International Seminar in English Literature/Language at SHIATS, Allahabad

Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHIATS), Allahabad, is delight to announce that an international seminar will be conducted by the department of English & Foreign Languages on November 24-15, 2013.

Seminar will be on ‘The Magnitude of English in Global Transformation

After having two Successful National Workshops institute is very much hopeful for an another seminar at International level in English Literature/Language with the objective to assess and to evaluate the magnitude of English and its transforming impact in ushering critical changes in the texture of the Indian society and the global society at large.

Sub Themes of the Seminar:

• Is Culture the Reflection of the Literature of the Societies or vice versa?

• Literature the Channel for generations to a specific direction

• Analysis of English Literature and its impact on the Global Society

• Insights of English literary authors in the transformation of Social Orders

• The Impact of Indian English writings on the Indian Youth

• Dissection of Indian Society from a Literary Perspective

• Westernization: A result of English Literature & Language

• Role of English Essays in Renaissance. “Effects of Reason not Authority”

• Influence of English Literature in the Struggle of Women’s Liberation

• The Impact of the Diasporic Writings on Indian Society

• English Language a medium of Global Expressions

Eminent Speakers are:

• Professor Edgar Schnieder (University of Regensburg, Germany)

• Professor Andrew Kirkpatrick (Griffith University, Australia )

• Professor Daniel Schreier (Sociolinguist, Switzerland )

• Dr. Mrs. Iris Devadasan (United Theological College, Bangalore )

• Prof. Kurt Kohn (University of Tubingen, Germany)

Institute also calls upon the authors, writer and scholars for the presentation of their papers in English Literature & Language both in the above mentioned International Seminar.

Candidates were requested to send the papers and abstracts through email on the address to Dr. Shivani S. Verma on shivani.verma@shiats.edu.in along with a hard copy addressed to Dr. Shivani S. Verma Dept. of English & Foreign Languages, Shiats, P/O AAI, Naini, Allahabad. UP- 211007.

Source: Anuranjan Ecka, click4college Specialist