DIBRUGARH
– MINI-MELOW 2025
MELOW: The Society for the Study of
the Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the World has been in existence since 1997 and
organizes an international Conference every year. To date, it has held
twenty-five such conferences. Alongside these conferences, MELOW also conducts
other activities from time to time, including mini-conferences that bring
together smaller groups of delegates to focus on specific thematic concerns.
The next Mini-MELOW is proposed to
be held at Dibrugarh, Assam, in November 2025.
Proposed Dates: 22-23 November 2025
Proposed Venue: Dibrugarh University (Host
institution)
Organized by: MELOW (The Society for the Study
of the Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the World)
Over the last few decades, we have
noted a marked change in the way LGBTQ+ identities are portrayed and
interpreted in literature, the media, and society. The presence of persons who
differ from the mainstream in their gender and sexual identities increasingly
tends to be out of the cupboard, moving from the background to the fore, from
subtextual appearances and coded references to outspoken celebrations of
resistance, love, and identity.
The mini-MELOW Conference in
Dibrugarh seeks to explore and analyze the changing terrain of LGBTQ+
representation in literature and culture. It will look at how issues of nation,
language, class, caste, tradition, and power interact with narratives that
celebrate differences from heteronormativity and cisgender norms. The event
aims to promote different and intersectional viewpoints, showcasing texts from
many linguistic, regional, and cultural backgrounds.
We seek to
foster an inclusive and diverse dialogue, inviting scholars from literature,
philosophy, cultural studies, and related fields to participate. Examining
literary texts from different historical periods, genres, and cultural
contexts, participants will contribute to a nuanced understanding of humanity's
evolving attitude towards gender and sexuality. Queer Ecocriticism is a potent
perspective suggesting a thorough and discerning, original understanding of
sexuality in nature and the human world by challenging the very idea of the
natural/unnatural binary. There is no sexual orientation which is unnatural in
the world of nature. It is not a matter of choice or luxury, but of basic
need.
Our aim is to create an inclusive
academic space for discussion of this timely subject that remains
underrepresented in academic discourse. The conference aligns with MELOW's
dedication to diversity, inclusivity, and the critical analysis of global
literature.
We will focus on areas that include
(but are not restricted to) the following: Queer theory and literary criticism;
Intersectionality: Queerness and caste, class, region, religion, race,
disability; Shifting representations of queer identities in literature, film,
theatre, and other cultural texts; Queer autobiographies, memoirs, and
life-writing; Indigenous, regional, and non-Western perspectives on gender and
sexuality; Censorship, silence, and the politics of queer visibility; Translations
and the language of queerness; Queer spaces: urban/rural, digital/real,
imagined/embodied; Teaching queer texts: pedagogy, resistance, and acceptance.
We welcome critical, interdisciplinary,
as well as creative contributions. Participants from the North-Eastern states
are particularly encouraged, although the conference will include select
scholars from across India and abroad.
Tentative Session Titles
- Pedagogies of the Queer:
Teaching and Textual Strategies
- From Closet to Celebration:
Narrating Queer Histories
- Performing Pride: Queer
Aesthetics in Theatre, Film, and Art
- Resisting Erasure: Memory,
Trauma, and Identity
- Translation and Transgression:
The Language of the Other
- Rainbow Texts: Queer Presences
in Indian Languages
- Love, Law, and Literature:
From Section 377 to Queer Utopias
- Queer Ecocriticism
The Subject of your email should
read: ABSTRACT FOR DIBRUGARH MINI-MELOW
Panel under which the abstract may be considered
(1 to 8): |
Mode of presentation: online (only for foreign
delegates) or in-person? |
Do you need hotel accommodation? Yes or No: (If yes) Shared or Single: (If shared) State your gender, please. M/F: |
Is ppt required? Yes or No: |
Name of the participant: Designation and Affiliation: Email id: |
Title of the abstract: |
Abstract in 200-250 words |
Keywords (4-5): |
Brief Bio: (100 words) |
Last date for
submission of abstract:
15 September 2025
Notification of
acceptance: 1
October 2025
Full papers: to be submitted by 15 November
2025
Participation
Details
·
The
conference will be in-person for Indian Delegates.
·
It
is a self-supporting event: participants will bear their travel and
accommodation costs and also pay a Membership and Delegate Fee. Subsidized arrangements for food and stay
will be facilitated by the organizers.
·
Details
regarding Registration fee/accommodation will be sent along with the acceptance
letters.
· Foreign participants may present online. They
will not be charged any Membership or Delegate Fee.
·
Selected
papers will be considered for publication in a peer-reviewed volume to
be published by a reputed international press.
Organizers
·
MELOW: The Society for the Study of the
Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the World
URLs: https://melow.in/,
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003036474708, https://melusmelow.blogspot.com/
·
Dept of English, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh,
Assam: https://dibru.ac.in/department-of-english
RSVP: minimelow2025@gmail.com
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