CFP: 4 PAN NIT Humanities and Social Sciences Research Conclave (HSSRC) - May-2024 on Humanities at the Crossroads: The Convergence of Language, Literature and Technology- NIT Warangal

Concept Note

The PAN-NIT Research Conclave on "Humanities at the Crossroads: The Convergence of Technology, Language, and Literature" seeks to explore the dynamic interplay between traditional humanities disciplines and emerging technological advancements. This conclave aims to provide a platform for intellectual exchange, interdisciplinary dialogue, and collaborative exploration among scholars, researchers, and students from 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs) across India.

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, the boundaries between technology, language, and literature are becoming increasingly blurred. The infusion of technology into humanities disciplines has opened up new avenues for analysis, interpretation, and expression, revolutionizing traditional approaches to scholarship and creative endeavors. This conclave aims to critically examine the challenges and opportunities presented by this convergence, exploring its implications for pedagogy, research, and societal engagement.

The PAN-NIT Research Conclave on "Humanities at Crossroads: The Convergence of Technology, Language, and Literature" promises to be a stimulating and enriching forum for exploring the transformative potential of technology within the humanities domain. By fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, promoting ethical reflection, and embracing innovative pedagogical practices, this conclave aims to empower scholars, researchers, and students to navigate the complex intersection of technology, language, and literature in the digital age.

The Research Conclave includes Directors’ Dialogue, Heads’ forum discussion, webinars, panel discussions and an International Conference 

Objectives of the Research Conclave

The conclave extends a warm invitation to faculty members, Ph.D./M. Phil scholars, postgraduate students, other academicians, and independent scholars engaged in diverse humanities, social sciences, and related fields to exchange their insights. The event aims to achieve the following objectives:

Facilitate Interdisciplinary Dialogue: 

Establish a platform for intellectual discourse that bridges the gap between humanities and technology.

Promote collaborative efforts among individuals from varied disciplines and institutions.

Foster a community dedicated to advancing knowledge at the confluence of technology, language, and

literature.

Explore Emerging Trends:  Delve into the evolving trends that are shaping the future landscape of humanities scholarship and creative expression.

Unravel the transformative influences propelling innovation in the realm of intellectual pursuits.

Promote Innovative Pedagogy:  Showcase inventive pedagogical methodologies and educational technologies.

Highlight strategies that empower learners to engage critically with the world around them.

Provide educators with tools to navigate the complexities of the 21st-century educational landscape.

Ignite Intellectual Curiosity: Cultivate an environment conducive to fostering intellectual curiosity.

Pave the way for new avenues of inquiry and exploration.

Themes and sub-themes

The conference covers the following areas, but are not limited to:

Language Education

English Literature

Phonetics and Linguistics

Cultural and Gender Studies

Digital Humanities, Medical Humanities, Posthuman Studies, Sustainability Studies, Disability Studies, Children’s Literature, Diasporic Literature, Partition Literature, Commonwealth Literature, Memory and Trauma Studies, Pandemic Literature, Classical Literature, Shakespearean Literature, Victorian Literature ELT in the era of new technologies, Innovative educational methods, approaches, and techniques, English Language Education in India, Translanguaging, Critical Pedagogy, Multi-lingualism, 21st Century Pedagogy Phonetics, Socio-Linguistics, Stylistics, Corpus Linguistics, Language Documentation and Revitalisation, PsychoLinguistics, NLP, Computational Linguistics, Linguistics Typology, Forensic Linguistics Queer Studies, Feminist Theory, Film Studies, Culture and Aesthetics, Indigenous Studies, Popular Culture, Postpartum Literature, Masculinity Studies, Graphic Narratives Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Anthropology and other interdisciplinary areas.

Please submit your abstract within 250-300 words and with 4-5 keywords in this google form link:

https://forms.gle/Aq4r6QTrAEWjfuCQ6

All content must be original, and authors are responsible for obtaining necessary consent and permission to

use any third-party material.

Deadline for Abstract Submission: 10th April, 2024

Acceptance Status Update: Authors will be notified within 7 days of abstract submission

Registration Date: 20-30th April, 2024

For any related queries, contact us:

Email: pannit24.nitw@gmail.com

J Ravi Prakash

Contact:+918978145797

Mail id: jr720121@student.nitw.ac.in

Gopika Jayachandran

Contact : 8129694083

Mail id: gj22hsr1r02@student.nitw.ac.in

Call for Papers : #IDEAS: Journal of #English #Literary Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1 -April 2024

 Call for Papers - 7th Issue (April '24): Deadline - March 15, 2024

IDEAS: Journal of English Literary Studies is an international, electronically published and double blind peer-reviewed journal devoted to English literary studies. The journal aims to provide a highly qualified academic platform for the exchange of diverse critical and original ideas on any aspect of

literatures written in English, cultural studies, and literary theory. We accept works in the following areas:

• English/British Literature

• Literatures in English

• British Cultural Studies

• American Cultural Studies

• Cultural and Critical Studies

• Literary Theories

IDEAS: Journal of English Literary Studies is indexed in MLA International Bibliography, EBSCO, Asos Index, and listed in the MLA Directory of Periodicals.

The seventh issue will be published in April 2024. Original articles, interviews, and book reviews by academics working towards their PhD and above will be considered for publication in IDEAS.

Papers are to be submitted through the submission system available on our website. Please see the IDEAS template before you submit your paper. 

IDEAS accepts submissions throughout the year, and our policy is to start the review process right upon submission. March 15th is the recommended deadline to be reviewed for the April issue; papers will be accepted also after this date and enter the review process to be published in the nearest

issue upon acceptance.

Please visit our journal website for further information about the journal: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ideas

CFP: DEADLINE: March 15, 2024.

Contact Information

Şafak Horzum

KÜTAHYA DUMLUPINAR ÜNİVERSİTESİ

 

Contact Email

shafakhorzum@gmail.com

URL

https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ideas

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.

International #Conference on Endangered #Folk #Literarture and Culture of Jetor and other Indian #Indigenous #Communities: Documentation, Department of English, Vidyasagar University Digitalization, and Translation in the Global Context-

Every community craves a sense of identity in this world, and continuity with the cultural past. This is more so with the communities whose language, literature and culture are on the verge of extinction on account of multiple factors. Literature and culture can offer indigenous communities a sense of belonging and promote social cohesion, respect for diversity, human creativity as well as help people connect with each other. Hence, the call to preserve endangered folk cultural heritage of communities such as the Jetor, an indigenous nomadic community of Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram settled on the edges of Kangsabati and Subarnarekha. UNESCO has declared 2022-2032 as the decade of indigenous languages. In the global context, many countries are making concerted efforts to encourage and support measures to safeguard and transmit the cultural heritage of indigenous communities. Various government institutions (for example, the ICSSR, Sahitya Akademi, and Sangeet Natok Akademi in India), groups, individuals, NGOs, researchers and scholars are engaged in strengthening, protecting, preserving and promoting the tangible and intangible folk cultural heritage. In this context of extinction and vulnerability documentation, digitization, and translation can play a pivotal role.

Documentation of manuscripts, songbooks and performances along with their preservation in community centres, archives, museums or libraries for consultation, leads to meaningful research in the field of Cultural Studies. Digitization, the creation and sharing of computer-processed materials in the forms of texts, databases, etc., is one of the vital means of preserving endangered indigenous cultural heritage. UNESCO has been stressing the conversion of the existing analogue cultural resources into digital form and preservation of indigenous cultural heritage through digitization. Digitization of ‘endangered’ indigenous folk cultural heritage in its original form and language is a crying need as the communities and their languages carrying the legacy of those cultures are fast going extinct. In the 1980s Translation witnessed a cultural turn and since then translation is being used as a significant tool not only to expose asymmetrical power relations between the cultures negotiated in translation but also in charting cultural histories of indigenous communities among others. Documentation, digitization, and translation are vital to the Indian context as many of the languages spoken by the scheduled and non-scheduled people, Adivasi people, and nomadic people are critically endangered.

The Conference purports to create an important opportunity for researchers, scholars, teachers, policymakers, and indigenous people to engage with and contribute to the discourse of documentation, digitization and translation in the context of indigenous cultural studies with a view to safeguarding, helping to grow and transmitting endangered cultural heritage. The Conference focuses on but is not limited to the following sub-themes:

• Identity and well-being of endangered communities vis-à-vis cultural heritage

• Endangered cultural heritage vis-à-vis international cooperation and assistance

• Endangered cultural heritage, sustainable development and cultural diversity

• Endangered cultural heritage and global awareness building

• Documentation, Digitization, and Translation vis-à-vis the role of performance

• Perspectives on Indigeneity and endangered languages of the world vis-à-vis documentation, digitization, and translation

• Theories and practices of documentation, digitization, and translation

Abstracts with the following specifications on the themes of the Conference are invited for presentation at the Conference (blended mode). We have a plan to publish an edited volume comprising select papers (either from the ICSSR publication division or from a publishing house of repute). However, since the Conference is part of an ICSSR Project, the matter regarding the publication of an edited volume is subject to the approval of the ICSSR authorities, and nothing can be committed in this regard until permission is obtained.

Last Date of submission of Abstract: 10.12.2023

• Word limit for Abstract: 250-300 words

• Notification of the acceptance of Abstracts: 15.12.2023

• Mail ID for Abstract Submission: vuicssr.int.conference@gmail.com

Registration

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Last Date of Registration: 18.12.2023

• Link for Registration (only participants): https://forms.gle/2ZXiqeKhMwZSY1uS6

• Registration Fees for Paper Presentation: 1500/-

• Registration Fees for ParticipationTeachers/Academician/Scholars: 500/-

• Paper Presenters from Abroad: 30 USD

• No accommodation will be provided.

Payment Options:

• NEFT/IMPS: Name of the Account Holder: NANDINI SAHA (JRF Research Scholar of the Department of English, Vidyasagar University), Account No.: 6295403340, IFSC: IDIB000M037 Bank Name: Indian Bank, Midnapore Branch. • Pay/Phone Pe / Paytm no: 9474672329 (NANDINI SAHA)

Contact:

• Aishwarya Banerjee – 7003229321

• Nandini Saha - 8250024775

No Publication Charges_Call for Book Chapters/Research Papers for Edited Book -#Cultural #context and #English #language #teaching in #India - IIP International #Publishers, #USA & #India

Aim & Scope: 

The aim of this book is to explore the intricate relationship between cultural context and English language teaching in India, shedding light on how cultural factors influence language acquisition and pedagogical practices. This comprehensive work seeks to provide educators, researchers, and policymakers with insights and strategies to navigate the dynamic interplay between culture and language teaching in the Indian context. The scope of this book is wide-ranging, covering both theoretical and practical aspects of cultural context and English language teaching in India. It delves into the sociocultural, historical, and linguistic dimensions that shape language acquisition, classroom dynamics, and curriculum development. The book will also examine the challenges and opportunities of incorporating local cultural elements into English language education. 

LIST OF TOPICS: 

1. Understanding Cultural Context in Language Teaching

 2. Impact of Cultural Factors on Language Learning 

3. Sociocultural Influences on English Language Teaching 

4. Multilingualism and Language Identity in Indian Education 

5. Cultural Diversity in English Language Classrooms 

6. Integrating Local Culture into Language Curricula 

7. Addressing Cultural Bias in Language Assessment

 8. Developing Intercultural Competence in Language Educators

 9. Technology and Cultural Enrichment in Language Learning 

10. Policies for Culturally Inclusive Language Education 

11. Case Studies: Successful Integration of Culture in Language Teaching 

12. Challenges and Future Prospects in Culturally Sensitive Language Education 

The proposed book will provide a comprehensive exploration of the intersection between cultural context and English language teaching in the Indian context. By examining theoretical underpinnings, practical strategies, and case studies, this book aims to be an essential resource for educators, researchers, and policymakers committed to fostering effective and culturally sensitive English language education in India

Chapter Submission Procedure: 

Step 1: Go to IIP website www.iipseries.org 

Step 2: Register in the portal by clicking on Signup

 Step 3: You can submit chapter at your dashboard or directly through IIP website after you login 

Step 4: Click on submit chapters 

Step 5: Select the book series title along with Book Series ID to which you wish to submit 

Step 6: Upload all necessary details along with your chapter in word file format. 

Refer IIP Chapter format at download in IIP Website 

Author Benifits: 

1. Selected chapters (not all) will be indexed in RSquareL and other indexing platforms including Amazon, Google Books etc. 

2. Publication of chapter in book series with ISBN/ISSN 

3. Publishing in IIP Proceedings Digital Library with DOI

 4. Open access mode of publication in IIP Digital library 

5. Optimized searching options to increase the visibility of the work to readers and other researchers which helps in citations. 

6. Unique dashboard to Author 

7. Easy paper/chapter management system with transparency of the process including peer review 

8. Adds points to API as per NAAC & NBA (India) and other accreditation bodies from abroad 

9. One complimentary copy per chapter 10. Certificate to all authors who contributed chapter(s) 

Important Dates: 

Chapter/paper submission starts on: 1,SEP 2023

Last date for chapter 30 Nov 2023

Paper submission: 31 

Acceptance notificatijon: Jan 31 2024 

Last date for registration: Feb 28 2024

Support from IIP to the Editors & Authors 

*Reviewing support from IIP Reviewers 

*Plagiarism checking service through Turnitin 

*Submission management 

*Registration management 

*Individual dashboard 

For any queries Contact:8309147264 

Mail.us:kkeflu@gmail.com 

IIP Edited Book Series www.iipseries.org