About AMU:
Aligarh Muslim University is an Indian public central university. It was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. The College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920. The main campus of AMU is located in the city of Aligarh.
About the Call for Papers:
we call for papers for the first edition of Raleigh Literary Society’s Paper Presentation Competition, under the following sub-themes but not limited to-
1. Cultural consciousness and collective memories
2. Postmemory and the re-experiencing of the past
3. Characterisation of Trauma
4. Encoding trauma into mnemonic devices
5. Memory as a Parallel to History
6. Conflict, migration and memory
7. Traumatic Memories and Gender
8. Memory and Identity
9. Politics and politicisation of memory
10. Rituals of memory transfer
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The conference is only open to UG and PG students.
An abstract of not more than 300 words is to be submitted as a docx. file, with font Times New Roman, size 12, and line spacing of 1.15.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is 15th May 2023.
If your abstract is selected, you will be intimated via email by 17th May 2023, following which you will have to submit a manuscript of 1500-2000 words and a PowerPoint presentation latest by 23rd May 2023.
In the event of selection, further presentation guidelines will be communicated to you via email.
The abstract selection procedure will be managed by a panel of professors.
Registration Fees & Details:
1. Within AMU:
- Attendee: Rs. 50/. INR.
- Single Presenter: Rs. 300/- INR. iii) Two presenters: Rs. 250/- INR each, i.e. Rs. 500/- INR total.
2. From Outside AMU:
- Attendee: Rs. 100/- INR.
- Single Presenter: Rs. 500/- INR. iii) Two Presenters: Rs. 350/- each, i.e. Rs. 700/- INR total.
