CALL FOR PAPERS
ASIAN ENCOUNTERS: NETWORKS OF CULTURAL INTERACTION
An International Conference Organized by
IIC-Asia Project and
the Department of History, University of Delhi
(November 1-3, 2011)
Some of the specific themes include the following:
1. Historical contexts and avenues of cultural interaction
2. Aesthetic theories and praxis
3. Religious and cultural matrices of artistic and literary discourse
4. Art, religion, and literature: inter-relationships, transmission and transformation of the
narrative, iconic, and built traditions
5. The artist and the creative process; context, patronage, and reception of art
6. The past in the present: museums of Asian art; archaeological and conservation practices
Place: Delhi: India International Centre and the University of Delhi
Submission of Paper Proposals: Paper proposals should include a title and a 400-word abstract,
together with a short biography of the applicant. Proposals should be received by 15th March
2011 and successful applicants will be informed of their acceptance by 31st March 2011.
Proposals should be e-mailed to the conference convenors:
Prof. Upinder Singh (upinders@gmail.com) and Dr. Parul Pandya Dhar (parulpd@gmail.com)
Department of History, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007
and to Dr Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC-Asia Project:
email: asiaprojectiic@yahoo.com
India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi 110003
Details:
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