International Conference on Politics & Letters The Function of Criticism at the Present Time- in India- 23 – 24 January 2018 -Department of English, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Call For Abstracts:

In a follow-up on its successful international conference on “De-centring English Studies: Studying Literature in the Global South”, held in January 2017 (keynoted by Prof. Rajeswari Sunder Rajan, New York University), the P.G. Department of English, Utkal University has decided to announce its second international conference, in which the focus will be on the discourse of criticism as it exists in its dialectical relationship with literary and visual culture. The dates of the conference are 23-24 January 2018. The concept note is as follows:

Concept Note:

A great many conferences and symposia are held on literature, on the various contemporary extensions in which literary and visual culture exist today, namely Comparative Literature, World Literature, Minority Literature, Digital Humanities and so on. There are, however, very few conferences in which the crucial mediating role of criticism is explored and debated, despite the significant reversal in the literature-criticism relationship in the later decades of the last century. Jonathan Culler alerted us to this reversal in a pithy formulation when he said: “Earlier the history of criticism was a part of the history of literature, but now it is the history of criticism which provides the framework for reading and understanding literature.”

The shift that Culler has described has no doubt given criticism a certain undeniable pre-eminence in literary culture. In the academic setting, however, and especially in the Indian context, this shift seems to have led to a ‘critical supermarket’ (Fredric Jameson) of styles, an eclecticism of approaches to literature. The pre-eminence of literature and the self-evidence of literary value are still unchallenged. The globalization of culture, under the influence of neoliberal economic policies, has become another name for the commodification of culture. This coupled with the largely uncritical, chauvinistic and anti-rational climate we are living in, not just in India but in the ‘developed’ part of the world, makes it obligatory for us  to pose afresh the question about ‘the function of criticism at the present time. ’

While this expression echoes Matthew Arnold, the function in question is a hermeneutic one, voiced with considerable urgency by Oscar Wilde at the turn of the last century. Wilde said that the highest critical function was ‘to reveal in the Work of Art what the author had not put there.’ This sort of criticism is hermeneutics at its best and involves reading the text against its grain. Hermeneutics is the need of the hour.  And in this context it is important to recall another figure from the later decades of the twentieth century, Pierre Macherey, who, though not much talked about now, made the best possible case for a political hermeneutics with his statement: ‘the task of criticism is to know the work as it cannot know itself.’

The conference, building on this case for a demystifying hermeneutics – Macherey’s project was to demystify literature, will explore the ways in which the critique of literary and cultural artefacts and discourses reveals/constitutes something that the authors or the instigators did not consciously put there. This kind of hermeneutic act that results in the production of an interpretation is intimately connected to the context in which it is produced. Drawing on literary, cultural and visual corpuses from around the world, but with a particular focus on India, this conference will seek to reveal the ‘not-said’ of texts, the secret principle which ties ‘symbolic acts’ to the racial, sexual, political and economic unconscious.

Themes 

Within the overall framework of the secular and political function of the critical act, the conference will engage with and explore the following issues:

1. The politics of literary representation 
2. Literary study as an exercise in ‘radical semiotics’ or the tracing of ‘politics’ in the ‘letter’ of the text 
3. Translation as an act of interpretation and (re)writing 
4. Revisiting the aesthetics and politics debates in Europe in the 1930s 
5. Revisiting the Marxism and Scrutiny debate in England in the 1930s 
6. The realist canon of Indian literature as radical intervention 
7. Literary radicalism in India in the 1940s 
8. The role of criticism when confronted with an explicitly political discourse (feminist, dalit, minority texts etc.) 
9. The ‘universals’ of radical criticism and the ‘particulars’ of place or locality 
10. Class, gender, race and sexuality: commonalities or forces pulling in different directions? 
11. ‘Universalism’ versus ‘nationalism’ and/or ‘nativism’ 
12. History and politics: the ‘untranscendable horizon’ of all literature? 
13. The politics of modernist or exilic literature or the memoir 
14. The politics of postmodernism 
15. Political readings of culture (postcolonialism, Marxism, feminism etc.)

The conference invites papers exploring one or more of the issues listed above in relation to literary, cultural and cinematic texts of the last two hundred years. Critical and metacritical readings of critics, seminal critical concepts and texts from the West as well as from India will be on the agenda. Papers seeking to engage with Indian aesthetics from a political standpoint are welcome.

Important Dates

• Last Date for Submitting Abstracts: 20 September 2017
• Communication of Acceptance: 05 October 2017
• Submission of Registration Form and Payment of Registration fee: 20 November 2017
• Submission of Completed Paper: 20 December 2017
• Dates of the Conference: 23 and 24 January 2018

Call for Papers – Guidelines

• Registration is compulsory for participation and presentation of the papers.
• Participants are requested to send their original and unpublished papers, strictly following the MLA Style Book-7^th Edition for preparing their papers.
• Only selected papers are eligible for presentation and publication.
• In case of the co-authored papers, both authors have to register and at least one of them should be present in the conference.
• Participants have to make their own arrangements for their travel, stay and board.
• The abstracts written in 250-300 words with a paper title in the prescribed format (format-for-abstract) should reach the following email ID-iccenglish.utkal@gmail.com
• Each participant will have 15 minutes presentation time.
• The word limit for the completed paper is 2500-3000.

Registration Fee

• Paper Presenters (India) : INR 1700/-
• Foreign Participants/Paper Presenters : USD 100
• For Utkal University Scholars: INR 1000/-
• Students of the Department : INR 200/-

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Robert Clark

Former Professor of English and American Literature

University of East Anglia, U.K.

Proposed Title of Talk: “Jane Austen and the Transformation of Capital”

Plenary Speakers:

Dr. Ellen Handler Spitz

Prof. Harish Trivedi

Prof. Paul St-Pierre

Dr. Mauricio D Aguilera Linde

Venue/Contact

PG Department of English

Utkal University, Vani Vihar-751004

Phone No- 0674- 2567542

Conference Director:

Prof. Himansu S Mohapatra

heironymo@gmail.com

Cell phone- +91 9437404431

For more details: 

https://politicsandlettersconference.wordpress.com/

World Congress On Interdisciplinary Innovative Research In Education, Law, Governance, Gender Studies, Humanities and Various Management Practices Organized by “Krishi Sanskriti Publications” on 23rd September, 2017 Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

CALL FOR PAPERS AND CONFERENCE THEMES:

The Organizer cordially invites abstracts and full length research papers for oral/poster presentation from all over the world to participate in the World Congress on Interdisciplinary Innovative Research in Education, Law, Governance, Gender Studies, Humanities and Various Management Practices is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Education, Law, Governance, Gender Studies, Humanities as well as theoretical/experimental and applied Management Practices. The conference will bring together leading researchers, Entrepreneurs and Academicians in the domain of interest from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include various sub themes, but are not limited to the conference aims at providing an opportunity for exchange of ideas and dissemination of knowledge among Scholars for Holistic Development of the Society. Contributions are invited from prospective authors from related areas. All contribution should be of high quality, Original and not published elsewhere or submitted for publication. During the review period, Papers will be reviewed by eminent scholars in the respective areas. All selected papers will be published in International Journal having ISSN No. in print version and online version and that will be released on the day of conference.

Themes:

Education

• Distance Education, E-learning, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, Teaching and Learning, Academic Entrepreneurship, Business Simulation, Challenging Academic Conventions Change, Management, Competitive Skills Education, Creative Collaboration, Creative Thinking and Problem Solving, Creativity and Cognition, Creativity in Teaching & Learning, Entrepreneurial Learning And Teaching In Higher Education, Entrepreneurship, Fostering Creativity Global Business, Global Economic Development, Government Policy Issues, Innovation by Design, Innovation Education, Innovation in Lifelong Learning, Organization Problem Solving, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Creativity, Organizational, Personnel Training, Public Funding of Research and Development, Social Benefits of Entrepreneurship, Socially Responsible Entrepreneurship, Game-Based Learning, Human Computer Interaction, ICT in Teaching and Learning, Information and Computer Education, Information Systems, Information Technology Management, Innovation Management in Ed Technologies, Mobile Applications, Mobile Social Media, Multi-Virtual Environment, Second Life Use in Education, Social Media in Teaching and Learning, Technology in Music Education, Application of Technology in Lifelong Education, Application of Technology in Career Education, Application of Technology in Continuous Education, Audio-Visual Education, Cloud Computing and Mobile Learning, Digital Course Design and Delivery, Digital Divide, Distance Education, E-learning, E-school and E-university, E-Society, Educational Communications and Technology, Educational Technology, Academic Advising and Counseling, Acoustics in Education, Adult and Continuing Education, Adult Education Human Resources Management, Alternative Practices in Assessment and Evaluation, APD/Listening, Art Education, Assessment in the 21st Century, Authentic Assessment, Barriers to Learning, Biology Education, Chemistry Education, Communication and Collaboration, Communications Management, Comparative Education, Contemporary Pedagogy Issues, Continuing Education, Cooperative Education, Curriculum Reform Knowledge Management, Curriculum, Research, and Development, Early Childhood Education, Education Counselor, Education Curriculum Research and Development, Education Policy and Administration/Leadership, Educational Administration, Educational Foundations, Educational Leadership, Educational Measurement and Evaluation, Educational Psychology, Educational Reform Organizational Management, Educational Theory Management, Elementary Education, ESL/TESL, Ethical Issues in Education, Family Education, Geography Education, Health Education, Higher Education, History Education, Home Education, Imaginative Education, Indigenous Education, Indigenous Perspectives and Diversity Issues, K-12 Education, Issues, Kinesiology and Leisure Science, Knowledge Management, Language Education, Leadership and University Administration, Learner Mobility and Transitions, Learning Analytics and Mobile Learning, Life and Career Skills Education, Managing Cultural Diversity, Mathematics Education, Music Education, New Trends in Higher Education, Performance Assessment, Physical Education, Practical Teaching Reform, Preschool Education, Project-Based Learning, Psychological Studies in Education, Reading Education, Rehabilitation Counseling, Religion and Education Studies, Rural Education, School and Society, School Management Management, Secondary Education,Special Education, STEM Education, Student Affairs, Student Support in Education, Teacher Education and Training, Teacher Training, Vocational Education, Writing Education, Youth Empowerment.

LAW

• Justice and legal studies, Accidents & Injuries, Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy & Debt, Car & Motor Vehicle Accidents, Civil Rights, Consumer Issues, Criminal Law, Dangerous Products, Divorce & Family Law, Education Law, Elder law & Aging, Employee’s Right, Estates & Probbate, Health Care Law, Immigration Law, Intellectual, Internet Law For The Public, Justice and legal studies, Lawsuits & Lawyers, Real Estate, Securities Law, Small Business, Social Security And Retirement

Governance

• Governance in the postmodern society, Leadership in the postmodern society, The boards in the postmodern organizations, Evidence-based management in the postmodern society, Role of stakeholders in corporate governance processes, Economic inequality and new leadership, Employee participation and ownership, Management and leadership in cooperative organization, Cooperatives and self-management models, Gender, race, and diversity in postmodern organizations, Responsible corporate governance, value creation and risk management, Identity and sense making in postmodern organizations, Gender issues in corporate governance, Social networks in organizations, Governance in interfirm collaborations (alliances, networks, open innovation), Servant leadership, Power and trust in corporate governance, New leadership and participative management, Governance of the state-owned companies, Narratives, myths and symbols in postmodern organizations, Corporate governance and stewardship theory, Critical approaches to management and strategic management, Corporate governance: a resource dependence perspective, Governance and management towards social responsibility, Trade unions and corporate governance.

Gender

• Women’s entrepreneurship, Cross-cultural studies in entrepreneurship and their impact on women entrepreneurs (with a particular focus on comparisons between the UK and East-Asia), Female entrepreneurs in science, technology and innovation Responsible and sustainable business models and strategies; what we can learn from female entrepreneurs Policies and practices for women’s entrepreneurship Gender, identity and leadership, Values, spirituality and religion of women entrepreneurs, GEM and UNESCAP data on women entrepreneurs, case studies focusing on female entrepreneurs Self-Identity & Society, Gender, Race and Class, Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective, Underrepresented Women Groups GLBTI Groups and Persons with Disabilities, Feminist Pedagogies, Women in Literature, Feminist Science Studies, Sociology of Gender, Psychology of Women, Women in European History, Women in American History, Women in Asian History, Women in World History, Women and Peace in South Asia, Women and Migration Patterns, Women and the Environment, Women's Movements and Activism, Gender, Culture and Representation, Women, Relationships and Social Policy, The Politics of Gender and Food, Women, Violence and Victimization, Processes for Women’s Networking and Organizing, Women Empowerment and Agency,Strategies for Building Allies, Sex, Race and Popular Culture, Women's Sexuality and the Body, Gender, Science and Technology, Women and Work, Women, Development and Global Economy, Gender and Development, Gender and Transnational Economies, Women, Law and Policy, Sex, Power and Politics, Reproductive Rights and Justice, Rhetoric and Women’s Rights, Gender, War and Peace, Women andViolence

Humanities

• Anthropology, Art History, Arts, English, History, Information science, Interdisciplinary studies, Islamic Studies Language, Linguistics, Literature, Local Government,  Multidisciplinary Studies, Museums and heritage, Music Occupational Science, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Psychology, Religious studies, Social Sciences, Sociology, Social Development Economic Management, Social Responsibility and Ethics, Social Studies Education.

Accounting

• Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, Business Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, Auditing and Assurance, Accounting Process and Systems, Corporate Governance and Accountability, Accounting and Financial Modelling, International Accounting, Cost Accounting. Accounting for Derivatives, Foreign Currency Accounting, Financial Reporting and Statement Analysis, Strategic Management Accounting, Financial Statement and Business Valuations, Financial Reporting, Governance and Financial Fraud, Public Sector Financial Management, Accounting Education, Tax Accounting, Government and Non-Profit Accounting, Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Auditing and all Other Accounting Areas.

Banking

• Bank Death and Credit Crunch, CDOs and Bank Collapse, International Banking, Bank Lending, Bank Management, Commercial lending, International Banking, Consumer lending., Central bank policy, Lending decisions and Lending Policy, Institutional Assets and Liability Management, Banking Law, Banking and Financial Services Marketing, Country Risk, Loan Default, Islamic Banking, Investment Banking, Financial Institutions Management, Net Banking, Finance and Banking Relations, Public Borrowing, Financial Institutions Planning and Strategy, Financial Service and Banking Regulation, Microcredit, NGOS and Credit Delivery, Contemporary Issue in Banking and All other Banking issues.

Economics

• Global Economic Crisis, General Economics, International Development, Economic Development and Policy, Macroeconomics, Microeconomic Issues, Monetary Economics, Unemployment, Inflation, Monetary and Fiscal Policies, Public Taxation, Quantitative Economics, Financial Economics, International Economics, Interest Rates, Foreign Exchange, International Trade, Public Finance, Monetary Economics, Islamic Economics, Labour Economics, Foreign Direct Investment, Health Economics, Public Responsibility and Ethics, Regulatory Economics, Environment and National Economy, International Trade Policy and WTO, Privatisation, Economic Policy, Contemporary Issue in Economics, Trade Blocks, Emerging Economies, Globalization and Economic Growth, Increasing Trade in Challenging Times, Industrial Development, Inclusive Growth and Microfinance, International Trade, Commodities Markets, Economic Growth and Development, Labor, Migration and Urbanization, Social and Economic Infrastructure, Poverty and Human Development,Regionalism and Economic Cooperation, Role of Technology Advancements, Sustainable Development and Special Economic Zones and All other economics topics

Finance

• Global Financial Crisis, Corporate Finance, Corporate Treasury Management, Personal Finance, Derivatives Market and Products, FinancialInstitutions, Options and Futures, Stock markets, Bond Markets, Merger and Acquisition, Financial Restructuring, Money Market Dealings,Financial Modelling, International Investment Management, Quantitative Finance, Islamic Finance, Asian Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, European Financial Markets, US Financial Markets and Long Term Funding, Capital Markets, Risk Financing, Risk Transfer and Insurance, Finite Risk and Risk Management, Micro-finance, Contemporary Issues in Finance, Risk Transfer and Insurance, RiskManagement Process, Options, Futures and Risk Management, Insurance Law, Risk Control and Law, Alternative Risk Products,Securitisation, CAT Bond, Finite Risk Products, Risk Analysis. Islamic Insurance Products and Process, Environmental Risk and Safety,Legal and Regulatory Aspects, Market Regulations, Personal Wealth Management and Global liquidity constraints and Contemporary Issues in Finance, Risk Management and Insurance

Management

• Modern Management, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Strategic Management, Strategic Human Resource Management, Managing People and Organisation, Production and Organizations, Hospital Management, Production/Operations
• Management Managing Change, International Business, Management of Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Development, Management Science, Operations Management, Business Dynamics, Strategic Policy and Entrepreneurship, Managing Multinational Enterprise, Environmental Management, Public Institutions Management, Governance, Supply Chain Management, Hospitability Industry Management, Information technology Management ,Contemporary Issues in Management, and all other Management areas.

Marketing

• Fundamentals of Marketing, Assessing Marketing Performance, International Marketing, Marketing Research, New Product Development, Marketing Strategy, Service Marketing, Merchandise Planning and Control, International Retaining, Buyer Behavior, Services Marketing, Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, Product Management and Planning, Integrated Marketing communications, Marketing Innovation and Planning, Delivering Customer Value, Direct Marketing, E-Marketing, Relationship Marketing, Retailing, Supply Chain Logistics, Customer Service and Customer Relations, Sales Strategies, Marketing Research, Marketing Data Analysis, Marketing and International Consumers, Marketing Theory, Marketing Case Studies, Contemporary Issues in Marketing, and all other market related topics.

Tourism:

• Alternative and Special Forms of Tourism, Authenticity and Commodification, Case Studies and Applied Research on Various Types and Forms of Tourism, such as Agro-Tourism, Rural Tourism, Eco-Tourism and Cultural Tourism, Challenges and Best Practices of Hospitalityand Tourism Marketing and Management, Climate Change and Natural Disasters, Community  Responses to Tourists and Tourism, Destination Marketing, Economic/Social/Environmental/ Cultural Impacts/Forecasting of Tourism, Emerging technologies and e-tourism,Gambling tourism, Globalisation Effects, Green tourism, Hospitality education, Hotel and restaurant management, Industry’s Role in  Managing Growth, Information Technology in Tourism, Local Government Role and Responses to Tourism Development, Managing Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism, Medical tourism, Meeting, incentives, convention & exhibition, Movie and drama tourism, Negotiation in Tourism, Public Administration of Tourism Development, Resiliency Planning, Shopping tourism, The Effects of Crime, Terrorism, Safety and Security, The Future of Tourism, Theoretical Perspectives on Tourism, Tourism Development, Policy and Planning, Tourism Education and its Role in Managing Tourism Development, Tourism Mobilities, Tourism Research and Methodology, Tourismsustainability, Transportation and Tourism and so on.
• Other Business Related subjects:
• Business Statistics
• Business Ethics
• Business Law and
• Business Education

Abstract Submission:

Abstracts not exceeding 300 words on any of the aforesaid themes should be sent to the Organizing Secretary through email at newdelhi.management@gmail.com on or before 2nd December, 2017.

Submission of Full Length Research Paper

Full length research paper, maximum in 6 pages in double column format as word doc and copyright form should be submitted

together as separate attachment latest by 6th December, 2017 through email at- newdelhi.management@gmail.com

For details about Registration and Participation visit Website

http://krishisanskriti.org/congress17.html

Dr. G. C. Mishra Dr. Vikas Rai

Organizing Secretary Conference Chair

For Enquiry Contact at: +91-8527006560

University of Cambridge Scholarships 2018/19 for International Students (Fully Funded)

Deadline: Undergraduate - October 15, 2017 | Graduate - December 6, 2017

Location: University of Cambridge, UK

Overview:

​The Cambridge Commonwealth, European & International Trust was established on 1 August 2013 from the merger of the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and the Cambridge Overseas Trust. These were established as charities by the University of Cambridge in the 1980s in order to provide financial support for international students on degree courses at Cambridge.

The Trust awards approximately 400 scholarships annually, and supports between 1,100 and 1,400 students in residence each year from 85 countries across the world. During its history of over 30 years of offering scholarships at the University of Cambridge, the Trust has awarded a total of nearly 18,000 scholarships to international students.

​Applications:

All scholarships require that you apply to the University of Cambridge via the normal online application form, and most scholarships require that you apply by the relevant deadline.

There are different procedures for applying for undergraduate study (BA and similar) and for postgraduate study (Masters, PhD and similar).

Value: 

​University tuition fee 

Annual stipend (sufficient for single person) 

Return economy airfare 

​Eligibility:

These are guidelines on eligibility for scholarships that are available from the Cambridge Commonwealth, European and International Trust:

Nationality:

All students, irrespective of nationality, are eligible to be considered for funding by the Trust.

Status:

The Trust does not accept applications from students who are part-way through a course at Cambridge, unless they are applying for funding towards a higher degree course following graduation.

To find out more about your fee status, see information on the University's web pages for undergraduates and for postgraduates.

Degree level:

Applicants must be intending to start a course at the level of undergraduate (excluding UK/EU applicants), Masters (such as MPhil, MASt, LLM), or research postgraduate (such as PhD).

Please note that the Trust does not offer many scholarships to students on undergraduate courses, and has many more scholarship programmes available to postgraduate students. Approximately 85% of the scholarships awarded each year are to students taking Masters or PhD degrees.

The Trust will not normally support students at a degree level that is the same as, or lower than, a degree they already hold, with two exceptions - we will consider an application from a student who is required to take a second Masters degree at Cambridge in order to gain admission to the PhD here, or from an international (non-EU) student who is proposing to study as an affiliated student at Cambridge for a second BA degree.

The Trust does not have scholarships available for post-doctoral positions, or for visiting or exchange students.

The Trust does not have scholarships available for part-time postgraduate degrees, and part-time undergraduate study is not available at the University of Cambridge.

Subject:Applicants may study any subject currently available at the University.

Application and Admission All students must be admitted to the University of Cambridge through the normal application procedures. The Trust plays no role in the admission of applicants to the University, and is not able to influence the chances of an applicant being offered a place. The University sets minimum standards – check the requirements for undergraduates and for postgraduates. Also check the information on application deadlines for undergraduates and postgraduates.

Applicants are encouraged to meet the entry requirements of the University as early as possible, including (if necessary) the completion of an English language test. This will help to prevent the Trust from offering valuable scholarships to students who are ultimately unable to take up their places at Cambridge.

Please also read the Trust’s Information for undergraduate applicants or Information for postgraduate applicants.

The Trust is committed to equality of opportunity, and no applicant will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of gender (including gender reassignment), marital or parental status, race, ethnic or national origin, colour, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age. The primary consideration in the selection of Scholars will be applicants' ability to meet the selection criteria for each scholarship.

Some scholarships which are fully or partially funded by partners of the Trust are allocated to students of particular nationalities or studying particular subjects.

Official Website: 

Click here for scholarship details

William P. Heidrich Research Fellowships by Joseph A. Labadie Collection -MIchigan United States

Call For Applications

The University of Michigan Library's Special Collections Library invites applications for fellowships for research in residence. We will award as many as three William P. Heidrich Research Fellowships for projects that require substantial on-site use of the Joseph A. Labadie Collection during calendar year 2018. The amount of funding awarded will be based on the individual travel and housing needs of the recipient(s). The fellowships support travel and living expenses for those those who need that support in order to be able to use the Labadie collection. It will support research in all areas covered by the Labadie Collection. All types of research project proposals will be considered, and no specific credentials are required. Projects outside the typical academic publication model (e.g. creative or artistic projects, journalistic publications, non-typical dissemination modes) are encouraged. 

Timeline

Application deadline: September 15, 2017

Notification of award: November 1, 2017

Award must be used by December 21, 2018.

Application Components

Project proposal (500 words or fewer) describing the research topic and why Labadie Collection materials are central to the work. Please be as specific as possible. 

Budget of time needed and travel expenses (make note of regular closings) 

Two letters of support 

CV or resume 

Optional: previous research funding awards (amounts, source, project) 

Optional: personal statement (500 words or fewer) to further support your application 

Applications must be submitted via email to heidrichresearchfellowship@umich.edu as a single attachment. The application evaluation process may include requests for further information, such as writing samples. 

Eligibility

United States citizens and foreign nationals are eligible to apply. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older. There are no academic requirements.

Contact Info: 

heidrichresearchfellowship@umich.edu

ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar On Law, Court and Politics: Re-negotiating Global and National Perspectives on 16th & 17th September, 2017 -Department of Law, Bankura University.West Bengal

CONCEPT NOTE

Law and politics are closely associated with each other as law structures the composition and function of the government and at the same time regulates and controls the action of the Government. Government is supposed to follow the ‘Rule of Law’ and the necessary corollary of the same postulates good governance. The prime stipulation of a civilized and welfare state is to have an independent and impartial judicial system which will keep vigil on different organs of the government and will ensure justice to the people. Law shapes the politics and often politics determines the legal structure of a state. Political discourse creates such concepts as constitutionalism, democratic state, anarchism, nihilism, oligarchy, republic, monarchy etc. which affect the adjudicatory process and the legal system of a state and in a same way decisions made in the judicial process affect the political process. Court is an organ of the government but it becomes distinct from the legislative and executive organs of the government due to its radical approach, activism and vast role in the modern state. Courts inflect on every issue of politics like the Constitution, executive and legislature, political parties, election, pressure groups, policies, media etc. In the modern welfare states, there are scarcely any political questions which have not been converted into legal issues and resolved by the courts. 

Courts are now deciding the political questions in areas ranging from hunger, health care, distributive justice, law and order to corruption, criminalization of politics, black money etc. In other words, the roles of socio-political culture may be considered under the general rubric of the Foucauldian dynamics of power as a major determinant of contemporary global scenario. In fact in a trans-cultural global society it becomes increasingly incumbent on us how the mechanism of law and the court are constantly redefining its relationship with political power. It is therefore imperative that the power exercised by the legal system as well as the court interfaces the overarching, political power. These two clashing concepts of power generate new perceptions in the domain of socio-political ideology. 

In the light of the above discussion it is pertinent to unfold the intrinsic relationship within a broad range of law, politics perceived in terms of the legislative and judicial process to resolve the issues as mentioned above

CALL FOR PAPER

This seminar is involved with the greater aspect of judicial process and politics and becomes an instrument of interdisciplinary research which invites the academics and scholars from across the disciplines of Law, Political Science, Sociology, History and other branches of humanities and social sciences to renegotiate legal and political discourse. This seminar will therefore address, but not limited to, the following issues:

• Constitutionalism , Constitutional Dictatorship and democratic polity
• Impact of politics on judicial process
• The changing concept of welfare state in the era of Globalization
• Equality and privatization
• Impact of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization on Human Right
• Importance of Human Right Education 
• The politics of religion, State policy and Law
• Appointment of Judges, Judicial politics and an attempts to affect the judicial system 
• Judicial activism and PIL- An Welfare Politics
• Sustainable Development, Politics of Environmental Justice and Law
• Good Governance and Justice

The Academicians, Scholars, Jurists and Lawyers are invited to send the Abstract consists of not more than 300 (Three Hundred) words of their scholarly writings on or before 1st September, 2017. Acceptance of paper will be communicated on 3rd September, 2017. The authors of the accepted papers are requested to send their full length paper on or before 15th September, 2017. Abstract as well as the full article must be sent by e-mail only. E- Mail address is dr.roysubir@gmail.com

Full length Scholarly writings should not be less than 5000 words. Selected paper, the selection of which will be made through peer review, will be published in book with ISBN Number and from a reputed publisher in India.

Registration

Registration is mandatory for the participants to participate in the seminar.. The participants have to register themselves by filling up the registration form attached herewith within 5th September but the registration process will only be completed by paying the registration fee on 16thSeptember, 2017 on the spot i.e. on the venue of the seminar.

Registration Fee: Rs. 1000 (One Thousand) only

Local Hospitality, Tea/ Coffee, Snacks, Seminar Lunch and Seminar Kits will be provided to the participants. Due to the paucity of fund we cannot provide any Travelling Allowances or Accommodations. However on request of the participants we can arrange the Hotels within reasonable prices. 

IMPORTANT DATES & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Date of the Seminar :16th & 17thSeptember, 2017

Last Date of Submission of Abstract :1st September, 2017

Communication of Acceptance of Paper :3rd September, 2017

Last date of submission of duly filled up Registration Form :5thSeptember,2017

Last Date of Submission of Full Article :15th September,2017

Contact Info: 

Dr. Subir Kumar Roy 

Associate Professor& Head,

Department of Law,

Convenor, Anti-Ragging Cell

Bankura University &

Convenor of the seminar

M: 9733215777

Email:dr.roysubir@gmail.com

Contact Email: dr.roysubir@gmail.com

URL: http://bankurauniv.ac.in/NewsEvents.aspx

National Seminar on “Sir Syed and Colonial Modernity: Issues and Debates” on 25-26 October 2017, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.

On the Occasion of Sir Syed Bicentenary Celebrations 2016-17, the Department of English and the Sir Syed Academy at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, are jointly organizing a two-day national seminar titled “Sir Syed and Colonial Modernity: Issues and Debates” on 25-26 October 2017.

Keynote: S. Irfan Habib (Historian of science and the former Abul Kalam Azad Chair at the National University for Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi).

CALL FOR PAPERS

Sir Syed and Colonial Modernity: Issues and Debates

It is, rather, the symptom of a crisis-and, to be precise, of a crisis of representation-within the experience of Indian nationhood itself: the (nationalist) claim for the existence of a singular Indian nation (state) seeks to place "the Muslims" in the place of the national minority. The principle of division, in other words, is contained within the discourse of the nation itself; it accompanies the very "first" enunciation, as it were, of "the people-as-one"; and repetition of the unity-in-diversity formula serves precisely to confirm its existence. The "minor" term within the national faces the burden of representation in a way radically different from the manner in which it falls upon the "major."

Aamir R. Mufti, “Secularism and Minority: Elements of a Critique,” Social Text 14, 4 ( 1995): pp. 75–96.

Modernity is a modular phenomenon which refuses to escape anybody. As Partha Chatterjee perceptively reminds us, we are all moderns, although the ways in which we cope with modernity may and must vary. Muslims have long concerned themselves with the idea of modernity and its place in Islamic thought. India presents a fertile ground for research into one of the earliest and most influential strands of Muslim modernism in the form of the Aligarh Movement founded by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1898). The nerve-centre of this Movement or tahrik was the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College set up in 1877, which became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920—the most influential modern Muslim educational institution of South Asia. Scholarship on Sir Syed and the Aligarh Movement often describes them as reformer and reform movement, respectively. The reform aimed at was both religious and social, although both remained largely unaccomplished. The sine qua non of the movement was thus the promotion of English education and of refinement of manners and character-building among the Muslim gentry so that they could qualify for employment within the colonial bureaucracy, thereby keeping in check the perceived Muslim political and economic decline.

While Sir Syed and his movement have already been the subject of study by historians and other scholars, a critical engagement with the categories of modernity and reform undergirding Sir Syed’s work and his movement is still overdue. Taking the terms of modernity and reform seriously, this seminar seeks to shed critical light on the morphology—the nature, contours, character, etc.—of the reform movement pioneered by Sir Syed as he confronted and negotiated colonial modernity in nineteenth century India. How do we read Sir Syed and his reform movement in the context of nineteenth century colonial India? How did Sir Syed view tradition and modernity vis-à-vis Islam? What did his religious and social reformation of Islam entail? And how far have they been successful? Why did Sir Syed view reform along the binary of modern western education vs traditional Islamic education? What accounts for Sir Syed’s fascination for English education and his belief in the rational, liberal promise of Enlightenment? What are the Muslim responses and reactions to the Aligarh Movement? How do debates over Muslim education in colonial India help us put Sir Syed and his movement in perspective? The seminar aims to examine these and similar questions.

The seminar is mainly interested in exploring the following themes and motifs with a view to engaging with them from an interdisciplinary vantage point that allows for a divergence of perspectives and a multiplicity of readings:

• Conceptualizations: Islam and modernity; Islamic and Western notions of tradition and modernity; tradition and change; beyond the binary of tradition/modernity; Is modernity necessarily European? 
• Negotiating modernity: responses to colonialism and modernity in nineteenth century India—anxieties, apprehensions, attractions, ambivalences, mimicries, etc. 
• Sir Syed and Muslim responses to modernity in India—colonial and postcolonial; comparative perspectives from North India and South India. 
• Modernity and reform: Sir Syed’s religious and social reform; placing Sir Syed on the larger map of religious and social reform in colonial India. 
• The role of print and journalism in Sir Syed’s reform movement: Tahzibul Akhlaq; essays, speeches, letters, etc. 
• Sir Syed and the development of modern Urdu literature. 
• The Aligarh Movement—life and afterlife. 
• “Elitism” of the Aligarh Movement; Subaltern critiques of Sir Syed and his Movement. 
• Ta’lim and tarbiyat: Sir Syed and modern education; the standing of English in Sir Syed’s model of education; literature and moral instruction; the role of English in “secular” education. 
• Sir Syed and his use of English; Sir Syed and his English translators. 
• Science, technology, and rational forms of knowledge as means to modernity and progress; tension between modernization on one hand and Islamization on the other; debates over Muslim education in colonial India. 
• Sir Syed and Victorian morals: discipline, decorum, order, gentlemanliness, refinement of manners, etc.; education and bringing up. 
• A Muslim college on the model of Oxbridge: curriculum, pedagogy, training and mentorship, soft skills development, etc. 
• Sir Syed and the British Empire: “Loyal Muhammadans” of India? 
• Sir Syed and minority discourse in the Indian subcontinent. 
• Sir Syed and women’s empowerment—historical reconstructions. 
• (New) historicist readings of Sir Syed’s writings: reading Sir Syed against the specificity of his time and locale. 
• Contemporary critiques of Sir Syed on tradition, reform, and modernity; the continued salience of the Aligarh Movement as a reference point for Islam’s modernity. 
• Sir Syed between “pre-readings” and “re-readings”: the critical labour of reading Sir Syed for our times. 

Scholars and researchers are invited to send a short abstract of their proposed contribution (300 words for a 20-minute paper), explaining the content and intended structure of the paper, and including a short bio.

Abstracts should be submitted by 7 September 2017 by email to sirsyedseminar2017@gmail.com; 

All proposals will be blind-reviewed. The list of selected papers will be available by 15 September 2017; 

Each final paper should not exceed 20 minutes. Since selected papers will be published in the form of the Seminar proceedings, all participants will be asked to submit a final draft of their papers by 15 October 2017. 

IMPORTANT DATES

Dates of the Seminar: 25-26 October 2017

Submission of abstracts: 7 September 2017

Notification to selected participants: 15 September 2017

Submission of full papers: 15 October 2017

SEMINAR COMMITTEE

Patrons:

Professor Seemin Hasan (Chairperson, Department of English, AMU, Aligarh)

Professor Tariq Ahmed (Director, Sir Syed Academy, AMU, Aligarh)

Coordinator: Dr. Muneer Aram Kuzhiyan (Assistant Professor, Department of English, AMU, Aligarh)

Convenor: Dr. Syed Hussain Haider (Assistant Director, Sir Syed Academy, AMU, Aligarh)

All questions about the seminar may be directed to Dr. Muneer A.K. at akmuneer@gmail.com.

Contact Info: 

Dr Muneer A.K.

Assistant Professor

Department of English

Faculty of Arts

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

202002

Contact Email: akmuneer@gmail.com

38th Annual Conference of Linguistic Society of Nepal (38th LSN) Kathmandu November 26-27, 2017

Call for Papers

Linguistic Society of Nepal (LSN) organizes an annual conference on 26-27th November every year. The conference is one of the major activities of the Society which provides a platform for those who have been working on different aspects of languages. LSN has been organizing the annual conferences since 1979 unfailingly bringing various linguists and practitioners together from home and abroad concentrating on the studies of Nepalese languages.

You are requested to submit an abstract and full presentation for the conference papers on theoretical, descriptive, interdisciplinary, or applied aspects of language studies in the following or any other relevant topics of linguistics:

· Phonetics

· Phonology

· Morphology

· Syntax

· Semantics and lexical studies

· Pragmatics

· Historical linguistics

· Sociolinguistics

· Anthropological linguistics

· Language contact and linguistic typology

· Applied linguistics

· Indigenous languages and identity

· Corpus and computational linguistics

· Cognitive linguistics

· Natural language processing

· Language teaching

· Language policy and planning

· Discourse analysis

· Language and technology

· Ethnolinguistics and language ideology

· Language documentation

· Translation studies

· Psycholinguistics

· Nurolinguistics

· Language, power and politics

· Language and tourism

· Mother-tongue and multilingual education

· Any other relevant areas

There will be oral presentation and poster presentation sessions. The details of the abstract and full presentation or poster presentation are as follows:

Abstract:

An abstract contains 150-200 words exactly including examples and references (the title and author information will not be counted in this word limit).

The title should be followed by the name of the author/authors, author's affiliation, address, email and phone number (mobile phone number preferred).

The abstract should contain the information about the data, methodology and findings of the research (but no separate headings).

The paper should be in English or Nepali. For English medium paper, the abstract should be in English in Roman script; and for Nepali medium paper, it should be in Nepali in Devanagari Unicode.

Examples from other languages, in English medium paper, should be presented in IPA Unicode. Other scripts can also be used in the example if it is necessary, however it should be in Unicode.

Abstract should be both in the MS Word and PDF format.

Submit electronic copy of abstract via email to linguisticsocietynepal@gmail.com

* The accepted abstracts will be included in the abstracts and program booklet after registration process has been completed.

Full oral presentation: 10-15 slides or 3-4 page write up

Full poster presentation: 3-4 page write up of the matter to be included in the poster

Poster size: 91 cm wide and 122 cm tall (A0 paper size)

Font size: Maximum 78 pt (for main title) and Minimum 24 pt (for body text).

Important dates:

Submission deadline: 20th September, 2017

Notification of acceptance: 10th October, 2017

Conference: 26-27th November 2017

We will keep on posting the information on the website as well. Please visit http://www.lsn.org.np/

For further details, please contact:

Krishna Prasad Chalise

General Secretary

Linguistic Society of Nepal

Contact: (+977) 9841411441

Email: <krishna40e@yahoo.com>