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PG AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

ALL SAINTS’ COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM


organizes

A HUNDRED HORIZONS: INTERNATIONAL


CONFERENCE ON DIALOGICS OF THE INDIAN
OCEAN

6-7 JANUARY 2025

The concept of "world" in the Indian Ocean World is inherently plural,


encompassing the diverse, interconnected regions that surround the Indian Ocean,
including Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia. It also
embraces the linguistic, literary, cultural, and imaginative worlds forged through
centuries of exchange, networks, and interactions, spanning from ancient times to
the present.
In the context of neoliberal globalism and shifting geopolitical landscapes, the
Indian Ocean and its coastal nations have emerged as a focal point of renewed
interest, both as a historical crossroads and as a dynamic space of contemporary
mobility and interconnectedness. This expansive network has profoundly shaped
not only the socio-economic structures of the region but also those of the Western
world.
Studying these interregional exchanges, from ancient to modern times, offers
valuable insights into often-neglected areas of postcolonial scholarship. This
conference, taking its title from Sugata Bose, invites papers on a wide array of
topics, including language, literature, art, music, film, culture, and oral traditions
within the Indian Ocean World. We seek to inspire a reconsideration of the
processes of interaction and encounter, while encouraging a fresh interpretation of
the arts and intellectual traditions from this crucial part of the world.
Mode of conference: Hybrid
We invite papers on but not limited to:
The Indian Ocean and:
Literature, Film, Cultural Intersections, Geopolitics, Identity, the Anthropocene, Popular
Imagination, other oceans and their people, the economies of Language, Food, Art,
Science, Trade, Traffic.
Please send a 250 word abstract with four keywords to:
[email protected]
Important dates:
Last date for submission of abstracts: 31 December 2024
Intimation of acceptance of abstracts: 2 January 2025
Date of submitting full paper: 15 January 2025
Registration Fee
For paper presenters:
Faculty: 800 INR Research Scholars: 500 INR PG students 300 INR
For participants: 300 INR
International participants: Faculty: 20 USD Research Scholars: 15 USD
PG students: 10 USD Participants: 5 USD
If a paper has multiple authors, they must register separately but only one need present.
Payment link will be sent to participants whose papers have been selected or who write to
the above email id for purposes of participation.
Selected papers will be published in a peer reviewed journal or as an edited volume.
Conference Coordinators:
Dr Sonya J. Nair Dr Kukku Xavier
Associate Professor & Head Associate Professor
Research and PG Department of English Research and PG Department of English
All Saints’ College, Thiruvananthapuram All Saints’ College, Thiruvananthapuram

Queries may be addressed to [email protected]

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