ISFNR Interim Conference in North-East India
February 22–25, 2011
Preparations have started for the next ISFNR interim conference to be held February 22–25, 2011 in North-East India. This easternmost part of India is a homeland for many peoples and languages; it is a wonderful destination for visitors because of its beautiful landscape, historical monuments and rich variety of folk cultures. The first Indian Department of Folkloristics was founded here in 1972 at the University of Gauhati, the oldest university in the region. The interim conference will be organized by the Department of Folklore Research, University of Gauhati, and the Department of Cultural & Creative Studies of the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Shillong, the capital city of the state of Meghalaya.
Conference Venue:
Multi-Purpose Convention Centre, North-Eastern Hill University, Mawkynroh-Umshing, Shillong – 793 022, Meghalaya, India
The main topic of the conference will be:
Telling Identities: Individuals and Communities in Folk Narratives
We invite you to contribute a paper on one of the following subtopics:
- 1. Ethnicity and Cultural Identity
- 2. Identity and Belonging in a Transnational Setting
- 3. Identity in the History of Folkloristics
- 4. Places and Borders
- 5. Belief Narratives and Social Realities
- 6. Revisiting Colonial Constructs of Folklore
- 7. The Making and Mapping of Urban Folklore
- 8. North-East India and South-East Asia: Inter-Cultural Dialogue
- 9. Critiquing the Paradigm of "Folklorists' Paradise": A North-East Indian Perspective
The conference will also host a book exhibition. Author-participants are earnestly requested to donate a copy of books exhibited to the Departmental Library of the Department of Cultural and Creative Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong.
Registration
Last date for regular registration: October 1, 2010
Late registration: until December 1, 2010
No request for registration will be entertained after this date.
Registration fee:
Regular registration: $200; accompanying person: $150
Late registration: $250; accompanying person: $200
Please submit your registration:
by e-mail: isfnrshillong@gmail.com
by fax: + 91 364 272 1010/2551634
by mail: ISFNR Interim Conference in North-East India, Department of Cultural and Creative Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Umshing-Mawkynroh, Shillong – 793 022, Meghalaya, India, Phone: +91 364 272 3371/72/74/79
Submission of Abstracts
Deadline: September 1, 2010
Sessions and panels will be structured according to topics (with a maximum of three participants). Participants are kindly asked to indicate the sub-topics for their papers while submitting the abstracts.
Format: RTF, Rich Text Format
Font: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Length: up to 300 words.
Space: single (double space between title/subtopic/author/address and the body of the abstract)
You will be notified about the acceptance or proposed modification (if any) of your abstract by November 1, 2010.
Please note that presentations should not exceed 20 minutes followed by 10 minutes of discussion.
Secretary of the conference is Prof. Desmond L. Kharmawphlang
desmondkharmawphlang@gmail.com
Email correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Rabindranath Sarma / Mr. Macdonald Lyngdoh Ryntathiang/ Ms. Margaret Lyngdoh with a cc to rsfolk@gmail.com / mac50@rediffmail.com / ninilyngdoh@gmail.com
A second circular including further information will be issued in July, 2010.
A third circular including the congress programme will be issued shortly before the congress dates.
For updates please check the ISFNR website at http://isfnr.org/files/nextinterimconference.html
Welcome to North-East India!