, Gandhian and peace studies.
Gandhian Centre For Philosophical Arts And Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education,Manipal - 576104,Karnataka,India
