Conference on Re-Defining the Modernist Peak: Celebrating the Centenary of T S Eliot’s The Waste Land and James Joyce’s Ulysses

Organizer: CESR (Centre for English Studies and Research), in collaboration with Kerala Sahitya Akademi

About the Conference

  • When: 19 & 20 May, 2022
  • Venue: (Offline)
  • Sahitya Akademi Hall, Thrissur, Kerala
  • Call for Papers

Registration

  • Students/ Research Scholars- Rs 100
  • Faculty- Rs 200

Concept Note

Very few texts in the history of English Literature have evoked more admiration and controversy than Ulysses and The Waste Land when they were first published in 1922. When the dust raised by the furore settled, the impact of these works on literature was tremendous – all changed, changed utterly. Together James Joyce and T S Eliot ushered in a modernist revolution that radically transformed the sensibilities of contemporary readers and writers. Beyond linguistic and continental frontiers, these texts influenced the writing of fiction and poetry across the world.They remained inevitable components of literary education till the advent of the theory revolution in the 1970s. Now, a century after their publication, the time has come to interrogate their status in a radically different socio-political and historical scenario. How relevant are these texts today? Have they become ‘classics’ of a bygone avant- garde era? Do they still address some of the central issues in relation to form and content? – These are some of the key issues this conference seeks to explore.

  • Invite original, innovative and unpublished papers for presentation on the conference theme.
  • The papers must be about 3000- 5000 words, including keywords and abstract. (Must strictly follow MLA 9th edition)
  • Selected papers can be presented at the conference

Send the complete paper to the following mail id
cesrthrissur@gmail.com

Important dates to remember:

  • Last date for submission of full paper- May 15
  • Intimation of acceptance – May 17

Programme Coordinators:
Dr Pradeepkumar K

Assistant Professor of English, Sri Vyasa NSS College, Wadakkanchery (94471 85537)

Dr Jaya P S- Associate Professor, Sree Narayana College,Nattika (94470 03399)

Dr Nisha Francis Alapatt- HoD, Dept of English, Vimala College(Autonomous), Thrissur (98467 25651)

Razeena P R– Assistant Professor of English, Sri C Achutha Menon Govt College,Thrissur (9447814200)

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