International conference Nation, Gender and History: Asian Cinemas in Perspective

 Vilnius University, Centre of Oriental Studies, 

7-9 September 2017

Call for Papers

Asian Arts Centre and The Centre of Oriental Studies of Vilnius University invite scholars, film professionals and enthusiasts to Nation, Gender and History, an international conference on the cinemas of Asia.

The idea of a national culture has played a fundamental role in the definition, historiography and evaluation of Asian cultural practices for at least two centuries, and cinema is no exception. In today’s world, however, ideas of the nation appear as increasingly problematic. The same can be said of gender, the pertinence of which in individuals’ understanding of themselves and their history has, over the last decades, been challenged from many fronts. And yet both ideas of nation and gender continue to mark discourses about identities and countries, including and perhaps especially in situations of conflict. 2017 marks the 70^th anniversary of the independence and partition of India and Pakistan. The conference takes this opportunity to raise the question: can we still argue for the centrality of national cinemas? What role do notions of gender play in our appreciation of a nation’s cinema? And how do the interconnections between gender and nation in cinema help us understand the present historical moment?

The first aim of this conference is to create a dialogic space in which to revisit the ways in which, today and in the past, nation, gender and history interact(ed) and shape(d) one another in the cinemas of Asia. The term ‘Asia’ is used here as a short-hand to point to the cinema made in wide range of very diverse countries, rather than as a fixed, singular or homogenous entity – an invitation to look beyond the globalised canon of much film theory. Our second aim is thus also to explore points of convergences and trans-cultural forms and practices across this region. Has cinema ever been ‘national’ in Asia? What role does it play today, or did it play in the past, in constructing pan-Asian subjectivities? How does gender – the staple of nationalist discourses – function in specific trans-national or regional cinemas?

While we are interested in papers on the cinema of every Asian country, we particularly welcome papers on the all too often overlooked and still poorly researched cinemas of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, as well as on regional language formations such as Pashto, Sindhi, or Bhojpuri cinemas. We especially welcome papers on popular, low-budget genres (exploitation, B-grade, horror, sci-fi, and erotic films).

Below is a list of themes the conference will endeavor to address. It is not an exhaustive list and is intended as a guide, not as a set of limitations. We welcome suggestions and proposals on related topics.

• the representation of sexuality and/or its repression; cinematic images of a sexual nature, their censorship and their exploitation; the filmic displacement of representations of sexual desire;

• gender and film genres. We are particularly interested in papers examining gender in exploitation, B-grade, horror, sci-fi, low budget film productions;

• gendered allegories of the nation, including mythological representations;

• technical and/or narrative aspects of gender representations; male and female gazes; cinematography, editing, sound and gender;

• national and trans-national aspects of stardom, production and/or distribution; transnational connections; diaspora cinema;

• gender and the film industry, including directors, distributors and exhibitors.

Abstracts / proposals should be in English and of no more than 350 words, including a 50 word author biography.  Time for each paper: 20 minutes.

The conference registration fee is EUR 40 to be paid upon arrival and covers:

• conference folder and badge
• refreshments during scheduled breaks
• receptions

The deadline for abstracts is 30 April 2017.

Send your abstract / proposal to the conference organisers at nagehi2017@gmail.com

In your email, please specify academic or professional affiliation.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE DECEMBER 15-17, 2017

Organised by

Institute of Advanced Studies in English

Pune

DECEMBER 15-17, 2017

Preamble

The academic fraternity world over is preoccupied with various ways of understanding language, literature and culture. In addition to their interrelations and interdependence, the new ideas and approaches emerging from various disciplines like literary theory, philosophy, anthropology, linguistics, pragmatics and discourse analysis alongside technological revolution and socio-cultural transformations, have a bearing on our study of language and literature. The conference aims at exploring this dynamics with a focus on the complementary nature of language, literature and culture and their centrality in human life.

This year, we especially encourage papers that examine the intersection of digital technology and the Humanities. What are the new methodologies, theories, and sites of study that are emerging from this intersection? What kind of collaborations between the Humanities and Sciences must we envision for 21st century education and research? Papers that take up these and related issues should be submitted under the Digital Humanities, New Media Studies, and Future of Humanities Studies tracks. 

Tracks for Discussion and Presentation 

The ICLLC December 2017 will address a range of important tracks including the following:

• Language, Literature and Ideology
• Culture, Communication and Identity
• Cultural Studies
• Postcolonial Literature and Theory
• Diaspora Identities
• Feminist and Gender studies
• Language, Gender and power
• Postmodernism
• Ecocriticism
• Pragmatics
• Discourse Analysis
• Contemporary Literature and Media
• Science Fiction
• Digital Humanities
• New Media Studies
• Film Studies
• Future of Humanities Studies

Submission of Abstracts 

Proposals (abstracts) can be submitted to iasepune@gmail.com as an attachment with 'Submission of Abstract' typed in the subject field. Proposals should include title, author's name/s, affiliation, contact email address and 150 word abstract of your paper. Approval/Acceptance of the proposal will be communicated in 10 working days. 

Abstracts received till December 01, 2017 will be scheduled in the printed program. Late submissions will be adjusted on the site. 

Publication of Conference Papers 

Conference presenters may choose to submit their full papers for publication. All submitted papers will be peer reviewed, and accepted papers will be published in two stages: 

1. Full articles received from registered participants by November 20, 2017, will be reviewed and published in the pre-conference issues of our refereed, international journals published at the Institute of Advanced Studies in English, Pune: Asian Journal of English Studies and Asian Quarterly: An International Journal of Contemoporary Issues (ISSN 2227-2606 and ISSN 2229-581X). 

2. Full articles received after November 20, 2017, will be reviewed and published in the post-conference issues of these journals. 

Authors need to observe the following guidelines for submission of articles for publication; 

1. Soft copy should be submitted in Microsoft Word format using Times New Roman 

2. Title: 15 words maximum, 14 pts centered 

3. Abstracts: maximum 150 words, 10 pts. italics and aligned on both sides 

4. References: please use MLA style for references 

5. Maximum permitted length is 3000 words 

6. Articles should be written as continuous expository narrative - not as lists of points or PowerPoint presentation 

7. Please ensure that the article is thoroughly checked and proofread before submission 

8. Please avoid using certain advanced word features like lines separating footnotes and titles, background or font colors, drawing objects, highlighting, embossing and other complex Word text formatting . 

Contact Person:
Dr Prabhash N Rath, 
Officer on Special Duty,
Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, 
BMCC Road, Pune 411004. 

E-mail: gokhaleinstitute@gipe.ac.in / prabhash@gipe.ac.in 

Landline: +91-20-25650287/25678311 

For any assistance, please send an email to iasepune@gmail.com or call at 08308908349. 

International Interdisciplinary Conference on Gender Studies and the Status of Women 

Conference Dates: Oct 10, 2017 to Oct 11, 2017

City: Edinburgh ,United Kingdom

THIS CONFERENCE OFFERS A PLATFORM FOR:

•  Discussion relating to the current status of women, with a special focus on the following categories that constitute potential challenges to gender equality and women’s rights: the UK’s decision to leave the EU, the refugee crisis, rising levels of (and political legitimisation of) sexual violence and misogyny, cuts in child-care and services for disabled people, lack of access to paid parental leave, tax and welfare reforms, the gender pay gap, sexual harassment and the rise of zero-contract hours
•     International researchers and scientists from academia, industry and government to present their studies to a multi-disciplinary audience, exchange experiences, discuss proposals, and disseminate results on women’s and gender studies.
• Raising awareness and encouraging dialogue on the proposed topics, with the aim of creating lasting productive partnerships between the participants.

All submitted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, edited under the Creative Commons Licence (Attribution-No Derivatives 4.0 International/CC BY-ND 4.0), which will also contain a report and catalogue of activities. This book will be available on the Women Being webpage to download for free, and it will also be freely distributed to schools, institutions, research centres and individuals who request it.

The aim of this conference is to create an international forum for debate and exchange on the main challenges facing women in today’s society, and to reflect on the ways in which we can, individually and collectively, propose solutions to these problems.

The conference begins on the 10th of October – Ada Lovelace day – which celebrates women of the present and the past, whose achievements have contributed so much to humanity. Like Ada Lovelace, there are many women fighting for equality, for their rights, and for peace. In the last year, there has been a growing awareness of the need to address the problems that women are experiencing, to speak and to take action.

WomenBeing builds upon this momentum by providing a ‘loudspeaker’ for academics, civil servants, researchers, social activists, journalists and private individuals to make their voices heard on the main challenges that women are facing in 2017.

Important Dates:

Submission of abstracts: 1st of August 2017
Acceptance notification: 20th of August 2017

Submission of full papers: 20th of August 2017
Early bird registration: 10th of September 2017

Join us on the 10th and 11th of October in Edinburgh to enrich our discussions.

For More Details Visit Us at:

http://www.womenbeing.co.uk/contact-form/

 5th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF BENGAL STUDIES

Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Call For Papers

Papers are invited for the 5th International Congress of Bengal Studies scheduled to be held   during 25^th – 28^th January, 2018. The 5^th Congress will be hosted by Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Papers, in English or Bengali, on all areas of Bengal Studies, including, but not limited to, Literature and Criticism, Comparative Literature, Linguistics, Folklore, Cultural Studies, Media Studies, History, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Development Studies, Ecology, Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy, Fine Arts, Archaeology, Museology are invited.

Last date for submission of abstract (800-1000 words) is 15^th May, 2017. The abstract is expected to give an outline of the primary material of study/survey; approach/methodology adopted; survey of works done by other scholars so far in the concerned area; and, finally, how the proposed paper adds to the existing knowledge. For submission of abstract please visit http://www.icbs5.com/event/abstract-submission.

Information about Registration fee, registration procedure etc. will be sent with the notification of acceptance. 

Important Dates:

Last date of Abstract submission: 15 May, 2017. 

Communication regarding decision on the Abstract: 01 – 15 June, 2017

Registration open: 16 June - 16 August, 2017

Communication regarding confirmation of Registration: 17 August – 30 August, 2017

Contact Info: 

Prof. Khaled Hossain, Convener, 5th International Congress of Bengal Studies, 2018, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh

Dr. Amitava Chakraborty, Secretary General, International Society of Bengal Society, secisbs@gmail.com, www.bangabidya.net

Contact Email: icbs2018@gmail.com

URL: http://www.icbs5.com

Please visit the website of International Society of Bengal Studies, www.bangabidya.net for regular updates.

International Conference on Business, Education, Law and Interdisciplinary Studies (BELIS-17)

Call for Papers/leaflet

New Full Paper/Poster/Abstract Submissions Deadline: April 27, 2017

The idea of 4th International Conference on Business, Education, Law and Interdisciplinary Studies (BELIS-17) scheduled on June 29-30, 2017 at London (UK) is for the researchers, scientists, scholars, engineers and parctitioners from all around the world to present and share ongoing research activities. This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences face to face, to establish business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration.

BELIS-17 is sponsored by Dignified Researchers Publication (DiRPUB).

All full paper submissions will be peer reviewed and evaluated based on originality, technical and/or research content/depth, correctness, relevance to conference, contributions, and readability. One Best Presentation Award from each session will also be distributed at the time of the conference

All accepted papers of BELIS-17 will be published in the printed conference proceedings with valid International ISBN number. Each Paper will be assigned unique Digital Object Identifier(DOI) from CROSSREF and the Proceedings of the Conference will be archived in DiRPUB's Digital Library. The papers can be submitted to Emerging Sources Citation Index [THOMSON REUTERS] OR SCOPUS Indexed journals for review and possible indexing with additional charges (the conference fee is compulsory to be paid).Kindly email if interested.

ALL selected Papers will be Published ONLINE in the following Journal (without any additional cost). If interested email:

• International Journal of Humanities and Management Sciences (IJHMS) ISSN 2320 –4036 (Printed Version) ISSN 2320 –4044 (Online Version)

English is the official language of the conference. We welcome paper submissions. Prospective authors are invited to submit full (and original research) papers (which is NOT submitted or published or under consideration anywhere in other conferences/journal) in electronic (DOC or PDF) format alongwith the contact information.







SUBMISSION METHODS
1. Email:editor@drhss.org
OR
2. Electronic Submission System ( .doc/.docx/.pdf formats)

Prospective authors are kindly invited to submit full text papers including results, tables, figures and references. Full text papers (.docx, .doc, .pdf) will be accepted  by Electronic Submission System. Any question,  please contact: editor@drhss.org

DOWNLOADS
The following are the links to the DiRPUB copyright form as well as the DiRPUB conference's/Journal's template for the Camera ready Paper/Final paper:

• DiRPUB Copyright Form
• DiRPUB Conference .doc/.docx Template
• DiRPUB Conference .doc/.docx Template ONLY Abstract

There are NO specific instructions for poster preparation. Just prepare and print the poster in Portrait style of size A1 or below and make sure to put more Pictures/Diagrams/Graphs to depict the results so that poster should look vivid and gets everybody’s attention.

Just prepare the one-page electronic format just as that of the conference template attached and print that on the any size in A1

Contact Email:
For any inquiry about the submission and conference, please feel free to contact us at: editor@drhss.org
All submitted articles should report original, previously unpublished research results, experimental or theoretical. Articles submitted to the Conference should meet these criteria and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts should follow the style of the Conference and are subject to both review and editing.

Conference: WOMEN AND POLITICS IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY: THE ROAD TO SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIZATION 

Organized by

Polydisciplinary Faculty of Ouarzazate, IbnZohr University (Morocco)

In collaboration with

University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)

Proposals due: April 20, 2017

Venue: Kenzy, Farah Azghor. Ouarzazate

It is our privilege and honor to invite proposals for panels or individual papers for our upcoming International Conference on Gender and Politics on the theme of “Women and Politics in an Age of Uncertainty: The Road to Sustainable Democracy and Democratization” to be held in October 24-26, 2017. The Conference is hosted and organized by the Polydisciplinary Faculty of Ouarzazate, Ibn Zohr University in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The conference venue, which is Kenzy, Farah Azghor in the city of Ouarzazate Morocco, is located in a charming town in southeastern Morocco, 205 kilometers from Marrakech and at the edge of the Sahara. Referred to as the “door of the Desert,” Ouarzazate is known internationally for its historic kasbah fortresses and its studios, where many Hollywood films were made.

This conference is unique in three ways. First, its cutting-edge content deals with the prospects of sustaining women’s rights and empowerment in an age of uncertainty, where more nations in many parts of the world seem to be rolling back hard fought democratic freedoms. It provokes many new challenging research questions which clearly show that the old boundaries of concepts dissolve and that new approaches and fresh thinking are needed. Second, its international scope aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform and a stimulating international academic forum including all sorts of stakeholders, create many opportunities for networking and socializing with the participants. Third, it is being held in a charming location called Ouarzazate; a city in southeastern Morocco, known internationally for its historic kasbah fortresses and its studios, where many Hollywood films have been made.

Additionally, the conference affords spaces and times for less formal discussions, which are an important factor supporting the transfer of knowledge and the exchange of experiences so needed in one’s academic life. Our esteemed keynote speakers are well-known for their dynamic, informative and thought provoking speeches. ICGP’17proudly presents the following keynote speakers: Professor Fatima Sadiqi from the University of Fez in Morocco, Professor Dahlerup Drude from University of Stockholm in Sweden; Professor miriam cooke from the Duke University in USA and Professor Aili Mari Tripp from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in USA. ICGP’17 welcomes young researchers, the next generation of experts in our field, and invites them to contribute and meet with the seniors.

Please examine our call for papers and consider joining us in Ouarzazate October 24-26, 2017. ICGP’17 is a very promising international meeting place and a stimulating venue for presenting research on the future of women’s rights.    

Papers may address, but are not restricted to any of the following themes:

• Gender and citizenship;
• The role of women and women’s movements in sustaining democracy;
• Gender quotas and women’s political representation/participation;
• Women’s rights and gender(ed) policies in established democracies;
• Political economy/capitalism, democracy and gender;
• Eco-feminist perspectives on environmental governance;
• The implications of the retreat of democracy for women in politics and society;
• Gender rights and democratic transition;
• Women’s rights and gender policies before and after the Arab Spring protests;
• The role of women in countering terrorism;
• Gender, Politics and masculinity;
• Gender, conflict and militarization;
• Gender and peacemaking/peace building/conflict resolution/mediation;
• The relation between gender, democracy and violence;
• Women’s leadership and democracy/democratization;
• The role of international institutions in fostering gender equality in relation to democracy.

We seek a broad range of contributions on (but not limited to) politics, philosophy, psychology, gender studies, history, economics, law, organizational studies, and sociology as well as interdisciplinary proposals. We welcome a variety of presentation formats, such as individual paper presentations, panel sessions and roundtable discussions. We especially welcome an intersectional approach to any of the topics. 







The working language of the conference will be English with no translation provided.

Deadline for Proposals: April, 20 2017
Authors of high quality papers will be invited to submit their work for potential publication in a special issue in the Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies (JMEWS).

Contact Info: 

Hanane Darhour
Polydisciplinary Faculty of Ouarzazate (Morocco)

Contact Email: 

icgp.fpo@gmail.com

URL: 

http://www.icgp.fpo.ma

AHM Conference 2017

Materialities of Postcolonial Memory

7 -9 December 2017

University of Amsterdam

Call for Papers

 As questions of racism are prominent in public debate, the colonial and slavery pasts represent more than ever key sites of both social encounter and contestation. The fields of heritage and memory studies, however, have been slow to respond to these urgent issues. This conference engages with these debates through the lens of materiality, broadly understood. Our understanding of materiality encompasses, on the one hand, the enduring, ruinous effects of colonialism around the globe, its often unarticulated material traces in former metropoles and colonies, as well as the mostly unacknowledged role of migration and displacement. On the other hand, we wish to address the range of interventions, from protest movements to artistic initiatives and museum spaces, which act upon the manifold legacies of past injustices in the present.

Reflecting on the materiality of bodies, objects, sites, ruins, traces and interventions, this international conference examines the awkward, aphasiac and contested memories of colonial and slavery pasts by bringing together scholars from heritage and memory studies, postcolonial and performative studies, critical race studies, archaeology and material culture, art history, archival studies and digital humanities, conflict and identity studies and other areas. We invite scholars to present papers which critically analyse these issues, and especially consider the role of materiality in their case studies. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Decolonizing heritage and memory studies.
• Contemporary nation-states and transnationalism. 
• Postcolonial ruination: migration and displacement, prisons, poison, borders.
• Museums as sites of contestation and issues of repatriation. Materialities of cultural racism and strategies of resistance.
• Memory interventions and narratives in public spaces.
• Postcolonial landscapes and cityscapes. 
• Colonial object biographies and postcolonial agency.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers

Prof. Ann Stoler (Columbia University); Prof. Lynn Meskell (Stanford University); Prof. Nikita Dhawan (Innsbruck

University); Prof. Wayne Modest (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam).

Abstracts for papers or panels (250 words max) including a short biographical statement (150 words max) should be sent to ahmpostcolonialmemory@gmail.com before 1 June 2017. The conference fee is €40 for employed academics and €15 for students. Speakers are expected to arrange accommodation and transport on their own; we will offer suggestions for hotels and other practical information. For more information please visit the conference website: http://www.ahmpostcolonialmemory.humanities.uva.nl.

Organization: Dr. Paul Bijl, Dr. David Duindam, Dr. Ihab Saloul, Dr. Chiara de Cesari

Conference Assistants: Sanne Letschert, Maria Dijkgraaf

This conference is organised with the support of: AHM, ASCA, KITLV, NICA and NwO

Contact Info: 

For questions, registration and submission, please contact the student assistent of the Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture of the University of Amsterdam: Sanne Letschert. She is in the conference organisation and has more detailed information on the objectives of the school and the conference. 

Please contact her through ahmpostcolonialmemory@gmail.com.

Contact Email: ahmpostcolonialmemory@gmail.com

URL: http://www.ahmpostcolonialmemory.humanities.uva.nl