UGC-SPONSORED
NATIONAL SEMINAR ON
CURRENT TRENDS IN INDIAN ENGLISH FICTION
Organised by
Government Degree College
(Affiliated
to Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa)
Porumamilla
– 515 001, Andhra Pradesh
Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to invite you to the UGC
Sponsored Two-day National Seminar on Current Trends in Indian Fiction in
English scheduled for February 27 and 28, 2013 at our College Campus.
About
the Seminar
Indian English
fiction has always been responsive to the changes in material reality and
theoretical perspectives that have impacted and governed its study since the
time of its inception. Particularly in the recent past, the interplay of a
variety of material and philosophical developments marks a discernible shift in
the nature and study of Indian English fiction. Consequently, Indian English
fictional scene has become variegated, complex and thematically richer. The
writers settled abroad and the ones who divide their time between India and
abroad have contributed much to this rapidly developing sub-genre of English
literature.
Papers are
invited on the following authors listed below:
Aravind Adiga, Chetan Bhagat, Upamanya Chatterjee, Amit Chaudhuri, David Davidar, Shoba De, Anita Desai, Kiran
Desai, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Amitav Ghosh, Manju Kapur, Tabhish
Khair, Jhumpa Lahiri, V.S. Naipaul, Anita Nair, Rohinton
Mistry, Arundhati Roy, Salman Rushdie, Vikram Seth, Shashi
Tharoor, etc
Sub Themes may be:
Feminism
Diasporic writing
Subaltern Studies
Social Realism
Exploitation of the Poor / Low caste people
Innovative techniques employed by the
authors
Participants who
wish to present papers at the seminar are requested to send in their abstracts (max.
200 words) to ttpmohanbabu@gmail.com
Selection will be made, purely by the quality of the abstracts, by a peer
review team and the participants will have to send in their registration forms
and full papers. All participants are requested to adhere to the timeline
strictly. No other correspondence in this regard will be entertained. This seminar is
open only for all the English fraternity, M.Phil. and Ph.D. research scholars,
and students as well.
Registration:
The Registration
fee is Rs.600/- (Rupees five hundred only) for faculty members and Rs.500/-
(Rupees four hundred only) for non-teachers (PhD and MPhil scholars). Please
send a DD in favour of the Principal, Government Degree College, payable at Porumamilla
from any Nationalized Bank on or before 19 February 2013. In case you need
accommodation (on a shared basis at a nominal rate), please inform us in
advance, as only limited accommodation is available. Due to paucity of funds,
we are unable to provide you TA and DA. All seminar participants/paper
presenters will be provided with a Seminar Kit and local hospitality.
Important
Dates
Last date for sending in your Abstracts: 15
February 2013
Confirmation regarding acceptance of
Abstracts: 17 February
2013
Last date for Registering: 19
February 2013
Last date for sending in your full paper: 20 February 2013
Note: There is no spot registration.
Please send a
hard copy (Times New Roman – 12 point – double space) as well as a soft copy
(E-mail to: ttpmohanbabu@gmail.com)
of your Abstract (200 words) and your paper (3000 words with complete
references) conforming to the 7th edition of the MLA Handbook.
SEMINAR ORGANISHING SECRETARY
Dr.
T. Mohanbabu, Lecturer in English
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