Wednesday 20 September 2017

Confy on Eco-Literary Praxis @ Loyola College, Chennai

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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