Globalisation and postcolonial writing: an Australia-India exchange
Globalisation has changed the world into a unpredictable, blended space. New combinations and confrontations radically challenge our understanding and representations. The conference Globalisation and Postcolonial writing: an Australia-India exchange recognised that Australian, Indian and Austral-Indian cross-cultural studies are areas of serious academic engagement. It provided a space for academic and creative exchange on globalisation as addressed in postcolonial literary, visual, performance and cultural studies. The conference presented a series of celebratory events marking the completion of 150 years of Calcutta University.
Date
7-9 February 2006
Venue
University of Calcutta, Alipore Campus, Kolkata
Program
Globalisation and Postcolonial Writing: an Australia-India Exchange program 
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Keynote speakers
- Peter Goldsworthy (Author)
Invited speakers
- Professor Bill Ashcroft (Chair Professor of the Department of English, University of Hong Kong)
- Moinak Biswas (Author)
- Professor Clare Bradford (Professor of Literary Studies, Deakin University)
- Ruth Brimacombe (PhD Student, School of Art History, Cinema, Classics and Archaeology, University of Melbourne)
- Professor David Carter (Director of the Australian Studies Centre, University of Queensland)
- Professor Dipesh Chakrabarty (Department of History and in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago)
- Associane Professor Denise Cuthbert (Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Monash University)
- Terry Collits (Head of Chisholm College, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia)
- Phillip Darby (Director of the Institute of Postcolonial Studies,University of Melbourne)
- Nilanjana Deb (Lecturer, Department of English, Jadavpur University, Calcutta)
- Tess de Quincey (Director of the Triple Alice Forum & Laboratories)
- Alan Dilnot (Lecturer of English Literature, Monash University)
- Debra Dudek (Research Fellow, Deakin University, Melbourne,Australia)
- Wendy Garden (Art Curator for the City of Banyule)
- Sally Gardner (Lecturer in Dance, School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University)
- Devika Goonewardene (PhD Student in Political Science, University of Melbourne)
- Peter Groves (Lecturer, School of English, Communications and Performance Studies, Monash University)
- David Hanan (Author)
- Andrew Hassam (Director, Australian Studies Graduate Program, Monash University)
- Dianne Jones (Photo-Media Artist)
- Odette Kelada (PhD Student, Charles Sturt University)
- Adib Khan (Author)
- Suboohi Khan (PhD Student, Arts Faculty, Monash University, Melbourne)
- Marcia Langton (Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies, University of Melbourne)
- Richard Larkins (AO, Vice-Chancellor, Monash University)
- Professor Le Grand (Dean, Arts Faculty, Monash University)
- Chandani Lokuge (Director,Centre for Postcolonial Writing, Monash University, Melbourne)
- Brigid Magner (Lecturer, RMIT)
- Dr Lyn McCredden (Lecturer of Literary and Cultural Studies, Deakin University, Melbourne)
- Professor Michael Meehan (Head of the School, Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University)
- Stephen Muecke (Australian Professorial Research Fellow in Cultural Studies, University of Technology, Sydney)
- Lizz Murphy (NSW Poetry Development Officer, Poets Union)
- Ashis Nandy (Senior Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi)
- Andrew Ng (Lecturer, Contemporary Literature and Film Studies, Monash University, Malaysia)
- Wenche Ommundsen (Associate Dean for Research, Faculty of Arts, Deakin University)
- Dharmasena Pathiraja (Filmaker)
- Eva Sallis (Visiting Research Fellow, University of Adelaide)
- Kim Scott (Author)
- Associate Professor Paul Sharrad (Associate Professor of English, University of Wollongong)
- Peter Snow (Head, School of English, Communications and Performance Studies, Monash University)
- Jennifer Strauss (Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Department of English, Monash University)
- Manikya Kodithuwakku (Assistant Administrative Officer, Centre for Postcolonial Writing)
Abstracts
Globalisation and Postcolonial Writing: an Australia-India Exchange abstracts 1.34 mb
Conference dinner
- Address by Guest of Honour John McCarthy AO, Australian High Commissioner to India
- Date: Wednesday 8th February 2006
- Venue: The Bengal Club, 33 B, Chowringhee Road, Kolkata 700071
- Time: 6.30pm
- Dress: Lounge/Formal/National
- Highlights: A cultural programme by the renowned classical danseuse, Amita Dutt, Professor, Department of Dance, Rabindra Bharati University, and troupe will precede the cocktails and dinner. Hosted by: Professor Richard Larkins, Vice-Chancellor, Monash University and Mrs Caroline Larkins and Dr Chandani Lokuge, Director, Centre for Postcolonial Writing, Monash University.
Publication outcomes
A special edition of Meanjin was dedicated to the conference. It was be co-edited by Ian Britain (General Editor, Meanjin) and Chandani Lokuge. The advisory committee of this issue included Jennifer Strauss, Sanjukta Dasgupta and Tapati Gupta.Contact
Convenors
Sponsors
- Monash University
- Australia-India Council