1. NATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON
WOMEN IN LITERATURE AND MEDIA
IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION
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30-31 October, 2015
Venue - Raipur Campus, MATS University,
MATS Tower, Pandri, Raipur (CG)
ORGANIZED BY DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH,
MATS SCHOOL OF ARTS & HUMANITIES,
MATS UNIVERSITY
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2. About the Conference
MATSLIT will focus on contribution and challenges of women in literature and media. The
focus is the place of women in literature depicted by different authors, the challenges faced
in media and how the culture of the society, has affected women over the period of time..
these are the larger points on which the conference would focus upon. Our society has
undergone massive change. Women are now found in large numbers in professional
schools and in the professions, and, to a much lesser extent, in executive suites and
legislatures. They work at a host of technical and blue-collar jobs previously closed to
them. Women writers themselves have long been interested in tracing a "woman's
tradition" in writing. Mary Scott's The Female Advocate: A Poem Occasioned by Reading Mr
Duncombe's Feminead (1774) is one of the best known such works in the 18th century, a
period that saw a burgeoning of women's publishing. In 1803, Mary Hays published the six
volume Female Biography. Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own (1929) exemplifies the
impulse in the modern period to explore a tradition of women's writing.
Proposed Sub Themes for Conference
(a) LITERATURE AND GENDER
(b) FEMINISM
(c) GENDER EQUALITY
(d) FEMINISM AND MEDIA
(e) MEDIA AND CULTURE
(f) WOMEN, CULTURE AND SOCIETY
(g) WOMEN AND VIOLENCE
(h) IDENTITIES AND DIVERSITY
(i) FEMINIST THEORY, POLITICS AND ACTIVISM
(j) WOMEN AND CINEMA
(k) INTERSECTIONS OF GENDER, RACE, CLASS AND SEXUALITY
(l) WOMEN AND HIGHER EDUCATION
(m) SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF MEDIA
(n) MEDIA AND CRIMES
(o) WOMEN AND IDENTITY
(p) WOMEN WRITINGS
(q) WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY

3. Guidelines for Abstract Papers
Participants are requested to send abstracts of their papers (in about 250 words
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according to MLA Seventh Edition) by 3 October 2015 by e-mail at
matslitt@matsuniversity.ac.in
The abstract must have Name, Designation, Phone No., E mail address, Name of the
Institute, Complete Title of the Paper. Only those papers will be presented at the
conference the abstracts of which are cleared by the Review Committee. Intimation of
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acceptance of papers will be sent by 10 October 2015. Selected papers will be published
in ISSN Journal No. 2349-171X
Registration details
Registration fee for Students Rs. 800/-
Research Scholar Rs. 1000/-
Faculty / Industrialist Rs. 1500/-
on spot registration Rs. 2000/-
may be sent through Demand Draft in favour of MATS UNIVERSITY payable at Raipur
(Chhattisgarh)
OR
Transfer the fee through NEFT, the account details are as below :
NAME : MATS University
A/C. No. : 1066002100030487
Bank : Punjab National Bank
Branch : Station Road, Raipur
IFSC : PUNB0106600
MICR : 492024005
Send the receipt of the NEFT with the registration form and transaction reference receipt
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by 15 October, 2015.
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Full length Paper should be sent on or before 20 of October 2015.
The following information must be furnished along with the registration fee:
1. Name
2. Organization
3. Designation
4. Telephone / Mobile No.
4. E-mail

4. For further details please contact :
Dr. Sheena Abraham - 098274 94485
Dr. Shilpi Bhattacharya - 098279 46501
Dr. Mahima Gautam - 098265 15608
About MATS University
MATS University, is a private university located in
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. It was established under
Chhattisgarh Act No. 29 of 2006 Chhattisgarh Private
Universities (Establishment and Operation)
(Amendment) Act, 2006. MATS University provides
holistic education that combines modernity with
classical grace, scientific professionalism and
humanistic compassion to prepare India to meet the
opportunities of future. Our aspiration to broaden all
facets of intellectual frontier (professional, personal,
social, spiritual and emotional) of the students can be
achieved only with the establishment of a university of
highest distinction which stands loftily on the strong
foundation of Academics, Research and Consultancy.
About Department of English
Department of English, MATS School of Arts and
Humanities caters to an outlook in English languages
with courses like B.A. Hons. English with Mass
Communication and M.A. English Literature that
equips a student to meet the challenges of his/her
aspirations. It provides a mutually supportive and
positive learning environment. The syllabi is thus
designed that it promotes inter-disciplinary research
as it includes literature, Journalism, Feature Writing
How to Reach Raipur
Raipur is well connected from all parts of the country
by a network of rail, road and air. Different airlines
operate flights between Raipur and other cities. There
are flights between Raipur and Mumbai, Delhi,
Chennai, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar and
Vishakhapatnam. A large number of trains operate on
the train route to Raipur on a daily basis, ensuring a
strong connectivity with all major cities in India.
Distance from Raipur railway station to MATS
University Raipur Campus is 3 kms.
Chief Patron
Shri Gajraj Pagariya
Chancellor
Chief Mentor
Shri Sushil Chandra
Director General
Mentor
Shri Priyesh Pagariya
Chief Executive Office
Patron
Prof. Byju John
Vice-Chancellor
Seminar Organizing Committee
Secretary
Shri Gokulananda Panda
Registrar
Convener
Dr. Sheena Abraham
H.O.D. (Dept. of English)
Co-convener
Dr. Mahima Gautam, Asst. Prof.
Dr. Shilpi Bhattacharya, Asst. Prof.
Committee Members
Mrs. Shruti Sangam, Asst. Prof.
Mrs. Sapna Naidu, Asst. Prof.
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