ONE-DAY
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON
Synergising Sustainability Continuum: Multidisciplinary
Explorations in Eco-Literary Praxis
08-12-2017
Organised by
PG and Research
Department of English
Loyola College (Autonomous)
Chennai -600 034
About the Conference
Ecocriticism upholds
the age-old beliefs of interconnectedness, interdependence and intrinsic value
of life. An ecosensitive thinker deftly weaves, interweaves and reweaves the
warp and the weft of words, motifs and patterns to create authentic expressions
of art. At this pivotal moment of ecological conversion, the academicians as
thinking individuals have a greater responsibility to integrate the
multifarious voices that care for the well-being of Mother Earth. The aim of
this conference is to highlight the multidisciplinary foci of thought with concerns
of sustainability in literature, language and environment. The major
objectives of this conference are:
·
to recognise the scope of
interdisciplinary research in ecology and discourse;
·
to identify multidisciplinary approaches,
methods, strategies and frameworks in eco-literature studies;
·
to provide a platform to express
indigenous, earth-centred values and beliefs that care for Mother Earth;
·
to explore ideologies and practices that
reinforce simple and sustainable living;
·
to integrate the ecological wisdom of
communities across cultures, societies and religions in our country and world at large.
The sub themes of the conference include:
·
Warming the Cold Trail: Ecological
footprints in Literature
·
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Revisiting
Theories on Ecology
·
Oikos Motifs: Literary Narratives as
Ecological Discourse
·
May be, May be Not: Predicting/Preventing
Natural Calamity in Literature
·
Once upon a time…: Ecological Sensitivity
in Children’s Literature
·
Betwixt Silence and Speech in Ecozoic
era: From Aesthetics to Praxis
·
Gauging the ‘Realometer’: Ecopoetics in
Poetry and Prose
·
Understanding Symbiosis: The “inter-are”
beings in Eco-poetry
·
Man’s Best Friend: Animals in Fiction Gaia’s
Shrines: Deities of the Earth
·
In a galaxy far, far away : Earth in
Science Fiction
·
Deep Roots... : Traditional Knowledge in
Folklore
·
Ecolinguistics: Language Ecology and the
Ecology of Language
·
Faith! Ecological Mysticism across
Cultures
·
Boundless Sacredness: Earth and
Spirituality
·
Keep it Simple: Minimal Consumption
versus Consumerism
·
Imprinting Eco-footprints :
Eco-Sensitivity through English Language Teaching
·
Through the Green Lens: Visualising
Eco-Media
·
All the World’s a Stage: Greening
Eco-theatre
·
Revisiting Thinai: Sangam life worlds in
Tamil Literature
Registration
Faculty- Rs. 600
Research Scholars - Rs. 500
In Absentia – Rs. 600
Accepted Papers for Publication – Rs. 1500
Registration charges include Certificate of Participation,
Working Lunch and High Tea.
Interested participants are requested to fill
the accompanying form and send the same to the Coordinator.
Contact
Details:
Mobile no:
Dr. Porselvi – 94443 08004
Ms. Julia- 98404 79785
Ms. Nancy- 99621 64833
Call
for Papers:
Abstracts not exceeding 200 words should be
emailed to ecologyconference2017@gmail.com for acceptance on or before 28 September 2017
The contributors will be informed through mail
of the acceptance of the abstract by 09 October 2017
Full papers, not exceeding 2500 words and typed
in single space in A4 following MLA style sheet, should be submitted by 10
November 2017
Accepted papers will be published in the
proceedings with ISBN.
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