We are accepting abstracts for the Indian Association for South Asian Studies (IASAS) International Conference, which will take place at Nāgānanda International Institute for Buddhist Studies (NIIBS) from July 24-25, 2023. Researchers and scholars from across the disciplines will participate in this two-day conference that will be concentrating on South Asian studies. The central theme for the above is ‘South Asian Interconnections: Producing Knowledge through Practice’.
This conference aims to be more focussed on the interconnections among South Asian countries in terms of labor, ideas, commodities, culture, religion, and performing practices. The world we live in is intertwined, with constant movements of products, services, capital, labour, information, and ideas. These movements have served as the foundation for the construction of global value chains. Hence this conference explores the interconnectedness of South Asians from pre-history to modern times.
Despite a history of ethnic, linguistic, and political fragmentation, the South Asia region (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Afghanistan) have been connected to each other from ancient times. This connectedness has created a shared past in terms of the socio-religious, cultural, political, and economic spheres. Apart from the above these countries have a shared experience of colonialism, racialism, and economic exploitation, all opposed to foreign bases and foreign intervention, all have embraced the concept of regional organization, albeit to varied degrees and with varied stances.
Hence, these countries have been trying to cooperate with each other after the decolonization. The importance of South Asian regional cooperation is seen in the endeavour it represents to create a cooperative South Asian solution to the region’s challenges. This policy seeks to change the collective regional status of these nations from one of dependence on the developed world to one of the equal partners with it, allowing the developing nations to show their strength. This provides them with crucial negotiation leverage in their discussions with the ‘North’.
Going along these lines of cooperation and collective status, this conference welcomes panels and papers that combine the approaches and knowledge from many different fields to examine the past and give those other fields a historical perspective. Connecting historical studies to disciplines like economics, demographics, politics, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and others are also welcome.
The conference hopes to be able to encourage more research by generating new perspectives by exploring new as well as alternative and evolving research ideas and methods.
CALL FOR PAPERS INSTRUCTIONS
(A) GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
- Abstracts should report original research.
- Documents that do not conform to the guidelines will be rejected.
(B) INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
1) SUBMISSION
Soft copies of the following documents are requested to be uploaded to iasascolombo2023@gmail.com (Word & PDF)
- Short Abstract on or before 25 June 2023.
- Extended Abstract (Proposal)
2) EXTENDED ABSTRACT (Proposal)
- Extended abstract (word limit 1100 (abstract 300 words including 5 keywords + introduction to acknowledgement 800 words); maximum 05 pages; page numbers should be included)
- Should consist of the following sections:
- Abstract
- Introduction (with objectives)
- Methodology
- Results
- Discussion (or R & D combined)
- Conclusions (if relevant)
- References (Max 5)
- Acknowledgement (if relevant)
- Abstract:
- The abstract should be one paragraph with a word limit of 500 including 5 keywords. Please do not include subheadings.
Conference Tracks
- Religious Studies
- Cultural Studies
- Literature
- Anthropology
- Social works/sociology
- Economics
- History and Archaeology
- Languages / Linguistics studies
- Geography
- Education
- Performing Arts
- Folk Arts
- Political science
- Psychology
- Media & Journalism
Note:
- The organizing committee is not in a position to provide participants with financial support.
- All participants are advised to seek funding through their respective institutions or other sources.
- The venue of the conference is the Nāgānanda International Institute for Buddhist Studies (NIIBS), Manelwatta, Bollagala, Kelaniya Sri Lanka
- The organizers advise the participants to make arrangements for accommodation in the close neighbourhood of the Institute or apply for limited accommodation within the Institute without any meals. (Institute may be able to support the participants to obtain set menu meal packets for a reasonable cost.)
Instruction manual for the Indian Association for South Asian Studies (IASAS) International Conference.
