[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 4 | January 27, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Join The Clute Institute for our 2015 International Education Conference in London, United Kingdom. The aim of this conference…
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 4 | January 27, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036]
The Department of English, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Yashwantrao Mohite College, Pune (India) is organizing a two-day International Conference at Yashwantrao Mohite College, Pune, India from 13th and 14th February, 2015.
About the conference: Marginalization and Indian English Literature
Marginalization is social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society. It is a term used widely in the United Kingdom and Europe, and was first used in France. It is used across disciplines including education, sociology, psychology, politics and economics. It is also called social exclusion.
Social exclusion is the process in which individuals or entire communities of people are systematically blocked from rights, opportunities and resources that are normally available to members of society and which are key to social integration.
The resulting alienation or disenfranchisement is often connected to a person’s social class, education status, relationships in childhood and living standards. It also applies in varying degrees to people with a disability, minorities, fair sex, to the elderly, and to youth. Anyone who deviates in any perceived way from the norm of a population may become subject to coarse or subtle forms of social exclusion.
The outcome of social exclusion is that affected individuals or communities are prevented from participating fully in the economic, social, and political life of the society in which they live. Material deprivation is the most common result of this exclusion. Ensuing poverty, emotional and psychological trauma, and its resulting diseases may result in catastrophic damage to lives, health, and psyche. (more…)
[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 4 | January 27, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036]
International Conference on English Language & Literature – A Tool for Humanising (ELLATH-2015)
FEBRUARY 23 & 24, 2015
ELLATH-2015, a two-day platform for linguists, anthropologists, sociologists, academicians and literary people to interact, deliberate and share
CONCEPT NOTE
Language is for expression and Literature is the reflection of that expression. The unique quality of Language and Literature in socialising, humanising and educating is well acknowledged and appreciated across the globe. When language empowers one to express oneself, Literature opens a wide arena where one can look for larger domains for refinement. The status of English Language and Literature in this global era is a highly relevant topic of discussion among academicians, linguists and literary people. The humanising potential of language and literature are highly innovative areas for anthropologists as well as academicians to look up. These days, value added courses and value educations are included in the curriculum in order to impart humanising values to the society. At this juncture, it is exciting to deliberate upon the humanising quality of language and literature. The humanising potential of language and literature is a highly interesting area for further studies and research. (more…)