International Conference on
Environmental Justice
Culture, Resistance and Ethics
24 & 25 March 2017
at
Dr.
K. N. Modi University
Newai,
Tonk, Rajasthan, India
Concept Note
“Environmental Justice
initiatives specifically attempt to redress the disproportionate incidence of
environmental contamination in communities of the poor and/or communities of
colour, to secure for those affected the right to live unthreatened by the
risks posed by environmental degradation and contamination, and to afford equal
access to natural resources that sustain life and culture.” – Joni Adamson, Mei
Mei Evans & Rachel Stein, Introduction to The Environmental Justice Reader: Politics, Poetics, & Pedagogy.
Discoursing the
politics of environmental justice, Gordon Walker asks two primary questions:
“Are the benefits of
access to green space for all, or only for some? Do powerful voices dominate
environmental decisions to the exclusion of others?” Both the questions would
lead to a unanimous answer “yes” as the environment should be accessed by all
people and decisions should not favour one or a few communities. There are
number of environmental issues that we could identify locally and globally. If
we analyse these issues we would realise that the basis of all these issues is
denial of rights/access to their respective environments. Thus environmental
justice is not merely an environmental problem; it is also a social, political,
cultural and economic problem. To take the discussion further we might want to
ask pertinent questions as: “Is it just to serve a single justice to all
ecocultures, considering the peculiarities and cultural differences of cultural
communities? Are some communities often deprived of their environmental
rights?” These questions would initiate discussions on diversity, nature cultures,
and peculiarities of every cultural community. David Schlosberg’s words―Cultural
recognition is central in the struggle for environmental justice―are particularly
relevant in this context.
The conference aims to
recognize ecological spaces denied to cultural communities across the world and
theorize them by understanding the ethics, justices and injustices involved. The
conference will be a pioneering one in the academic area of Environmental
Justice in India. The conference will create scholarship in all disciplines
which will be a collective and collaborative effort. This discourse will
encourage researchers and scholars to work in this upcoming and most relevant
area and would help them launch courses and programmes.
Subthemes
Environmental Justice,
Land, Water and Air
Environmental Justice
and Food
Environmental Justice
and Poverty
Environmental Justice,
Energy, Development and Governance
Environmental Justice,
Race, Caste, Indigeneity and Gender
Environmental Justice
and Climate
Environmental Justice
and Memory
Environmental Justice
and Texts (literary and cultural)
Representation of
Environmental Justice in Media
Politics of
Environmental Justice
Policies on
Environmental Justice
Ethics of
Environmental Justice
Philosophy of
Environment
Environmental Justice
in Ecofilms/ecoart
Call for Papers
Abstracts not
exceeding 300 words should be copied to the filled in registration form (only
on M.S. word document) and emailed to ecoethicsconference@gmail.com before 08
January 2017 for acceptance. The contributors will be informed of the
acceptance of the abstract by 22 January 2017. Full papers, not exceeding
twelve pages (4000-5000 words) and typed in single space in A4 following MLA
style sheet, should be submitted by 28 February 2017. Kindly note that a
maximum of 100 papers will be selected for presentation. Selected papers may be
published in the form of a book, preferably with an International publisher.
Registration
The delegates who
would like to attend and present a paper in the conference will be charged a
registration fee.
Delegate Registration:
Rs. 5000
(Note: Employed
research scholars belong to the above category)
Fulltime Student
registration: Rs.4000
Foreign Delegate: 100
US Dollars
(The registration fee
covers the conference kit, lunch and tea for two days, accommodation for two
days, and participation in all sessions including the film screenings.)
Mode of Payment
Payment shall be by DD
in favour of “Dr. K.N. Modi University, Newai” payable at Newai, or through
online money transfer (NEFT). The details for paying your registration through
NEFT are as follows:
Name of the Account
Holder: Dr. K. N. Modi University
Name of the Bank:
ICICI Bank
Branch Address: Bada,
Bazar, Newai, Tonk District
Account Number:
679901700111
IFSC Code: ICIC0006799
Branch Code: 6799
Accommodation
Accommodation (at our
expense) to paper presenters will be arranged on request. Please note that the
rooms will be allotted on sharing basis. Kindly note that there are only
limited rooms and so it will be made available only on a
first-come-first-served basis.
About Dr. K. N. Modi
University
Dr. K. N. Modi
University, a State Government enacted, UGC approved Private University, situated
on a sprawling 45 acres campus with sylvan surroundings is situated at Newai in
the Tonk district of Rajasthan. It is being managed by Dr. K. N. Modi
Foundation, whose Founder, Dr. Kedar Nath Modi, was a doyen in contributing to
the cause of the society and a pioneer in establishing educational institutions
to offer quality and value based education – primary to higher levels of
professional education – in the background of his committed belief, “Education Builds
the Nation.”
Important Dates
Deadline for Abstract
Submission: 08 January 2017
Abstract acceptance
intimation: 22 January 2017
Deadline for
Registration: 28 February 2017
Deadline for Paper
Submission: 28 February 2017
Inquiries
For any logistical and
academic queries
Mr. Saikat Banerjee
(Assistant Professor, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. K.N. Modi
University, Newai, Tonk, Rajasthan)
Email:
saikatenglish2013@gmail.com
Mobile Number: +91
9529386461
Regular Mailing
Address
Mr. Saikat Banerjee
Attn: Environmental
Justice Conference
Department of Humanities
and Social Sciences,
Dr. K.N. Modi
University
INS-1, RIICO
Industrial Area Ph-II, Newai
Dist. Tonk, Rajasthan
- 304021 (India)
tiNai Ecofilm Festival 2017
International Ecodocumentary Competition
Competition Categories
Indian Short
Ecodocumentary (below 30 minutes)
Indian Feature
Ecodocumentary (above 30 minutes)
Foreign Short
Ecodocumentary
Foreign Feature
Ecodocumentary
Last Date of
Submission of films: 31 January 2017
info@teff.in
REGISTRATION FORM
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
on
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: CULTURE, RESISTANCE AND ETHICS
(Deadline for Abstract Submission: 08 January 2017)
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