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Amity Law School, Amity University organises an
Interdisciplinary National Conference on
“Postcolonialism: Indian Response and Transformation”
22nd
& 23rd
August 2017
Objective-
The objective of this two days Interdisciplinary National Conference on “Postcolonialism:
Indian Response and Transformation” is to trace India’s specific responses to colonialism and
to underline the negative impacts of colonialism on Indian Society. Through this conference
we will try to address the intricacies of current time, to identify the indigenous traits of the
Indian society, to landmark the intellectual developments of the postcolonial time and to
make a better academic understanding of the same among researchers, students and the
masses.
Proposed outcome of the conference-
To access the impact of colonialism.
To analyse the period of transformation.
To trace the intricacies of contemporary India.
To identify the indigenous traits of the Indian society.
To landmark the intellectual developments of the Postcolonial Indian times.
To develop better understanding of Postcolonialism among researchers, students and
masses.
Main Theme-
Main theme of this two days national conference “Postcolonialism: Indian Response and
Transformation” would be that Postcolonialism is not only an impassable and sprawling
concept indeed it is the current critical condition through which young nations like India has
been going through after decolonization. Colonialism, which was Eurocentric in its very
nature, brought enlightenment, modernity and industrialisation to the colonial societies and as
a repercussion stagnated the spontaneous growth of the aboriginal legal, historical and
cultural traditions of the indigenous. Not only that but the Incipience of the notion of
academics and the beginning of study of specified fields of knowledge are itself products of
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colonial modernity and enlightenment. The Hegelian-Marxist understanding of History and
the Smithian economics evolved parallelly with colonialism and if said in Foucauldian
terminology, academic fields of anthropology and philology etc. emerged purely as by-
products of colonial epistemology to imply, maintain and propagate power equations between
the coloniser and the colonised.
Colonial form of knowledge not only procured Eurocentric academic understanding of the
European other but also promulgated huge and complex terminologies for the same. Now the
terms like native, aboriginal, local, indigenous which was used by the colonisers to denote the
colonies, bears specific meanings given by the colonisers in specified sociological and legal
context and are not identical to the post-colonial European other. It also created cultural-
political intricacies and identity crisis for the prospective postcolonial societies.
Independence to these societies proved to be more of a physical and political phenomenon
rather than a liberating force of their indigeneity.
Furthermore, colonies were very specific to its empirical manifestation and responses, in
ways of approach, resistance and retribution to colonization and foreign rule i.e. violence in
freedom struggle had been vocalised and justified by Frantz Fanon whereas in India Mahatma
Gandhi emphasized on ahimsa for the same. Likewise, after decolonisation peculiar political
equations and nationalistic patterns were unfolded into colonies.
How specific India has been into its postcolonial responses to the colonial rule, how much
aligned and consistent the aboriginal and post-colonial political, religious and economical
dimensions of the Indian indigenous are, till what extent the collective social memory,
aboriginal laws and native identities have been entangled and entwined by the foreign
elements of colonial rule, the incessant combat of the native and the foreign and the
postcolonial identity crisis are the important points to be focused in the main theme.
Sub-Themes-
To be more precise and focused about the traits of “Postcolonialism: Indian Response and
Transformation”, the main theme is divided into four main sub-themes, covering the main
domains of postcolonial India- Postcolonialism: Perspectives from History and Literature,
Postcolonial Socio-Political Responses, The Post-Colonial Legality in India and Indian
Economic Transformation. Proposed topics under these sub-themes are as mentioned below-
1. Postcolonialism: Perspectives from History and Literature
Postcolonialism: Responses from the Colonies (India & Africa)
Hannah Arendt and Mahatma Gandhi’s reflections on violence and non-violence
Dehumanisation of the Colonies and the Wretched of the Earth
Postcolonialism and the hybrid spaces: Destruction and construction of new spaces
Answer in Master’s Language: Writing as Translation?
Subaltern History: A Conceptual Crisis?
Vernacular modernity: A counter thesis to European Modernity?
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The Aryan Hypothesis: Scam of colonial Historiography?
Hinduism: The Making of Christian Other in Ninetieth century
War of information and propaganda in the colonies
2. Postcolonial Socio-Political Responses
From Bio-power to Queer theory: politics of sex, gender and desire
Desiring-production: Anti-Œdipus (1972): a frame beyond Freudo-Marxism ?
From Accidental Nationalism to Flag Nationalism: The secular India
Castes of Mind and the Non-cast Hinduism
From Oriental Despotism to Democracy: Responses from India and Pakistan
The European Other: Idea of Tribe, Indigenous and the aboriginal
The Banality of Power and the Aesthetics of Vulgarity in the Post colony
Loss and Recovery of Social Self Under Colonialism
3. The Post-Colonial Legality in India
Codification and Textualization of Colonial Indian Laws
The Euro-centric bias of the Indian Colonial Laws and Legislations
‘The Legal Others’ within the Colonial Laws: The Indigenous People, the Tribal and
the Adivasis
Post-Colonial Criminal Laws in India
The Adoption of the Western Concept of Development in India in context of the Land
Acquisition Laws
Introspection and Rethinking the Human Rights Discourse in India
The Violence and the Silences in the Language of the Indian Laws
The Right to Equality in Post-colonial India: Reality or Myth?
The Archaic Colonial Personal Laws in Post-Colonial India: A relic of the Past?
4. Indian Economic Transformation
Poverty and Famine in colonial India: Through the lances of The Entitlement
Approach
From Asiatic mode of production to the Political Economy: Indian Economical
transformation
Economic Growth versus Development debate: Response from Indian Sub-continent
Indentured Laborers and the making of India Diaspora
Structural adjustment program (SAPs): Poverty Reduction or Neo-colonialism?
Changes in Macro-economic variables in pre-and post-economic reforms the world-
systems perspective: A way ahead.
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NOTE
The sub-themes are only indicative. Participates can present papers on other interdisciplinary sub-themes, not indicated above but closely connected with the theme of the conference.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Last Date for Submission of Abstract: 30th June 2017
Full Paper Submission (Soft Copy): 21st July 2017.
Last Date for Registration: 10th July 2017
Notification of Acceptance/Improvisation: Within five working days of the submission of
abstract/Paper
VENUE: Amity Law School, Amity University, Noida
REGISTRATION DETAILS:
1. Registration Fee- 1200/- INR for All
2. Accommodation fee- 1000/-INR (Excluding registration fee)
3. Mode of payment - Demand Draft Demand draft to be made in favour of “Amity University UP” payable at Noida.
4. Demand draft along with registration form should reach to the given address within a week from the date of online registration-
To,
The Addl. Director office,
Room Number G-07,
Ground Floor, I-2 Block
Amity University, Sector-125
Noida, Uttar Pradesh,
Pin- 201 313
Faculty Conveners:
Dr Tripti Srivastava ([email protected])
Mob.- 9868034431
Ms Swati Kaushal ([email protected])
Mob.- 9910418599
Mr Bhavya Nain ([email protected])
Mob.- 9810005476
Date: 22nd & 23rd August 2017
Time: 9:00 am onwards
Venue: Moot Court Hall, ALS
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Submission Guidelines
Instructions for Authors
Original papers based on theoretical, empirical research or filed study related to the above-
mentioned sub themes are solicited for presentation in the conference. The paper should begin with
title, short abstract and a list of keywords.
Simultaneous submissions (papers already submitted to other conferences/journals) are not
allowed.
Please do not submit plagiarized papers. Up to 15 % plagiarism shall be admissible. In case of more
than 15 % plagiarism an intimation shall be made by peer review committee regarding revision and
improvisation of the paper.
Abstract
1. The abstract shall not exceed 300 words. It should also include title of the abstract, Key
words, the author’s name, designation, institutional affiliation, mailing address, contact
number and E-mail ID.
2. Abstract shall be sent to [email protected] with the subject line “Post
colonialism- Indian Response and Transformation”.
Full Paper
1. The length of full paper including tables, diagrams, illustrations, references, etc. should be
between 5000 to 6000 words. Paper should be typed in Times New Roman 12-point font with
1. 5 spacing.
2. Bluebook 20th Edition/APA shall be strictly followed for Footnoting and referencing.
3. The full version of paper should be submitted in soft copy and shall be sent to
[email protected] with the subject line “Post colonialism- Indian Response
and Transformation”.
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Selection Procedure
A Peer Review Committee will review the abstracts and full papers and information
regarding acceptance, modification and presentation shall be communicated to the authors
subsequently.
On the confirmation of acceptance of full length paper, copy right certificate will have to be
submitted by the author.
The selected papers will be published in the form of proceedings.
Important Dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline: 30th JUNE 2017
Paper Submission deadline: 21s t JULY 2017
Notification of Acceptance/Improvisation: Within five working days of the submission of
abstract/Paper
Last Date of Registration: 10th JULY 2017
We look forward to a mutually rewarding and long-lasting association with you and your esteemed
organization.
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Paper Presentation Guidelines
The following are guidelines for paper presentations:
Presenters are solely responsible for the creation of their presentation. The presentation
should be based on the approved/accepted paper, but may include updates and related
additional content. A paper must be presented otherwise it will not be published. Only listed
authors may present a paper.
For a successful and productive conference, all presenters should adhere to the following
guidelines:
All presentations are to be in English. The presenter(s) should be able to understand
and respond to audience questions in English.
Presentations are to be 8-10 minutes, inclusive of 3 minutes for questions.
Power Point Presentation (PPT) is encouraged for presentation at the conference.
If giving a Power Point Presentation (PPT), presenter(s) should save their presentation
in .pdf or .ppt format on a flash drive (pen drive/memory stick). Cloud-based storage
(e.g. Dropbox, Google Drive) and presentation software (e.g. Prezi) should not be
used as access to the internet is not guaranteed.
A Windows laptop and projector will be made available in each presentation room.
Arrive to your session room 15 minutes before the session begins to upload your
presentation to the provided laptop. Presentation from the personal laptops may be
acceptable, but compatibility with the projector cannot be guaranteed.
Presenters are reminded to dress professionally.
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