(This is a provisional summary of what I have written on this topic so far) In discussing the complex concept of the “State of Exception” Georgio Agamben traces the origin of current normative and central role of the State of…
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Applications for Fellowship Programme in South Asia
by Masood Raja •
Fellowship Programme in South Asia “Understanding Masculinities: Culture, Politics & Social Change” Applications are due on or before: 18 November 2010 The applications received after 17:00 hrs (Nepal Standard Time) on 18th November will not be considered. http://www.engagingmen.net/networks/sanam/fellowship About the…
CFP: Post/Colonial Nostalgia in South Asian Literature
by Masood Raja •
“Post/Colonial Nostalgia in South Asian Literature” Northeast Modern Language Association, April 7-10, 2011, New Brunswick, New Jersey Host Institution: Rutgers University Svetlana Boym in The Future of Nostalgia (2002) identifies two types of nostalgia. The first is restorative, containing conspiratorial…
CFP: Creolization and creole groups in (post-)colonial Asia and the Asian diaspora
by Masood Raja •
CFP AAS-Panel: Creolization and creole groups in (post-)colonial Asia and the Asian diaspora Honolulu, Mar/Apr 2011 Creolization and creole populations have rarely been studied systematically and comparatively beyond the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean. However, processes of creolization have occurred…