National Conference on Interweaving Texts and Contexts – Pedagogical Strategies

Organised by Dept of Studies and Research in English 

Tumkur University, Tumkur Karntaka

30 April 2012

About The Conference

It is evident that a work of art earlier was examined in vacuum. But the work of art has now evolved to attain a new nomenclature “Text”. Thanks to the various insights contributed by theorists across the world, the idea of Text in the recent developments in the theory of textuality from Barthes to Belsey has posed challenges to the way literary and non-literary texts are studied. In the light of this debate, the Conference proposes to examine the possibility of a preeminent context around a text or a context that assumes its shape circumstantially.

Objectives of the Conference

• To explore new critical idioms for the evaluation and reading of literary and non-literary texts
• To develop various perspectives for reading literatures
• To showcase and engage with new research which has been reflecting on these themes

Sub-themes of the Conference

• Traditional approaches to text
• Textuality of History, History of Textuality
• Transition from Work to Text
• Text and Context
• Textuality as a research method

Call for papers

Interested participants are invited to present papers on any of the themes mentioned above. The full papers and not the abstracts of the papers shall reach us by 20th April 2012, to the email id tuteng2011@gmail.com to facilitate the publication and release of the proceedings (with ISBN) on the day of the Conference.

Guidelines for Paper Submission

• The entire paper must be in MS-Word document format.
• The length of the paper should not exceed 10 pages.
• Times New Roman 12 font, 1.5 line space and 1-inch margin all around.
• Send one hard copy and one soft copy of the paper to the Conference Convener.
• The papers will be evaluated on the basis of originality, research content, conceptual clarity, methodology, and presentation skills.
• Editorial Committee has the authority to review and select the papers for ISBN edited book.

Delegation Fee

Delegates	Registration Fee
Academics and Research Scholars	Rs 400/-
Students	Rs 100/-

The Registration fee may be paid on the spot.

For further details contact

Organizing Secretary

Department of Studies and Research in English

Dr. P Sadnanda Maiya Block

Tumkur University, Campus

B.H.Road, Tumkur – 572103, Karnataka

E-mail-ID: tuteng2011 AT gmail.com

Phone: 9900359280