Call for Book Chapters: Voices Unveiled: Women in Literary Landscapes-March, 2024

The profound and transformative impact of women in literary landscapes cannot be overstated. Women writers have not only enriched the literary canon with their unique voices and perspectives but also challenged societal norms, broadening the scope of narratives. Their contributions span diverse genres, historical periods, and cultural contexts, unveiling hidden stories and reshaping the literary terrain. From advocating for social change to expressing nuanced experiences, the influence of women in literature is an indispensable force that continues to shape our understanding of the human experience.

It is with great enthusiasm that we announce a call for book chapters that explore the multifaceted relationship between women and literature. This upcoming edited volume aims to delve into the diverse roles, representations, and contributions of women in literary works across genres, cultures, and historical periods.

Scope and Focus:

We invite contributions that analyze, critique, or celebrate the portrayal of women in literature. Potential topics may include, but are not limited to:

• Representation of women in classic and contemporary literature
• Feminist perspectives in literary works
• Women writers and their impact on literary movements
• Gender dynamics and power structures in literature
• Women and linguistic and cultural influence
• Masculinity/ Male gaze and womanhood
• Intersectionality: exploring race, class, sexuality, and other identities in women’s literature
• Women as readers, critics, and consumers of literature
• Challenges and triumphs of women authors in the literary world
• Women and the partition/post-partition literature

Submission Guidelines:

The proposed chapters must be authentic and not previously published. The chapter length should span between 5,000 to 8,000 words (including references), utilizing Times New Roman font size 12 with double spacing in between lines. References and citations should follow the MLA Handbook's guidelines (9th Edition) without incorporating any footnotes but instead containing end notes. A statement declaring that the work is an original piece that has not been published elsewhere or is under consideration for publication must be included.

Additionally, an abstract of no more than 500 words with five keywords should be provided alongside a short biographical note about the contributor/s indicating their name(s), institutional affiliation(s), brief career history, postal address(es), contact address(es) (both personal and office), and email id as a single attachment.

Kindly forward submissions to editorwomenlit2024@gmail.com

Important Dates:

Abstract Submission Deadline: 05 January, 2024

Notification of Acceptance: 10 January, 2024

Full Chapter Submission Deadline: 1st February, 2024

Anticipated Publication: 15 March, 2024

Editorial Team:

Nadeem Jahangir Bhat

Assistant Professor

University of Kashmir

Hazratbal Srinagar-190006

Jammu and Kashmir

nadeem8384@gmail.com

Dr Shabina Fatima

Assistant Professor

Government College Khaniyadhana,

Shivpuri, MP – 473990

shabinafatima84@gmail.com

About the Publisher:

The book will be published by a reputed publisher known for its commitment to scholarly excellence and contributions to the field of literature.

Note: Each contributor will get a copy of the book at nominal cost. No other charges will be applied.

We look forward to receiving your insightful contributions that will contribute to a comprehensive exploration of the dynamic relationship between women and literature.

CFP - International Conference on "Mind Matters: Literature, Cinema and Culture-Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata

Conference Dates: 19-20 January, 2024 (OFFLINE mode)

Venue: Rabindra Bhavan, Centre for Distance and Online Education, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

(Address: EE 9 & 10, Sector II, Salt Lake, Kolkata, West Bengal - 700 091)

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Supriya Chaudhuri

Plenary Speakers: Prof. Amrit Sen, Prof. Anup Dhar, Dr. Prasanta Chakravarty and Dr. Nina Krajnik (online)

CALL FOR PAPERS

What precisely constitutes a mind? This inquiry has been a source of contemplation for both philosophers and those outside philosophical circles throughout documented history. Some assert that minds are spiritual entities that temporarily inhabit bodies, entering either at conception or birth and departing at death, framing death as the separation of the body's spirit. Alternatively, there are those who envision a more interconnected relationship between minds and bodies: a mind is present when a body is organised in a specific manner and absent otherwise. Yet, another perspective maintains that minds are indeed tangible entities, specifically physical ones, contending that minds are essentially synonymous with brains. The ongoing discourse with neuroscience, dedicated to scrutinizing hypotheses about human behaviour and neurophysiology through empirical methods, has expanded psychoanalytic conceptualizations to encompass areas such as motion, memory, sleep, dreams, conflict, and trauma. Importantly, both psychoanalysts and neuroscientists share a profound curiosity in investigating the neurological foundations of psychic functioning. Cognitive perspectives delve into the mental processes involved in perception, memory, problem-solving, and decision-making. When applied to cultural texts, this lens allows for an exploration of how individuals within the text perceive and interpret their world, process information, and construct meaning from their experiences. This conference seeks to explore the kaleidoscopic possibility of reading various cultural texts and practices vis-à-vis philosophy of mind, as it evolved through Cartesian dualism, Lockean empiricism, German idealism, and of course, an array of psychoanalytic theories. It aims to consider how these diverse philosophical perspectives have shaped our understanding of the mind within the cultural tapestry, laying the foundation for continued inquiry and dialogue in contemporary philosophical discourse.

Sub-topics for the conference may include (but are not limited to):

Literary Studies and Human Mind Dreams, Repression, and Desire Representation of Mind in Cinema and Popular Culture Psychology, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis Memory Studies Mind and the Screen: Cinema, Games, and New Media Ideology, Politics and Human Mind Narrative and the Unconscious Language, Mind, and Meaning Understanding Affect: Visual and Plastic Arts Literature, Sinthome, and the Textual Unconscious German Idealism and the Natural History of Mind Collective Unconscious and Archetypes Mind-Body Dualism Artificial Consciousness, AI and Desiring Machines Phenomenology and the Philosophy of Mind Mysticism, Planes of Consciousness, and Yoga Psychology Psychobiology and Cognitive Science Qualia, Rhizomatic Consciousness, Neuroaesthetics

DEADLINE for ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: 20 DECEMBER, 2023.

Please submit your ABSTRACT (about 250 words) along with your Paper Title, Name, Designation, Affiliating Institution and your Email-ID using the link below:

https://forms.gle/5zCzDEMPzCMEw2XHA  Selected participants will be notified via email by 30 December, 2023.Select papers may be published in a book after the conference.

REGISTRATION FEES (to be collected after Abstract Selection)

Paper Presenters (any discipline/department)

• Faculty Members/Professionals: INR 800/-
• Students/Research Scholars: INR 500/-

Participants (Non-presenters): INR 150/-

The registration fee will cover Conference Kit, Lunch, and Refreshments during the conference.

No travel bursary or accommodation is available. Certificates will be provided.

For any queries, please contact: cdoerbu.eng@gmail.com 

CFP: Graduate Conference: Remembering Histories: Memory, Transmission and Identities-Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi

 The discursive nature of history has been exposed through multiple theoretical lenses, subjectivities, and socio-political positions that have expressed its polylogic dimensions. The post-structuralist turn of humanities with the advent of fields such as trauma and memory studies also brought to the fore the role and politics of remembering as a mode of narrating and understanding claims to history. Understood both as an individual and collective-social practice, history is dynamic and open to contestations. Understanding history is therefore an attempt to understand ongoing negotiations with a past that continues to linger beyond its assumed temporal limits. Often, this continues across generations especially when ideas of power and politics, justice and healing get inexplicably intertwined with remembering. This inheritance of a past calls forth a need to analyse the multigenerational character of individual and collective memory.

Drawing on Jan Assmann’s notion of cultural memory, and Marianne Hirsch’s concept of postmemory, this conference seeks to stir discussions on the dynamic space and relationship between history and remembering with a special focus on transmission of history, via memory, through time and generations.

The conference will explore questions such as:

How is history a mode of remembering? 

How are collective identities meshed out of experiencing the unfolding of history?

How is memory mediated at individual and collective levels?

How is remembering a clinical and ethical enterprise? In what ways do testimonies and literary texts navigate the politics of memory?

Themes:

● Transgenerational memory and history

● History and ‘counter’ history

● Modes and politics of remembering

● Literature and History

● Testimonial literature

● Trauma and memory

● Individual and collective trauma

● Remembering and forgetting

● Mass media

● Representation, language, and memory

● Material Memory

● Oral history

● History of emotions

Submission Guidelines:

We invite abstracts of maximum 250 words related to the theme along with a short bio note. 

All papers must be original to the best of their knowledge and adhere to the MLA 9th edition. 

The time limit for each presentation is 10 minutes. Any kind of plagiarism is not allowed.

Note: Due to monetary constraints, the organizers won’t be responsible for any expenses borne by the participants. Participants would have to look after their own transportation and accommodation.

Important Dates:

Submission of Abstracts: 25th November, 2023

Intimation of Accepted Abstracts: 5th December, 2023

Submission of Full Length Papers: 10th January, 2023

Intimation of Accepted Full Length Papers: 20th January, 2023

Paper presentation and Panel Discussion: 29th January, 2024

 

Submission form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOLQpyLrFvHyVYLTHPRpjYQ3PfvR_e...

 

For further queries, contact:

englitassociation.svc@gmail.com

Aswathi Alappat (President)- aswathisalappat@gmail.com

Harsha (President)- harshasin641@gmail.com

Himangi Patnaik (General Secretary)- himangipatnaik04@gmail.com

Narjis Bint Islam (Joint Secretary)- narjis22bintislam@gmail.com