CfP: Challenging Perspectives on the Indian Diaspora

Call for papers, deadline 1 March 2017

CALL FOR PAPERS

Challenging Perspectives on the Indian Diaspora
A Global Conference on Diaspora Studies and Policies
Date: October 5-7, 2017
Venue: City of The Hague, The Netherlands

The Foundation of the Lalla Rookh Academic Chair (Stichting Diaspora Leerstoel in Lalla Rookh), in conjunction with VU University of Amsterdam, the International Institute of Social Studies of the Erasmus University Rotterdam in The Hague and the Municipality of The Hague, are organizing a Global Conference on Indian Diaspora Studies.

The Why of this Conference

The theme of this conference is “Challenging Perspectives on the Indian Diaspora”. The word “challenging” carries two meanings. First, challenging perspectives as in creating new, interesting, and intriguing perspectives. Second, challenging also refers to engagement with prevailing perspectives. While wider diaspora studies informs the discussions of the conference, the focus is on the Indian Diaspora. We welcome academic and policy papers from disciplinary, multidisciplinary and inter- disciplinary approaches related to anthropology, economics, law, politics, sociology, geography, art and media, and history. The emphasis is on identifying new areas and linkages with India, including the role of Bollywood films, homemaking and integrating practices, identity making, issues concerning citizenship and legal arrangements, and the politics and economics of diaspora.