National Conference by Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad

A National Conference on Language, Literature and Culture is being organized by Manav Rachna International University (MRIU) on May 30, 2015.  There are various ways of understanding language, literature and culture, since they are interrelated and interdependent, and various new ideas and approaches emerge from various disciplines. The conference aims at exploring this dynamics with a focus on the complementary nature of language, literature and culture and their centrality in human life

The proposed conference is expected to go a long way in making us aware of the issues related to the theme. It will also provide a platform for healthy discussion among participants.

Language studies or linguistics is a science that tackles language from the perspective of structure, form, meaning and context, while literature is the art of the written composition, divided in poetry, prose and theatre. The complex discipline of Language, Literature and Cultural Studies aims at enabling to build a deep understanding of a culture based on the language and literature.

Language and literature are both a very powerful expressive tools and they offer insight into the building elements of a culture, the particular characteristics of a society or social group in terms of intellect, emotion physical environment and spirituality.

These two forms of expression are some of the strongest transmission channels of the cultural heritage of a society and researching those helps understand the drivers and mechanisms of the culture in question. This conference aims at helping to understand and value the cultural diversity of the human society that is becoming today more and more globalized and detached.

Registration Fee

• Eligible candidates need to pay a registration fee of Rs 1500 (outstation faculty) and Rs 750 (students) through a demand draft.
• The demand draft needs to be drawn in favour of “Manav Rachna International University” payable at Faridabad.
• On site registration may also be done by depositing cash at the registration counter.

Call for Papers

1. Manav Rachna had invited the submissions for abstracts of a research based paper pertaining to any of the relevant fields, including but not limited to:

2. We invite submissions for an abstract of a research-based paper in any of the relevant fields, including but not limited to:

• Cultural Reflections and identity crisis in Literature
• Culture, Communication and Identity
• Contemporary cultural milieu
• Language in multicultural contexts
• Feminist and Gender Studies
• Postcolonial Literature and Theory
• Diasporic issues and concerns
• Digital Humanities
• Media and Literature
• Subaltern and power politics
• Idea, Idealism and Literature
• Globalization and Multiculturalism
• Search for Identity in Indo-English Literature

3. Papers not covered under the sub- themes, but relevant to the main theme were also entertained. Abstracts of about 300 words was to be submitted     electronically (as attachment in MS-word) by 15th April, 2015, to hm.fet@mriu.edu.in.

4. After the acceptance of the abstract is communicated, full paper in soft copy is to be submitted by 5th May, 2015 to ethics.mriu@gmail.com

Source: Ashish Mishra, Htcampus Specialist