Fwd: Invitation for Fourth Critical Studies Conference

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Date: Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Subject: Invitation for Fourth Critical Studies Conference
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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

 

The Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group (CRG or the Calcutta Research Group) in collaboration with various other institutions has held in the in the last six years three critical studies conferences.

The first conference held in 2005 was on "What is Autonomy?"

The second conference held in 2007 was on "Spheres of Justice".

The third conference held in 2009 was on "Empires, States, and Migration". The aim of these exchanges of ideas and scholarly works has been to promote critical thinking on issues affecting our lives. These exchanges have been inter-disciplinary, intense, and directed towards new thinking and ideas.

 

The Fourth Critical Studies Conference will be held in Kolkata on 08-10 September 2011. The theme is -

Development, Logistics, and Governance

 

The University of Western Sydney and the University of Bologna will collaborate with CRG in holding the conference. The conference will be preceded by a special workshop on "Transit Labour", which will engage in a comparative study of labour in transit, emergence of new forms of labour, and labour involved in logistical activities.

 

Responses and inquiries are welcome. Kindly also circulate the notification. The details of the conference are in the attachment.

Looking forward to your participation,

 

Best

Ranabir Samaddar

 

Director, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group
GC 45 (First Floor), Sector 3, Salt Lake
Kolkata 700106, India
Ph: + 91-33-23370408
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E-mail: ranabir@mcrg.ac.in; mcrg@mcrg.ac.in
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