International Conference “Places of (Non-)Belonging: Post-colonialism, Nomadism and Alterity” 28-29 October 2017 – London, UK

organised by

London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research

and

Interdisciplinary Research Foundation

Call For Papers

The conference seeks to explore the narratives of displacement and to demonstrate the validity of a cross-disciplinary approach which brings together the historical, cultural, social and literary expertise in the handling of text. The conference will particularly focus on time and space representations and on treatment of the theme of cultural ambivalence and identity conflict. The subject of displacement will be regarded as both a migration, voluntary or forced, and a sense of being socially or culturally “out of place”.

Papers are invited on topics related, but not limited, to:

• Migrations and deportations (expatriation, expulsion, exile, etc.)
• Journeys, pilgrimages, missions
• Mobility and place
• Rootlessness and taking root
• Foreignness and indigeneity
• (Re)settlement and (non)residence
• Nomadism and place attachment
• Hotels, guesthouses, shelters
• Multiculturalism, Interculturalism, Transculturalism

We also welcome poster proposals that address the conference theme.

The conference aims to bring together scholars from different fields. We invite proposals from various disciplines including history, philosophy, sociology, anthropology and literature.

Proposals up to 250 words and a brief biographical note should be sent by 15 July 2017 to: displacement@irf-network.org.

Download paper proposal form.

Selected papers will be published in the post-conference collected volume.

Standard registration fee – 160 GBP Student registration fee – 140 GBP

Provisional Venue: Birkbeck, University of London, Bloomsbury, London

 For more Details Please Do visit:

http://narrativesofdisplacement.irf-network.org/

International Conference on Interdisciplinarity: Contemporary Research in Humanities and Social Sciences COIN – 2017, NIT Meghalaya, India

Call for Papers:

Contemporary Research Studies are no longer bound to one discipline only. To have a holistic idea of the entire phenomena of study under question has seen the need of drawing concepts and ideas from various disciplines. These major transformations exhort the need to come up with events that encourages such kind of interdisciplinary studies. The concept of interdisciplinary studies has been practiced since ages but the concept of Interdisciplinarity is an upcoming and well accepted discipline. 

Currently, many Universities and institutions have started focusing on the concept of Interdisciplinarity. The ever increasing number of interdisciplinary researchers displays a sign of development as new ideas, concepts and methods are added to the storehouse of collective knowledge. However more so than the area of research, what are more captivating are the methods or approaches employed while conducting the research which by the way differs not only from one country or university to another but even from one scholar to the other who are otherwise united by one objective. The focus of the proposed conference is to examine and evaluate interdisciplinary research areas. The themes to be focused on are interdisciplinary research areas under the scope of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management Studies. 

Authors/Research Scholars willing to present papers in the conference are required to forward their abstracts to coin.hss@nitm.ac.in 

The abstracts should be limited to 200 words with 5 keywords and should include: title; author(s); affiliations; research aims; key arguments/findings.

 The submitted abstracts will be scrutinized by a committee of experts. Modifications in the abstracts will not be accepted after the last date of submission. 

Abstracts on the following themes or any other related themes of the conference are welcome.

Themes: 

Literature- Cultural Studies- Gender Studies- Language Education- Linguistics- Psychology- Political Science-Physical Education-Social Works -Management Studies-Sociology-Library Science -Ethnic Studies-Human Rights -Public Administration-History-Education-Economics-Mass Communication- Philosophy and Ethics-Geography -Anthropology- Tourism- Creative Studies -Disabilities Studies

Registration Details: 

The registration fee includes access to all the sessions of the conference; lunch and refreshments during the conference
days; conference materials and stationery; and certificates. All co-authors should register as presenters. Registration form will be sent at the time
of acceptance. No registration will be entertained after the last date of registration. Spot Registration will not be entertained.  

Important Dates :Last date for submission of abstracts : 8th July 2017 

Last date for intimation of acceptance : 10th July 2017

Last date for registration : 14th July 2017

Conference dates : 21st & 22nd July 2017

Contact Persons 

Dr. P. S. Mangang, paonam.sudeep@nitm.ac.in/9485177004

Mr. A. D. Sarma, amal.sarma@nitm.ac.in/9485177029

Ms. B. Samita Devi, ss.samitastell@gmail.com/8974625338

Mr. Rangehbok Lyngwa, rang_lyng@yahoo.co.in/9856553831

For More Details Please Do Visit :http://nitmeghalaya.in/nitm_web/fp/hss_dept/coin_2017.html

National Conference on Postcolonialism: Indian Response & Transforamation, Aug 22 – 23,2017. Amity University.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Amity Law School, one of the pioneer legal institutions in India, is organizing two days national conference on POSTCOLONIALISM: INDIAN RESPONSE AND TRANSFORMATION- AUG 2017.This conference intends to bring together Academicians, Researchers, Professionals, Industry Experts and Enthusiasts to discuss about India’s specific responses to colonialism and to analyse the postcolonial understanding of the same. To discuss the Interdisciplinary approach, how it is inculcating profound understanding of the yester times in the era of rapid change and growth. This conference aims at providing a platform for academia for advancement and promotion in research in emerging areas. 

About The Conference:

The objective of this Interdisciplinary two days National Conference on “Postcolonialism: Indian Response and Transformation” is to trace India’s specific responses to colonialism and to analyse the postcolonial understanding of the same. To landmark the intellectual developments of the Postcolonial Indian times and to critically analyse the different school of thoughts of the period of transformation which realised in current era. To trace the socio- political intricacies of contemporary Indian times and to identify the indigenous legal patterns and traits of society. To analyse the period of transformation and to look over the changing status of growth and to identify its impact on present juncture. To have a better understanding of India’s specific responses to colonialism and postcolonialism among researchers, students and the masses.

Main Theme: 

Postcolonialism: Indian Response and Transformation

Sub-themes

1.Postcolonialism: Perspectives from History and Literature

• Postcolonialism: Responses from the Colonies (India & Africa)
• Hannah Arendt and Mahatma Gandhi’s reflections on violence and non-violence
• Dehumanisation of the Colonies and the Wretched of the Earth
• Postcolonialism and the hybrid spaces: Destruction and construction of new spaces
• Answer in Master’s Language: Writing as Translation?
• Subaltern History: A Conceptual Crisis?
• Vernacular modernity: A counter thesis to European Modernity?
• The Aryan Hypothesis: Scam of colonial Historiography?
• Hinduism: The Making of Christian Other in Ninetieth century
• Propaganda in the colonies: Responses from India and Africa 

2.Postcolonial Socio-Political responses from India

• From Bio-power to Queer theory: politics of sex, gender and desire
• Desiring-production: Anti-Œdipus (1972): a frame beyond Freudo-Marxism ?
• From Accidental Nationalism to Flag Nationalism: The secular India
• Castes of Mind and the Non-cast Hinduism
• From Oriental Despotism to Democracy: Responses from India and Pakistan
• The European Other: Idea of Tribe, Indigenous and the aboriginal
• The Banality of Power and the Aesthetics of Vulgarity in the Post colony
• Loss and Recovery of Social Self Under Colonialism

3.Post-Colonial Legality in India

• Codification and Textualization of Colonial Indian Laws
• The Euro-centric bias of the Indian Colonial Laws and Legislations
• ‘The Legal Others’ within the Colonial Laws: The Indigenous People, the Tribal and the
• Adivasis
• Post-Colonial Criminal Laws in India
• The Adoption of the Western Concept of Development in India in context of the Land
• Acquisition Laws
• Introspection and Rethinking the Human Rights Discourse in India
• The Violence and the Silences in the Language of the Indian Laws
• The Right to Equality in Post-colonial India: Reality or Myth?
• The Archaic Colonial Personal Laws in Post-Colonial India: A relic of the Past?

4.Indian Economic Transformation: Colonial and Postcolonial Times

• Poverty and Famine in colonial India: Through the lances of The Entitlement Approach
• From Asiatic mode of production to the Political Economy: Indian Economical
• transformation
• Economic Growth versus Development debate: Response from Indian Sub-continent
• Indentured Laborers and the making of India Diaspora
• Structural adjustment program (SAPs): Poverty Reduction or Neo-colonialism? Changes in Macro-economic variables in pre-and post-economic reforms the world-systems perspective: A way ahead

NOTE:

The sub-themes are only indicative. Participates can present papers on other interdisciplinary sub-themes, not indicated above but closely connected with the theme of the conference. 

IMPORTANT DATES:
Last Date for Submission of Abstract: 30th June 2017
Full Paper Submission (Soft Copy): 21st July 2017.
Last Date for Registration: 10th July 2017
Notification of Acceptance/Improvisation: Within five working days of the submission of abstract/Paper

VENUE: Amity Law School, Amity University, Noida

Contact

Dr. Tripti Srivastava

Email: tsrivastava1@amity.edu

Mobile: 9868034431

Mr. Bhavya Nain

Email: bnain@amity.edu

Mobile: 9810005476

Ms. Swati Kaushal

Email: skaushal@amity.edu

Mobile: 9910418599

For further details, click HERE (http://amityconference.weebly.com/)

International Seminar & Workshop on Anglo-Indian Studies (4-5 August 2017) Indian Institute of Technology Madras

International Seminar & Workshop on Anglo-Indian Studies (4-5 August 2017)

 Theme: “Midnight’s Orphans”: Problematising the Postcolonial in the Telling of Anglo-Indian (Hi)stories 

by 

The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Indian Institute of Technology Madras. 

The compelling contrast between the ‘Midnight’s Children’ and the ‘Midnight’s Orphans’ has been used in multiple contexts to highlight what/who have been left behind/left out in the Postcolonial scenario. Pertinent questions in this regard have already been asked and continue to be asked in studies related to literature, culture, gender and society. This seminar cum workshop is an attempt to locate the scholarship on the Anglo-Indian community within the broad canvass of Postcolonial Studies thereby allowing an interdisciplinary and transnational approach towards the understanding of the Anglo-Indian in India and the diaspora.

This is particularly significant in the contemporary period when Anglo-Indians are variously identified as, on the one hand, victims of the postcolonial condition, and on the other, as the ‘first modern Indians’ (Sealy 2007) and well positioned to take advantage of their considerable capitals, including their English language competency and access to excellent education. The idea for this workshop originated with the realization that the Anglo-Indians and their stories need to be re-looked at from a more nuanced perspective that is not restricted to particular disciplines, genres and theories. This seminar cum workshop provides a forum for discussion relevant to the Anglo-Indian situation, informed by other relevant scholarship on marginal as well as local histories. The World Anglo-Indian Day that falls on 2 August gives an appropriate context to foreground these discussions.

 Call for Papers 

To collaborate with this academic initiative, we invite original research papers that are focused on Anglo-Indian studies from disciplines such as Literature, History, Anthropology, Sociology, Culture Studies and Film/Media Studies. However, we are also happy to include papers that are based on a broad range of questions and research around the following themes: 

ØThe representation of Anglo-Indian community in films/literature/popular culture/media

 ØThe (In)visibility of the Anglo-Indians in nationalist histories in India and the diaspora 

ØHome and belonging: Contested spaces, territories, identities ØThe Politics of representation: in historic and contemporary times ØThe relevance of transnational histories 

ØWriting history/histories from the margins 

ØIdentity politics: in India and the diaspora 

ØResearching a community: Challenges and Crises

Key Speakers and Resource Persons: 
Ø Irwin Allan Sealy, writer 
Ø Dr. Robyn Andrews, Massey University, New Zealand & Editor, IJAIS 
Ø Dr. Dolores Chew, Marianopolis, Montreal, Canada 
Ø Dr. Anjali Gera Roy, IIT Kharagpur, India
 Ø Fr. Brent Otto, UC Berkeley, USA and Editor, IJAIS 
Ø Mr. Harry MacLure, Anglo-Ink, Chennai & Editor,Anglos In the Wind .







Venue and timings: 
4 Aug 2017 Hall 3, IC&SR building, IIT Madras 9.30 am to 4:30 pm
 5 Aug 2017 Exhibition Hall, IC&SR building, IIT Madras 9.30 am to 12.30 pm




 Important Dates: 

• The deadline for sending abstracts (350 words) to merin@iitm.ac.in and R.Andrews@massey.ac.nz is 25 June 2017.
• The selected presenters will be notified by 30 June 2017 and are expected to confirm their participation before 3 July 2017.

Special Invitation: The selected participants are invited to a special screening of the documentary film The AngloIndians of Madras (Dir. Harry MacLure, Anglo-Ink, Chennai). Date and time: 3rd August 2017, at 4.30 pm. Venue: IC&SR Auditorium, IIT Madras 
Presentation of Research Work: 
Ø The participants will be invited to make a 20-minute presentation of their research.
 Ø Selected papers will be included in an edited volume to be published by Springer. The details will be provided after the Seminar.
 Ø The presentations and proceedings will be video recorded and included in the Digital Archive on Anglo-Indian Studies hosted by IIT Madras.






 Registration: 
Ø The participants are required to register for the event before 10 July 2017. Further details will be made available after 30 June 2017.
 Ø The registration fee of Rs.1000 (INR) could be paid at the venue on 4 August 2017. Accommodation: 
Ø Accommodation for Research scholars can be arranged in the student hostels within the campus (an early intimation is appreciated to ensure availability) 
Ø The rooms in the Institute Guest House may also be made available on payment basis (subject to availability) Ø Requests for accommodation should be sent to merin@iitm.ac.in before 3 July 2017. 



For More  Details Do Visit: 
https://hss.iitm.ac.in/documents/AI%20Seminar%20at%20IITM%20-%20CFP.pdf..

International Conference on English Studies & Women Empowerment - July 21-22, 2017, Mysore, Karnataka INDIA

Call for Papers :

International Conference on English Studies & Women Empowerment – 2017 is designed to impart and institute  pioneering trends in the fields of English  Research Studies addressing the Innovative Teaching Techniques, Research on Language, Literature and Translation including their manifold applications along with Women in the advancement of English Language, Literature and Translation and also with a special focus on today's women empowerment , leadership, women studies etc.

Original research papers from Post Graduate Students, Research Scholars , Faculty, Scientists etc.,in the fields of English Language, Literature and Translation and Women Empowerment are invited for presentation at the Conference.

Themes

Track 1 : English Studies 

Literature • Applied Linguistics Research • New Trends in British and American Literature • Fourth World Literature • Literature and Identity • 20th century Indian Writing in English • Language study through Literature Ancient & classical literature • Approaches to literature • Children literature • Comparative literature • Ecocriticism • English language and globalization • Female writing • Indigenous literature • Language, gender and power

Literary criticism • Literature and culture in language learning and teaching • Literature and environment

Literature and globalization • Literature and pedagogy • Medieval literature • Folktales, myths and legends

Postcolonial literature • Posthumanism • Postmodernism • Queer theory • Science fiction • The future of the genre

Translation studies • World literature • Interdisciplinary approaches to literature • Other emerging issues related to literature • Language, Literature and Ideology • Literature and Culture in Language Learning and Teaching

Culture, Communication and Identity • Intercultural Communication • Literature as Articulation of Culture

Women Writers and Images of Women • Representation and Resistance in Post-colonial Literature

Diaspora Identities • Literature as Social Discourse • Literature and Globalization • Contemporary Approaches to Literature • Geopolitical Issues in Literature

Language • Impact of Globalisation on English • English and Technology • Technology in Education • English Teacher Education • Language Skills Development • Teaching Methodology • Materials Design/Adaptation • Sustainable Innovation in ELT Language • Gender and Power • Language in Literature • Narrative Texts and Narrative Coherence • Literary Pragmatics • Literary Semantics • Role of literature in Developing Pragmatic Competence • Discourse Analysis and Culture • English Language and Globalization • Language and Literature for Knowledge and Value in a Globalizing World • Language and Literature for Human Understanding and World Peace 

•Translation • Translation Strategies and methods • Procedures of Translations • Different types of translation its impact on SL & TL • Creative presentation on present day translation (Any area of Translation) • Role of Translation in the current situation

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Track 2 : Women Empowerment

Education • Leadership • Safety • Health • Empowerment • Challenges • Communication studies • Education • History, Law • Linguistics • Political science • Public administration • Psychology • Sociology • Social Work 

Submission of Papers 

Participants intending to present papers before the Conference are requested to submit soft copy of the abstract (neatly typed in MS word format with 1.5 line spacing 12 point Times New Roman font on A-4 size paper) incorporating the motivation, method of solution and important findings of their investigation to eswe2017@gmail.com

Important Dates

Full Papers Submission deadline 15 July 2017 (Extended)

Notification of Acceptance (After review ) Will be served in 2 to 3 working days after the receipt of your Abstract/Paper.

Reg Fee Submission deadline Will be mentioned in the Acceptance Letter

** Listener Participants may kindly write for Registration Form on eswe2017@gmail.com

For all details on submission of papers and registration etc., 

Contact:

Dr.Ratnakar D Bala

Conference Chairman, ICESWE 2017

Email : eswe2017@gmail.com

Mobile : +91 9618777011,  9533421234

http://eswe2017.wixsite.com/conference

International Conference- The Future of Religion and Peace -Johns Hopkins University, October 16-17, 2017

We gladly invite you to attend the International Conference The Future of Religion and Peace which will be held at Johns Hopkins University, in Montgomery County Campus, Rockville, MD, October 16-17, 2017.

The Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (RAIS) creates an ample research platform for academics and researchers from all around the world and offers them the opportunity to create lasting relations for future collaborations. RAIS encourages academics and researchers to share their experiences and to contribute to the developing of diverse subjects, offering them the perspective of an interdisciplinary approach.

Topics include, but are not limited to: 

• Theology
• Religious Studies
• Peace Studies
• Human Rights
• Religious Freedom
• Cultural Studies,
• Studies on Intolerance
• Discrimination and Terrorism
• The Separation of State and Religion Studies
• Political Science
• History
• Studies on Globalization
• Ethics
• Legal Studies
• Liberty Studies
• Bible Studies
• Arts and Humanities Studies
• State and Religion
• Religion and Society
• The Politics of Religion
• Interfaith Dialogue
• Culture and Religion
• Research on Persecution and so on.

Deadlines 

Abstract submission:   August 21, 2017

Acceptance Notification: 1 week after abstract submission

Full papers submission: September 15, 2017

Contact us: rais.education@email.com

Beltsville, MD 20705, USA

Vist us For more Details: http://rais.education/the-future-of-religion-and-peace/

DAAD Helmut-Schmidt Scholarship Programme 2018 (Fully funded to Study in Germany)

Deadline:  July 31, 2017 Location: Germany Overview: This programme is designed to further qualify future leaders in politics, law, economics and administration according to the principles of good governance and to prepare them in a praxis-oriented course for their professional life. Very good graduates with a first university degree get the chance to obtain a master’s degree in disciplines that are of special relevance to the social, political and economic development of their home country. The knowledge and experience acquired in Germany should enable the scholarship holders to later contribute to the establishment of democratically oriented economic and social systems aimed at overcoming social differences. In addition, the training at German institutions of higher education should qualify the scholarship holders to become partners in the political and economic co-operation with Germany. With this programme, DAAD intends to contribute to the support of good governance and civil society structures in selected partner countries and regions. Who Can Apply? The scholarship scheme is open to graduates in the field of social sciences, political sciences, law, economics and in public administration from Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Southeast Asia, from countries in the Middle East as well as from the Ukraine . What is Fundable: The scholarships are awarded for selected master´s courses at German institutions of higher education listed below. The study programmes starts in September/October 2018. The courses have an international orientation and are taught in German and/or English. Prior to their study programmes all scholarship holders receive a 6- months-German language course from April 2018 to September 2018. The language courses take place at selected institutes in Germany and not at the universities of the selected master´s courses. The language course is compulsory also for those who attend a master´s course taught in English. The scholarship holders are offered a special tutoring at their host institutions financed by DAAD. Furthermore, there is the possibility to attend networking events. DAAD pays a monthly scholarship rate of currently 750 €. The scholarship also includes contributions to health insurance in Germany. In addition, DAAD grants an appropriate travel allowance and a study and research subsidy as well as rent subsidies and/or allowances for spouses and/or children where applicable. DAAD scholarship holders within the Helmut-Schmidt-Programme are exempted from tuition fees. Requirements: The main DAAD criteria for selection are the following: the study results so far, knowledge of English (and German), political and social engagement, a convincing description of the subject-related and personal motivation for the study project in Germany and the expected benefit when returning to the home country. The latest university degree should have been obtained during the six years prior to the application for the scholarship. Applicants cannot be considered if they have stayed in Germany for more than 15 months at the time of application. All master´s courses have further additional requirements that must be fulfilled by the applicants in any case. Application: Applications have to be submitted in German or English. Please indicate that you are applying for the DAAD Helmut-SchmidtProgramme (Master’s scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance). Please submit your applications for the selected master`s courses and for the DAAD scholarship to the respective universities only (not to DAAD). The application period at all 8 universities lasts from June 1 st to July 31st 2017. Applications sent to the DAAD will not be forwarded to the respective course/university. They become property of the DAAD and will NOT be returned. The applicant has no right to claim for reimbursement. You are allowed to submit your application for up to two master`s courses listed below. Please fill in the DAAD application form only once making clear which study course is your first and which is your second priority. Please send this same application form and the necessary documents listed below to the two universities of your choice. In case your application is sent to more than two universities or if non-specific priorities are given your application will not be accepted. ​ Furthermore, scholarship  would like to point out that only complete applications can be accepted. The necessary documents are: • DAAD application form for research grants and study scholarships (please fill in electronically and not written by hand) • Motivation letter containing a precise description of the applicant’s academic/professional and personal reasons for choosing this scholarship programme and the universities, two pages maximum • Full curriculum vitae including information about precise field of study and, if applicable, description of job experience • Copies of acquired university degrees (an explanation of the grading system has to be attached) • Copies of the transcript of records • Copy of the school leaving certificate/high school diploma which entitles holders to study at a university in their home country • Recent language certificates (German and English) • Two letters of recommendation by university professors and/or current or former employers of recent date, supplemented by signature, official letterhead, stamp (not in a sealed envelope) If you fail to follow the given procedures, you will be excluded from the application process. The committee selecting the candidates at the end of 2017 consists of professors responsible for the respective study programmes and of representatives from DAAD. All applicants will be informed at the end of the selection process – approx. by the end of December 2017. Website: http://youthenvop.weebly.com/scholarships/daad-helmut-schmidt-scholarship-programme-2018-fully-funded-to-study-in-germany