Conference: ‘Trends in English for Science & Technology’, India – January 29, 2014

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SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
(Established under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956)
Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Road, Chennai – 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India

A one day National Conference
on
Trends in English for Science & Technology
with special focus on
Technical Writing (Download Brochure)

TEST ‘14
29th   January 2014

Organised by
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
Chennai – 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India
Phone: 044-24501644  Extn: 5499 & 5320
www.sathyabamauniversity.ac.in

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY

Sathyabama University was established under Section (3) of the UGC Act, 1956, in the year 1987. It is a pioneer institute imparting knowledge in the areas of engineering, science, technology and education.  The progress and contribution of the university in the field of technical education for over two decades made the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India to grant University status Under Section (3) of the UGC Act, 1956. Sathyabama University is steered towards success under the leadership of visionary Honorable Chancellor Col. Dr. JEPPIAAR, Madam Chancellor Tmt. Remibai Jeppiaar, and the able support and guidance of the Directors  Dr. Marie Johnson and Dr. Mariazeena Johnson. The university has undertaken various sponsored projects funded by National organizations such as ISRO, DST, IGCAR, DRDO.,  MoEF, CSIR, NRSC, DBT, MWR, BRNS, CVRDE etc. The University is successfully conducting non-formal education programmes through 18 village Resource Centers all over the state. (more…)

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Seminar: ‘Narratives of Violence in Postmodern Literature’ – February 27-28, Sagar, MP, India

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#43 | December 30, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036

Department of English & Other European Languages, Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar (M.P.) is organising a seminar on “Narratives of Violence in Postmodern Literature” on February 27-28 at Sagar, MP, India.

Theme Statement

All along their evolution and dissolution, various ancient and medieval civilizations– from the Indo Aryan regions of the East to the Middle Eastern to the Greco-Roman to the fuzzy Indigenous Americas on the other side of the Atlantic to the Australian continent and around and farther into the Pacific –have all seen, suffered and perpetrated violence of the most overt and crude forms. Many of these civilizations perished or metamorphosed under attack and threat of violence. Therefore, violence and its various manifestations have been the core issues in philosophical and religious and other cultural discourses ever since the ancient and medieval times, both in the East and the West. (more…)

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