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November 2, 2009
Call for papers: "Land of Promise: Stories of the immigrant in
multicultural Canada", Land of Promise: Stories of the immigrant in
multicultural Canada, International Conference on Canadian Studies,
February 3-4-5, 2010, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
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Land of Promise: Stories of the immigrant in multicultural Canada,
International Conference on Canadian Studies, February 3-4-5, 2010,
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Location: India
Call for Papers Deadline: 2009-12-15
Date Submitted: 2009-10-29
Announcement ID: 171594
In a multicultural and multilingual context, immigration has been an
integral part of the national identity of Canada. Modern Canada
constitutes of a large percentage of Diasporic population who contribute
extensively to the making of Modern Canada. In the wake of globalization,
the evolution of Canada as a Multicultural State has been receiving much
attention from mass media. This again has been a contested terrain since
the settlement of a chosen race in a promised land has resulted into the
subjugation of the Peoples who have been residing in the geo-political
entity which came later to be known as Canada. The conference would like
to involve in a dialogue between local and global and highlight the
concerns within the concept of Multiculturalism in Canada. It would also
highlight the dialectical relationship between race, gender and nation in
the context of contemporary politics, philosophies and literatures. A
focus on the diasporic population of Canada would greatly enhance our
understanding of multicultural and multilingual policies vis-vis India. By
reflecting on the particular regions shaped by multiculturalism in the
Land of Promise, the conference would explore the ways in which the
development of multiculturalism as an official policy of the Canadian
government reflects general processes of socio-economic, political,
philosophical, ecological and cultural change. By focusing on the diverse
ramifications of the same, the conference would stimulate fruitful debates
among faculty, scholars, activists and students on an interdisciplinary
basis.
Papers are invited in all areas relating to the general theme of the
conference. Some such areas are listed below.
Diversity, Pluralism, Ethnicity and Tolerance
Citizenship, Identity and Nation
Societies, integration/disintegration, inclusion/exclusion
Glocalisation
The Verbal and the Visual
Literature and Film
Text and Performance
The New Media (Blog/Online journals/ Online networks)
Resistance, Identity, Community
Alternative sexualities
Translation
Metropolis, cities, towns and ruralis
The title and a brief abstract (200-300 words) of the proposed paper may
be sent as an email attachment by December 15, 2009 to
canadacentreju@gmail.com
Conference Coordinators:
Professor Suchorita Chattopadhyay,
Ms. Debashree Dattaray,
Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Centre for Canadian Studies,
Department of Comparative Literature,
Jadavpur University,
Kolkata - 700 032
India
Email: canadacentreju@gmail.com
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