Assam
University (A Central University)
P.O. :
Durgakona, Dist.
: Cachar, Assam – 788011
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Call for
papers
National Seminar on
Women and Media : Challenges and
Opportunities
From 3rd March, 2014 to 4th March, 2014
Centre
for Bangladesh Studies and Department of Bengali, Assam University, Silchar is
going to hold National Seminar on the above said topic from 3rd March, 2014 to 4th
March, 2014. Abstracts are welcome
from the scholars. Paper should reach by 15th January, 2014. Papers would be peer reviewed.
Last date of submission of
Abstract : 15th January, 2014
Last date of submission of
Full Paper : 31st January, 2014
N.B. : Seminar Proceeding will be published on 3rd March, 2014.
Abstract may be send to E-Mail : womenandmedia.aus@gmail.com
For Details Please Contact : 09401416358
Registration Fees : 700.00 (Rupees Seven Hundred Only)
Sub themes :
1. The
portrayal of women in Television Advertisement
2. Women in
Contemporary Culture and Literature
3. Life of
Women in Pre Modern Bengal and Assam
4. Role of
Media in Women Empowerment
5. Gender and
Media
6. Celebrity
Construction by Indian Press
7. Politics of
Silence in Women Empowerment
8. Need for
Regulatory Framework to Control Media on Gender
9. Role of Media in the
protection of women's rights
10. Feminism and media
11. Framework of Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Media
12. Language, Media and gender
13. Marginality of Women in Media and mediated virtual world
14. Media and Violence against Women
15. Mediated Gender Stereotyping
16. Objectification of Women by the Media
17.
Portrayal of Women in Media
18.
Media and Gender Construction
Hospitality and Traveling
Allowance : The organizing committee will make modest arrangements for
boarding and lodging in local Hotels at Silchar, Assam. Keeping the budget
constraints, the delegates to the extent possible, are requested to arrange
travelling expenses from their respective institutions/organizations.
Brief history of the collaborating University :
Assam University came
into existence through Assam (Central) University Act, 1989. It
was established in 1994, since then the University is steadily
becoming an excellent centre of learning. The campus, situated in
Dargakona, about 20 kms from Silchar, is set amid sprawling hillocks, a
typical landscape in the North East. The campus in an area of 600 acres
surrounded by lakes and mountains provides an ideal environment for
academic pursuit. Drawing its 230 plus faculty from many disciplines, from
all over the country, the university sustains a multidisciplinary approach to
higher education. The University has sixteen Schools on major
disciplines. There are 35 Departments under these Sixteen Schools.
The University is situated in South Assam, bordering Bangladesh, Mizoram,
Manipur, Meghalaya, and Nagaland. The Barak River flows across this region
known as Barak valley. The valley has a rich tradition of art, literature,
culture and education. It has contributed a large number of eminent
personalities to the nation in the fields of science, education, arts and many
others. This historical heritage has given the place a strong foundation for
the development of a Centre of Excellence in higher education. The five
districts under the jurisdiction of Assam University have as many as 53
Colleges, which speak of the depth of the intellectual and
educational interests in the region. The University has gradually started
attracting students from the neighbouring states. The University is set to
become a full-fledged residential University in near future creating a
better environment for learning and research activities. Assam
University is a teaching-cum-affiliating University. The objectives of the
University are to "disseminate and advance knowledge by providing
instructional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may
deem fit and by examples of its corporate life to make provisions for
integrated courses in humanities, natural and physical sciences and social
sciences in the educational programmes of the University; to take appropriate
measure for promoting inter-disciplinary studies and research in the
University; to educate and train manpower for development of the state of
Assam; and to pay special attention to the improvement of the social and economic
conditions and welfare of the people of that state, their intellectual,
academic and cultural development."
THE HOST CITY: Silchar is
the headquarter of Cachar district in the state of Assam in India. It is the
economic gateway to the state of Mizoram and part of Manipur. It is situated
420 Kilometers south east of Guwahati. Silchar has tremendous commercial
importance and is the second largest city in the state of Assam. The city
consequently witnesses the settlement of a sizeable population from all walks
of life from distance parts of India. Being a very peaceful place in the North –
East India, it earned the bon mot of “Island of Peace” from India‟s the then
Prime Minister (Late) Smti. Indira Gandhi. Silchar is situated on the banks of
the River Barak, after which the area is popularly known as Barak Valley. Over
the past few years, the city is constantly witnessing peripheral expansion due
to city‟s increasing future prospects and other developments in the field of
education, medical facilities and the booming real estate market and other
commercial businesses, making it quite a cosmopolitan one. Silchar city is the
history as the Tea Capital of South Assam. Silchar is well connected by air
with Kolkata, Guwahati, Agartala, Imphal and Tezpur. Besides, regular rail and
bus services are also there.
CLIMATE : Summer is hot,
humid and interspersed with rains and thunderstorms. The average temperature
during January is between 15-20°C.
HOW TO REACH: Silchar is
the headquarter of Cachar District in the state of Assam in India. It is 343
kilometers away in south east of Guwahati. Known as the second gateway of
North-East Silchar is the second largest city of Assam. The city is well
connected by all modes of transport. Nearest airport is located at 22 kilometers
away, at Kumbhirgram.
