International Webinar

Meet the Renowned Academicians                                                                 

On
                 
from India and Abroad Neither East nor West: Vistas of
Postcolonial Discourses
7th-9th August, 2020
                                                               
Organized by
 Department of English
  Women’s College, Agartala, Tripura, India
                                                    
Year of Establishment: 1965
   
Affiliated to Tripura University (A Central University)
Prof. Francis X Clooney Dr. Rita Banerjee Reaccredited ‘B’ by NAAC
About Women's College: Parkman Professor Retd. Associate Professor
of Divinity, Harvard Centre for English Studies, Concept Note: Postcolonialism is a broad cultural approach
Situated at the heart of Agartala, the capital city of Tripura,
University,USA JNU, New Delhi, India
which deals with the effects of colonization on cultures and

Women's College is playing a pivotal role as one of the societies. It may be defined as a time and mindset occurring

premier institutions for women's education in Tripura. after the historical mind of colonialism, a time when the

Established in the year 1965 by the Govt. of Tripura, this colonial, decolonizing and postcolonial processes and effects

institution now enjoys affiliation under Tripura University (A can be expressed and examined in literary and political

narratives. Literature being a part of human consciousness is a

Central University) and offers quality education in both Arts
place where inner and outer world can be imagined with
and Science streams. Having 22 academic departments, with
empathy, where subjective and collective truths can be voiced
nearly 4000 students and more than 60 faculties, Women's
Dr. Debjani Sengupta Prof. Raj Kumar and where a restorative and re-inventing can take place.
College possesses an exceptional reputation as a dependable Associate Professor Head of Dept. of English
Indraprastha College for Women University of Delhi Postcolonial literature in English is important as it enables us
institute towards the goal of women empowerment. It is
University of Delhi, India New Delhi, India to listen to and participate in a cross-cultural and multi-voiced
reaccredited Grade B by NAAC and is bestowed with the
dialogue. Introducing new aesthetic norms and modes of

'Best College' award among all General Degree colleges of appraisal , postcolonial writers in English are laying bare

Tripura in the year 2018 and 2019. submerged histories, bringing minority interests and ethnic

diversities to the forefront, and reconfiguring cultural forms

and ways of life previously relegated to the periphery. This

Our Guests of the Inaugural Session discourse is addressing issues like the native people’s initial

encounter with the colonizers, ‘othering’ and colonial

Chief Guest Guest of Honour Prof. Mashrur Shahid Dr. Etienne Rassendren oppression in all its forms, mimicry, the struggle of the
Hossain Associate Professor
individual and collective cultural identity and the related
Jahangirnagar University St. Joseph's College
Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangalore, India themes of alienation, exile and homecoming, double

consciousness, hybridity, issues of racial and gender

discrimination, dislocation and relocation. In recent times,

postcolonial theory and discourses are invigorating recent

debates on ‘world’ and ‘global’ literatures, neocolonialism,

neoliberalism, critical regionalism, decoloniliaty with an eye

toward redefining humanism in new contexts. This webinar is

Sri Ratan Lal Nath Mr. Saju Vaheed A. conceptualized to gather voices from India and abroad to
Honourable Minister IAS Dr. Sujatha Menon Dr. Pallabi Gupta analyze and reflect on the different vistas of postcolonial
Dept. of Higher Education Director of Higher Education Language Teacher and Trainer Lecturer in English
Govt. of Tripura Govt. of Tripura Jazan University University of Illinois- discourses and thereby, hopes to bear witness to the driving

Saudi Arabia Urbana Champaign , USA energy of future postcolonial studies.

 ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Instructions:
Dr. Jayanti Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor and Head,

This webinar is open for all. Department of Economics, Women's College, Agartala, West

Tripura.

No registration fees.
Dr. Soma Banik, Assistant Professor, Deptt of Physics and
Registration to be done by 6th August, 2020 Coordinator, Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Women's College,

Agartala, West Tripura.

through the link:

Smt. K. V. Geetha, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology and

https://forms.gle/TgW1sxkEsngAhQmEA
Secretary, Teachers' Council, Women's College, Agartala, West

All registered participants are requested to join Tripura.

the telegram group. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

E- Certificates will be provided to all registered

Dr. Rahul Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor and Head,

Department of Physics, Women's College, Agartala. West

participants subject to the submission of
Tripura.

feedback form after active participation in each

Smt. Sima Dutta, Assistant Professor and Head, Department of

session of the webinar. IT, Women's College, Agartala, West Tripura.

Intimation of detailed Programme schedule and

Smt. Pusparwng Hrangkhawl, Assistant Professor, Department of

virtual platform will be given in the Telegram IT, Women's College, Agartala, West Tripura.

group.

PRESIDENT

Contact Us:

Dr. Somali Saha. +91-9436926127

somali.saha2009@gmail.com

Smt. Sarbari Nath. +91-9436123924

nathsarbariagt13@gmail.com Smt. Manidipa Debbarma

Principal, Women's College,
Agartala, West Tripura
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Associate Professor & Head Assistant Professor
Department of English, Department of English
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Vistas of Postcolonial Discourses