Litfest - A International Conference

2019-09-16
   
Litfest 19
A International Conference
theme on
The Literature of Diverse Ethnicities - A Multifaceted Interpretation
on

18, 19 & 20 September 2019

organized by

The Literary Seminary

 

About the Event:

The Literary Seminary organizes LITFEST, a National / International Conference, during the odd semester of every academic year. This conference focuses on the research facet of English literature along with academic and extracurricular activities. ‘Litfest’19’- An International Conference highlights "The Literature of Diverse Ethnicities – A Multifaceted Interpretation” as the theme.

In this modern era, the boundaries between the world’s many cultures has been broken down. The influence of this cultural shift has been felt in the field of English Literature as well. LITFEST’19 aims to analyse the literary works of Diverse Ethnicities with a Multifaceted Interpretation.

 

About the Literary Seminary:

The Literary Seminary was brought into being in the year 2006, under the Patronage of the late Dr. P.T. Manoharan, former Academic Adviser of Dr. MGR ERI. Over the past 13 years, the Club has grown from strength to strength. Now, the club functions as a Professional Society comprised of the Faculties of E&T, Health and Science.

Its main purpose is to promote the Professional Development of the student members of the Club. This includes acquisition of proficiency in English (both verbal and written) and Soft Skills such as public speaking, emailing, report writing, presentation, corporate grooming, professional mannerisms and other related skills.

The student members are encouraged and guided to learn industry-relevant hard skills such as Organization of events and conferences, Graphic Design, Research, Finance, Database and Documentation, corporate exposure through Sponsorship, Photography, Artistry and others.

On a larger scale, the Club aims to bring laurels to Dr. MGR ERI through

  • & Publishing Research Papers under the Patronage of our President Thiru. A.C.S. Arun Kumar
  • & Exposure of the University to the Academic world through various events
  • & Training of every student of the University in soft skills through events and workshops
  • & Improving the standard of English among the student community and more.

Objective of the event:

Modern English Literature is a contemporary fusion of multicultural literary traditions. In this Globalized era, ethnic literature is the prime catalyst in the ever-changing essence of literature. It is said that life imitates art. From this, it is inferred that the ethnically-written word carves a path towards humanity’s ultimate goals of diversity and equality. Ethnic literature is multifaceted by its very nature, as its narrative is not only based on the society from which it emerges but also the philosophical differences that make every such work unique. Authors of various ethnicities from African to Indian and all in between, as well as authors of minority groups, continue to challenge the norms and boundaries of traditional literature. Therefore, the works of diverse ethnicities demand further study and deliberation, and the key to an inclusive future for the human race may lie within. This conference aims at scrutinizing these elements of ethnic authorship that have left their indelible mark on the arts.

 

Potential Topics for Presentation:

  • @ Role of Culture and Society in literature of specific Ethnic groups with historicity
  • @ Culture and Identity of ethnocentrism in African-American, Indo-American, Indo-British Literature
  • @ Ethno-linguistic variants in various texts of Literature
  • @ Ethno-regional elements in the writings of Diasporic literature
  • @ Intrusion of Racial Studies in American Literature
  • @ A Study of themes and motivations in Dalit Literature
  • @ A Study of melodies and inspirations in the Literature from North-East India
  • @ A discursive study of Minorities in Indian English Literature
  • @ Theme of Epistemicide (destruction of culture) in Postcolonial literature
  • @ Loss of meaning and symbolism of ethnic elements due to translation
  • @ An Introspective study of the author using one of the five approaches(primordialism, essentialism, perennialism, constructivism, modernism and instrumentalism)
  • @ Preservation of Indigenous culture and language through literature
  • @ Representation of Cultural heritage and its hybridization in Ethnic literature
  • @ Migration studies in the context of changing global economy

Our Eminent Guests and Speakers:

Inauguration

Dr. RAJ NATH BAKSHI

Former Director, EFLU (Lucknow, Yemen and Oman)

Professor of Lingustics, Northern Border University,

Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dr. KANDIAH SHRIGANESHAN

Senior Lecturer, English Language Teaching Centre,

Co-ordinator, B.A. Course in

Dr. ERIC MILLER

Director, World Storytelling Institute

Assistant Director, East West

 

Valedictory

Dr. SOUMEN MUKHERJEE

Associate Professor of English,

VIT University,

Vellore, India

Dr. ZACKRIA SAIT

Chairman, Anjuman Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai

Chairman – ISO TC 120 (leather products), Geneva

EVENTS to be conducted for LITFEST’19:

Student Events Simultaneously, the invited students of various Institutions would be involved in the following programs:

Offline Events

1) Quiz

2) Debate

3) Dart the World

4) Team Building

5) Street Play


Online Events

1) Doodle Maniac

2) Custumal Endemic


List of Workshops:

  • Teaching and Researching on English Language Studies by Dr. Kandiah Shriganeshan, Senior Lecturer, English Language Teaching Centre
  • Workshop on Corpus English by Dr. Raj Nath Bakshi, Former Director, EFLU
  • How to Pursue Research on Dalit Studies by Dr. Soumen Mukherjee, Associate Professor of English, VIT University, Vellore

Expected Outcome:

The outcome of the Fest would be increased awareness and appreciation of Ethnic works of Literature. Research scholars are expected to present 60 papers on the theme. Authors and innovators of this genre would be celebrated. Events conducted would inspire students to read international literature and write on their own.

 

EVENT ORGANISER DETAILS:

Dr. S. Padmasani Kannan

(Honorary Research Advisor)

Dr. R. Pushkala

(Dean, Department of English; IC of TheLiterary Seminary)

Ms. A. Thangam

(Convenor)

 

Contact Details:

Mr. Arjun Mirpuri - +91 80562 44875

Mr. Shahid Modi - +91 87544 69753


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