National Seminar on Representations of Crisis in Literature

 

📚 National Seminar on Representations of Crisis in Literature

🗓 August 20, 2025 | 📍 Sadakathullah Appa College, Tirunelveli

The Research Department of English, Sadakathullah Appa College (Autonomous), is proud to announce a One-Day National Seminar on the compelling theme:
"Representations of Crisis in Literature."

This seminar seeks to provide a vibrant platform for academicians, scholars, and students to critically engage with how literature across time, genre, and region grapples with crisis—personal, political, environmental, existential, and beyond.

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🔍 Concept Note: Literature as Witness and Weapon

From the post-partition anguish in Saadat Hasan Manto's stories to the ecological forewarnings in Amitav Ghosh's novels, literature has historically functioned both as a mirror and a map in times of turmoil. It gives voice to the voiceless, transforms trauma into testimony, and reimagines futures beyond the abyss. This seminar seeks to explore literature’s vital role in a world increasingly defined by “permacrisis”—a landscape where climate change, pandemics, political strife, and identity conflicts collide.

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🧠 Key Themes Include:

• The Fractured Self: Psychological and Existential Crises

• The Shattered Collective: Social and Historical Crises

• Society Under Siege: Conflict, Division, and Displacement

• The Body Politic in Peril: Ideology, Power, and Dissent

• The Wounded Planet: Eco-criticism and Environmental Crisis

• The Aesthetics of Catastrophe: Form, Genre, and the Language of Crisis

• Beyond the Abyss: Resilience, Hope, and Re-imagined Futures

• The Algorithmic Age: Technology, Ethics, and the Posthuman Crisis

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🧑‍🏫 Eminent Resource Persons

• Dr. Pramod K. Nayar – University of Hyderabad

• Dr. S. Samuel Rufus – Madras Christian College

• Dr. S. Prabahar – Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

• Dr. A. Nihamathullah – Former Head, SAC

• Dr. D. M. Amala – Sri Meenakshi Govt. Arts College for Women

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✍️ Submission Guidelines

• Abstract: Max 500 words + 5 Keywords

• Full Paper: Max 1500 words (MLA 9 format, Times New Roman, 12 pt, 1.5 spacing)

• Original Work Only: AI-generated or plagiarized content will be rejected

• Submit to: engsacseminar2025@gmail.com

• Deadline for Full Paper: 12 August 2025

• Presentation Time: 10 minutes per paper

• Publication: Selected papers may be published with ISSN/ISBN (publication charges applicable)

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💰 Registration Fees

Category	Participation	Paper Presentation
Students / Scholars	₹200	₹400
Faculty Members	₹400	₹600

🔗 Register Here

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📞 Contact for Queries

• Dr. Yunush Ahamed Mohamed Sherif – 99850 85910

• Mrs. M. Zeenath Fackiral Banu – 76010 85392

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🎓 About the College

Sadakathullah Appa College, established in 1971 and recently reaccredited by NAAC with A++ Grade (CGPA 3.56), stands tall as an autonomous, minority institution dedicated to academic excellence and community empowerment. Ranked 98th in NIRF India Rankings 2024, the college fosters research, innovation, and inclusive education.

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We invite you to contribute your voice to this urgent dialogue and explore literature’s enduring power to make sense of the world in crisis.