Centre for Study of
Diaspora
Organizes a
Three-day International
Conference
on
“Transnationalism,
Culture and
Diaspora in the Era of
Globalisation”
21-23 February 2018
at
Central University of
Gujarat, Sector- 29, Gandhinagar
About the Conference
The conference will
address the mutual relations and converging contours of Diaspora,
Trans-nationalism and Culture against the unfolding process of Globalisation.
Some of the key
concepts that are central to the discipline of Diaspora such as nation,
nation-state, ethnicity, locality, identity etc. have undergone massive changes
in the wake of globalisation.
Ato Quayson and Girish
Daswani rightly point out that “a diaspora, of whatever character, must not be perceived
as a discrete entity but rather as being formed out of a series of
contradictory convergences of peoples, ideas, and even cultural orientations.”
The shifting nature of the immigrants’/emigrants’ relations to places, both
remembered and inhabited, and cultures, both inherited and acquired, across borders,
both real and imagined, complicate their everyday perceptions and necessitate
constant negotiations between their locations and origins. This is as much a
cultural process as political or social.
Literature of the
Diaspora is replete with long journeys across both space in search of one’s
individual or collective self. The conference will examine these relations in
terms of conceptual categories like ethnicity, nostalgia, identity, nation,
nation-state etc.
Themes and Subthemes
Theoretical
Perspectives of Diaspora
Global Diasporas
Indian Diaspora across
the Globe
Diaspora, Media and
Trans-nationalism
Diasporic Literature
(pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial period)
Refugee Literatures,
Exile Literatures and Travel Writings
Refugees, Exiles and
Travelers
Diaspora Engagement
Policies
Diaspora and Soft
Power
Diaspora and
Citizenship
Diaspora and
International Relations
Effect of
International Migration on Origin and Destination Regions
Migration and
Globalisation
International
Migration and Human Trafficking
Diaspora and
Development
Diaspora and Conflict
(Resolution): Peace Makers or Wreckers
Diaspora and Youth
Diaspora Philanthropy
Diaspora and Civil
Society Organisations
Diasporic Associations
or Organisations
Diaspora and
Entrepreneurship
Gender and Diaspora
Technology and
Diaspora
Diaspora as Economic,
Social, Cultural and Political Capital
Methodological Issues
of Migration and Diaspora
International
Migration and Human Rights
Illegal Migration
Migration and Identity
Please send your
abstracts in about 200-250 words to the
e-mail id. :
cugdiasporaconf2018@gmail.com
For any further
information or query please contact Dr. Atanu Mohapatra at
Tel : 079-23977436,
Mob. : 93748 31813
About CUG and Centre for Study of Diaspora
Diaspora Studies is a
new interdisciplinary area that has emerged in Humanities and Social Sciences
dealing with the study of migration and its cultural, literary, social,
political and economic impact. It is an established fact that the contribution
of overseas communities of Indians to Indian economy has been substantial. Also
the Indian overseas community has emerged as the ‘soft power’ promoting India’s
international relations, being its global ambassadors and contributing
immensely to the social and intellectual capital of India. But what is less
known is the mourning and trauma of losing the protection of home and homeland,
challenges of alienation, assimilation, acculturation and reconciliation
encountered by people who migrate to foreign countries. A sizeable body of literature
now exists both in the forms of novels, biographies, autobiographies, diaries,
short stories, dramas, poems (not to mention films) and also scholarly writings
on issues related to the historical, anthropological, sociological, political
and economic aspects of the process of migration of people. The history of
Indian migration goes back to ancient and pre-modern times though it has become
a subject of study only in recent times. Gujarat is notable for its
Non-Resident Indian population and their contribution to Gujarat society and
Indian economy. So, the Centre with its multidisciplinary framework studies the
various aspects and issues of diaspora focusing on the Indian diaspora. Apart
from classroom study focusing on the concepts of the discipline the Centre also
uses field visits to study the processes and impacts of migration as part of
its teaching.
The Centre was
established in the year 2011. It started offering the course from the academic
year 2011-12 with the enrolment of three students. Presently, there are 36
students pursuing their M.Phil. and Ph.D. in the Centre. Twenty-Nine students
are in different stages of their Ph.D. and seven students are in M.Phil. In the
Centre, 34 M.Phil. dissertations have been awarded.
Important Dates
Last date for
receiving abstract (Tentatively) 02 Dec 2017
Communication about
selection (Tentatively) 10 Dec 2017
Last date for
receiving full paper (Tentatively) 15 Jan 2018
Date of Conference
(Tentatively) 21-23 Feb 2018
Venue of Conference
(Tentatively) Central University of Gujarat
Registration Fees
Academician /
Professional / Faculty Member : 1,000 INR
Research
Scholar/Student: 500 INR
…India can live and grow by spreading abroad -
not the political India, but the ideal India.
Rabindranath Tagore
(cited in Hugh Tinker's The Banyan Tree)
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