Please circulate:
THE POLITICS OF POSTCOLONIALITY: CONTEXTS AND CONFLICTS
(McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - 24
October 2003)
Call for Papers for Proposed Roundtable Discussion:
Empire Resurrected: (Un)Building Imperial Colonies in
the 21st Century
One aspect of the development of Post/colonial Theory
is that it relies on analyzing past events, on what
took place but not on what might take place. The
proposed roundtable discussion will examine the role pf
Post/Colonial Theory in the 21st century, and how the
possibility of having the Empire Resurrected may
transform it.
Some of the themes that can be dealt with during this
session are:
- What are the chances of establishing direct
colonialism again in the 21st century? Why did old
empires give up their old colonies in favor of indirect
colonialism? What are the conditions that would make
them revert back to direct colonialism?
- How can Postcolonial theory respond/react to such a
possibility? What would be its role?
- What are the circumstances
(economical/political/cultural/social) that would
facilitate the resurrection of direct
colonialism/empire? What are the circumstance that
might impede such a dramatic switch?
- What are the (dis)advantages of going from indirect
to direct colonialism? How would this impact
globalization and local nationalism?
- How can new colonial schemes be countered? What
should be the new mode of resistance? What is the role
of civil disobedience in this case? Is
terrorism/radical resistance the new mode for
countering the new empire? What are the viable modes of
resistance?
Please send a detailed abstract (between 300- 500
words) with a short bibliography (150-300 words) to
Suha Kudsieh: suhak@canada.com by May 1, 2003.
Senders of accepted abstracts will be notified after
May 25, 2003.
Conference papers (11-13 pages) will be circulated
among notified participants by Tuesday Sept. 30, 2003.
The roundtable discussion will comprise of 4-8
participants whose abstracts have been accepted and who
come from different disciplines (Political Science,
Economics, History, Humanities, Theory,Cultural Studies
and so on). Conference papers (12-14 pages) will be
circulated among notified participants by Tuesday Sept.
30, 2003. All participants will read the papers in
advance and prepare helpful
feedback/suggestions/questions. During the conference,
each participant will provide a 5-7 minute statement (5
pages) about their topic. This will be followed by a
larger discussion.
Minutes will be taken and conclusions/final remarks
will be distributed among participants and among
interested members of the audience. Hopefully, this
roundtable discussion will outline the new role of
Post/Colonialism in the 21st century, and will evolve
into an edited collection of essays.
If you have any questions, or need more information,
please email:
Suha Kudsieh: suhak@canada.com
Centre for Comparative Literature
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada
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