Overview
The landscape of English Studies is undergoing a dynamic transformation. Globalization, with its interconnectedness and cultural exchange, challenges traditional perspectives on literature and language. This conference invites scholars, educators, and students to engage in critical dialogue through expanding perspectives on inclusion and diversity within the field
We invite scholars, educators, and students with a passion for English Studies, globalization, inclusion, and diversity to join us for this stimulating and thought-provoking conference!
The conference will feature
- Keynote addresses from leading scholars in the field of globalization, inclusion, and diversity in English Studies
- Panel discussions on a wide range of topics related to the conference theme
- Paper presentations by academics and graduate students exploring their research in these areas
- Workshops designed to equip educators with practical strategies for fostering inclusion and diversity in their classrooms
- Networking opportunities for scholars, educators, and students to connect and share ideas
This conference is a vital platform for
- Reimagining English Studies as a truly global discipline
- Promoting critical engagement with issues of power, representation, and identity within the English language
- Enriching teaching practices to reflect the diverse experiences of our students
- Building a more inclusive and equitable future for English Studies in an interconnected world
Topics
- Decolonizing the Curriculum
- Global Englishes and Linguistic Diversity
- Environmental Humanities
- Digital Humanities and Global Literature
- Cultural Exchange and Translation
- Pedagogies of Inclusion
- AI in Literature, Language Learning and Teaching
- World Englishes and the Internalization of Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities
- Decolonization of Epistemology
- Ethical Considerations of AI in English Studies
- AI and Future Directions of English Studies
- Emerging Trends in ELT
- Eco-linguistics and Ecocriticism
- Literary Theories
- The Interface of Language, Literature, Culture and Technology
- Translation Studies
- Speculative Fiction: Fantasy, Science Fiction and• Horror Studies
- Travelogues and the Tourist Discourses
- Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature and Language Studies
- Multilingualism
Sponsors
Conference Brochure/Poster
Important Dates
| Title | Date |
| Abstract Submission: | 15th September 2024 |
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| Conference Dates: | 13th-14th January 2025 (Time: 10:00am - 01:00pm) |
Guest of Honour
Prof. Dr. Jette G. Hansen Edwards
Prof. Dr. Jette G. Hansen Edwards is the Professor of Applied English Linguistics and Chair of the Department of English at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities and served as a Humanities Panel Member for the 2020 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) by the University Grants Committee (UGC). She has been a Fellow of CW Chu College since 2010.
Prof. Hansen Edwards has a diverse range of research interests including second language/ multilingual phonological acquisition, variation, and use; World Englishes (with a focus on Hong Kong English); and second language writing. At the heart of her work is challenging the hegemony of English as a global language in order to empower multilingual learners and users of English. Her research has primarily focused on learners and users of English in Asia, aiming to transform pedagogical practice in the teaching of English to multilingual speakers.
Professor Hansen Edwards has published widely in her research areas and is the co-editor (with M. L. Zampini) of Phonology and Second Language Acquisition (2008 & 2011, Studies in Bilingualism, John Benjamins), a seminal volume in L2 phonology. She has recently completed a book entitled The Sounds of English around the World: An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology (Cambridge University Press, 2022). This book is the first to place World Englishes and sociolinguistic variation at the centre of the discussion of English phonetics and phonology.
As part of her work on challenging linguistic hegemonies and transforming pedagogical practice, Professor Hansen Edwards has also developed open-access website entitled Telling stories: Linguistic diversity in Hong Kong. Funded by a Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund (SIE Fund) grant, the project aims to: raise awareness of the rich cultural and linguistic heritage of Hong Kong as well as the cultural and linguistic richness found among ethnic minorities and members of the deaf community in Hong Kong.
Key-note Speakers
Prof. Deborah Madsen
Prof. Dr. Deborah Madsen is Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of
Geneva in Switzerland. She began her academic life with a specialism in literary allegory, which
has led to a research career largely devoted to the ways in which different forms of rhetorical
expression respond to political and cultural crises: American Exceptionalism, Feminism and
Ecofeminism, race-based immigration, US settler colonialism and Critical Indigenous Studies.
She is currently working on two projects: the analysis of Indigenous video games as digital
environmental narratives; and she is Principal Investigator of the project funded by the Swiss
National Science Foundation entitled “Vegan Literary Studies: An American Textual History,
1776-1900.” Most of her publications are available in full-text from UNIGE's Open Access digital
repository (https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch).
Dr. Farid Mohammadi
Dr. Farid Mohammadi is a lecturer in the English Department at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia. His doctoral thesis investigated J.R.R. Tolkien's portrayal of space, place, and atmosphere in The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955) through the analytical framework of Environmental Aesthetics. He specialises in teaching courses on ecocriticism, literary theory and criticism, as well as Romantic and Victorian literature and culture. His research primarily concerns the intersection of environment, aesthetics, and continental philosophy. He has published several scholarly papers and has presented his work at international conferences, addressing subjects such as Tolkien, 19th-century literature, contemporary art and aesthetics, knowledge production and decolonisation. Additionally, he has moderated various academic panels and discussions.
Dr. Esra Mirze Santesso
Dr. Esra Mirze Santesso is Professor of English at the University of Georgia. She is the author of Disorientation: Muslim Identity in Contemporary Anglophone Literature (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), Muslim Comics and Warscape Witnessing (Ohio State UP, 2023), and co-editor of Islam and Postcolonial Literature (Routledge, 2017). Her essays have appeared in a variety of journals, including the Journal of Religion and Literature, Critical Muslim, Postcolonial Interventions, Recherche Littéraire / Literary Research, The Comparatist, and Postcolonial Text. Her interview with Orhan Pamuk, the Nobel Prize winner for literature in 2006 came out in PMLA. She teaches courses on postcolonial theory, human rights narratives, and immigrant literature.
Dr. Shafat Yar Khan
Dr. Shafaat Yar Khan is currently Associate Head for Literature at University of Central Punjab, Lahore. He retired in 2020 as Professor of English from Higher Education Department of Punjab Government. From October 2020 to September 2022, he served as Head of the School of English at Minhaj University Lahore before joining the University of Central Punjab in September 2022 . He briefly served at GCU Lahore from 2007-9. He has served as visiting faculty at Punjab University, Kinnaird College for Women, NUML, and University of Lahore. He headed two schools for Bloomfield Hall School System and two for Beaconhouse School System.
Dr. Shafaat has a long and varied experience of teaching English literature and language, teacher training, and curriculum and syllabus development. He was the Chair of the committee for the provincial revision of the Single National Curriculum and also acted as the implementation lead at the signing off of the SNC in April 2023.
He is a popular mentor of English language for competitive examinations. He was engaged by National Management College (NIPA) and National Institute of Management, (NIM) Lahore for teaching Analytical Writing to serving bureaucrats from 2015 to 2020. His doctoral research is on narratology of pre-partition Indian travelogues.
Instructions for Authors
Authors are requested to prepare the abstract according to the following template.
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Submit your Abstract as per template on the following email address gides@uow.edu.pk. Please do not resubmit your same paper twice.
Organizing Committee
Patron in Chief
- Prof. Dr. Jameel-Un Nabi, Vice Chancellor UW
Chief Organizer
- Professor Dr. Asim Karim
Organizer
- Department of English
Conference Date: 13th-14th January 2025
Location: University of Wah, Quaid Avenue, Wah Cantt (Hybrid Mode)
Organized By:
University of Wah
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