International Multilingual Conference on Post-Conflict Literature, Trauma & Global Peace

Date : 29th April 2019 to 29th April 2019

Place : Pakistan, Islamabad

Website :https://numl.edu.pk/IMLCS/numlicms/index.html

Contact Person:Prof. Dr. Muhammad Safeer Awan

Description:

Since the end of cold war Pakistan, like some other countries in the Global South, has remained frontally engaged in regional and global conflicts such as wars in Afghanistan and Kashmir. 9/11 became a perpetual tragedy for Pakistan as it got embroiled in the global war against terror, led by the United States and its allies, resulting in deeply traumatic experiences for the people. One measure of these conflicts and traumas is the vast array of creative writings emanating from Pakistan, in its national and regional languages, especially during the last two decades. But Pakistan is not an exception; human tragedy escalated further into the Middle East and beyond due to aggressions and invasions of the powers that also monopolized trauma studies. Decolonizing this important field of critical inquiry and bringing a theoretical shift from Euro-American understanding towards new forms of holocausts is the main focus of this interdisciplinary and multilingual conference. It also seeks to debate how literary praxis can be transformative in the aftermath of military conflicts and resultant psycho-social trauma. To this end, the conference foregrounds human tragedy in Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Myanmar (Rohingya massacre), 9/11 and global war on terror, and its consequences for Pakistan in particular. The recent history of these regions makes them highly productive sites for examining the role of literature in the aftermath of war. Scholars across related disciplines such as literary and cultural studies, conflict and peace studies, post-conflict and trauma studies, and terrorism studies are invited to examine and interrogate different ways in which literary writers approach violent events of traumatogenic potential and the subject of peace. Conference speakers are encouraged to send original contributions with innovative ideas on how literary texts capture human experience of war and can help promote peace building.

International Multilingual Conference on Post-Conflict Literature, Trauma & Global Peace will be held in Islamabad,Pakistan on date 2019-04-29

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Deadline for abstracts/proposals : 31st January 2019

Keynote Speakers : Noam Chomsky Prof Miriam Cooke Prof Judith Herman Prof Almuth Degener Prof Cara Cilano

Conference Highlights :Interactive session with Renowned Pakistani Writers

Venue :NUML, Khayaban-e-Johar, H-9, Islamabad, Pakistan

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