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Centre for Indigenous Cultural Studies

CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF JHARKHANDBrambe, Ranchi, Jharkhand

www.cuj.ac.in

INVITATION

Dear Colleagues

Centre for Indigenous Cultural Studies (ICS), Central University of Jharkhand, Brambe,Ranchi, Jharkhand is organizing a two day National Workshop on Recent Trends inCultural Studies from 22nd to 23rd November, 2010. The workshop will be spread overinto several academic tracks including inaugural and valedictory functions. (A copy of

write-up on the concept note of the workshop is enclosed herewith).

We shall be highly obliged if you could spare your valuable time to participate in theworkshop. We will appreciate if you kindly accept our invitation and convey youracceptance by 10th of November, 2010.

In this regard, and for any information, the correspondences shall be made with

Coordinator, ICS orOrganizing SecretaryWorkshop Organizing CommitteeA National Workshop on Recent Trends in Cultural Studies

(22nd - 23rd November 2010)Central University of JharkhandBrambe, Ranchi 835205JharkhandContact Number: +91 75491 98583

With warm regards.

Organizing team

Prof. D.T.Khathing (Patron)Mr. Ankush Bhuyan (Chairperson)Dr. Rabindranath Sarma (Organizing Secretary)Mr. Rajanikant Pandey (Treasurer)Dr. Seema Mamta Minz (Assistant Organizing Secretary.)Mr. Dhritiman Sarma (Assistant Organizing Secretary.)

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A National Workshop onRecent Trends in Cultural Studies

22nd - 23rd November 2010

CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF JHARKHANDBrambe, Ranchi, Jharkhand

www.cuj.ac.in

WELCOME TO CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF JHARKHAND

The President of India gave assent to the Central University Act, 2009 by which the Central University of

Jharkhand (CUJ) was established with Her Excellency, Shrimati Pratibha Patil as the Visitor. A non-

affiliating university, CUJs primary focus would be research, teaching-learning innovations and

interfacing with industry.

CUJs vision is to create a world class university in every aspect, be it research, teaching, administration

or co-curricular activities, to produce world class students ready to excel in every chosen field with honour

and uprightness.

On the 24th

of July 09, CUJ moved into a temporary campus at Brambe, near Ranchi. On the 3rd

of

August, the First Academic Session started with four 5-Year Integrated Courses; namely, Mass

Communication, Business Administration, Applied Mathematics and English. This achievement of staying

ahead of the Prime Ministers 100 Day Programme brought CUJ into the limelight across the country!

This year saw six more courses added: Nanotechnology, Water Engineering, Life Sciences, Indigenous

Cultural Studies, Applied Physics and Applied Chemistry all in 60 newly constructed pre-fabricated, air

conditioned smart classrooms and laboratories in a WiFi campus with hostel/ quarters facilities, a

modern auditorium, sports complex and 3 gyms. CUJ can proudly boast of Indias state-of-the-art

Language Laboratory to raise the level of language proficiency in English. The library is growing at a fast

rate and, through INFLIBNET, accessibility to e-Journals are being made available. Its infrastructure istruly world class.

CUJ firmly believes in value-based transformational education in a collaborative, cosmopolitan

environment. Personality development programmes and extracurricular activities play dominant roles

while community work would be part of the curriculum.

CUJ, with its motto Knowledge to Wisdom, has already become a trailblazer not only for Jharkhand but

for the whole country as well.

About Indigenous Cultural Studies (ICS)

Under the School of Cultural Studies, the Centre for Indigenous Cultural Studies was established in 2010.The first batch of students was admitted in July 2010 and Guest Faculties were also appointed in July2010.

On behalf of the Centre for Indigenous Cultural Studies, the Workshop Organizing Committee cordiallyinvites you to CUJs maiden National Workshop at its Brambe Campus.

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About the Workshop:

Recent Trends in Cultural Studies

The traditional tendency to understand culture as a naturalized concept is still quite dominantnot only among the common folk in general but also among those engaged in the academicarena of culture. Such an understanding of culture also has its consequent reflection in thevarious forms of cultural activism covering documentation, preservation, and conservation ofculture.

It leads not only to the classification of various cultural items like music, dance, literature, andlanguage etc. but also to their hierarchization. Recent cultural theories have shown that whileclassification of cultural objects is not exactly irrelevant, their hierarchization into high and low,great and little is definitely unwarranted because it is based on the celebration of the highand elite culture at the expense of the low or folk culture. But at present, such terms likehigh and low are no longer used in cultural theories, because they consider all cultures areequal. However, Anthropology proclaims that every culture has its own set of perspectives. That

this hierarchisation is not natural but rather a construction of a dominant, powerful few has beenforcefully highlighted by many recent theories on culture.

Without subscribing to these theories, many regional perspectives are emerging which focusupon the cultural situation of a particular region. Students and activists in the realm of culture inthe third and fourth worlds can no longer afford to remain ignorant of these issues of power andinequality.

A multi-disciplinary approach towards understanding indigenous culture is called for to enableone to take a holistic view of culture. The world is moving towards a homogenous culture. Thisworkshop is a preliminary attempt at reviewing the recent trends in Cultural Studies in the Indiancontext

Objectives

1. To locate the recent trends in the discourse and practices of cultural studies and itssignificance in India

2. To impart the idea, scope and utility of cultural studies as an emerging disciplinein India, among the academician and scholars

3. To frame a pragmatic perspective of the cultural studies, emphasizing theperformance, documentation and media representation

4. To find a way to make people aware of their own cultural heritage-the materialand non-material.

Participants: Students, Research scholars, and faculties of Cultural Studies and allieddisciplines.

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WORKSHOP TRACKS*

Day 1: Monday, 22-11-2010

9.00 am: Inauguration of WorkshopWelcome Speech: Ankush Bhuyan, OSD (Planning)Tracks President: Prof. D.T.Khathing, Vice ChancellorTracks Chief Guest: Prof. Jawaharlal Handoo (President, Indian Folklore Congress.

Former Director, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore)

Vote of thanks: Organizing Secretary

9.30 am 11.00 am Track 1 Prof. Desmond L. Kharmawphlang(Head, Department of Cultural andCreative Studies, North-Eastern HillUniversity, Shillong, Meghalaya)

Cultural Studies as an emergingdiscipline in India

11.00 am - 11.15 am Tea break11.15 pm - 01.00 pm Track 2 Prof. Jawaharlal Handoo Discourse on practices of Cultural

Studies01.00 pm - 02.00 pm Lunch break

02.00 pm - 03.30 pm Track 3 Dr. Kishore Kumar Bhattacherjee(HeadDepartment of Folklore ResearchGauhati University, Guwahati, Assam)

Introduction to Cultural Studies

03.30 pm - 03.45 pm Tea break03.45 pm - 05.00 pm Track 4 Prof. Kailash Pattanaik

(Department of OriyaViswa Bharati UniversityShanti Niketan, West Bengal)

Cultural heritage-the oral and written

07.30 pm Vice Chancellors Dinner

Day 2: Tuesday, 23-11-2010

09.30 am - 11.00 am Track 5 Prof. Jawaharlal Handoo Folkloristics: Theory

11.00am - 11.15 am Tea break

11.15 pm - 1.00 pm Track 6 Dr. Kishore Kumar BhattacherjeeIndigenous knowledge & IntellectualProperty Rights

01.00 pm - 02.00pm Lunch break

02.00 pm -03.15 pm Track 7 Prof. Desmond L. Kharmawphlang Indigenous Culture & Eco-criticism

03.15 pm - 03.30 pm Tea break

03.30 pm - 05.00 pm Track 8

Prof. Jawaharlal HandooProf. Desmond L. Kharmawphlang

Dr. Kishore Kumar BhattacherjeeProf. Kailash PattanaikAll participants

Participants Presentation andDiscussion

05.00 pm - 05.15 pm Valedictory function

* Changes will be updated in the website www.cuj.ac.in

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Registration Fee: Rs 1000.00 only

For students: Rs. 750.00 only.

(It includes workshop kit, breakfast, working lunch, and tea/coffee)

Important Dates:

Last date for Registration: 10th November 2010

Workshop Dates: 22nd -23rd November 2010

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REGISTRATION FORM

Participants Details:

Name (IN CAPITAL LETTERS):

Designation:

Institution:

Mailing Address:

Tel: E-mail:

Arrival Information: Date:

Time:

Train No./Flight No.:

From:

Departure date:

Whether accommodation required:

(limited)

Yes:

No:

Food preferences: Vegetarian:

Non-vegetarian:

Payment Details: Demand Draft in favour ofCentral University of Jharkhand, payableat Ranchi.

Date:

Amount:

Bank drawn on:

Date Signature

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About Ranchi:

Ranchi is the capital city of state of Jharkhand. Situated in the step-plateau of Chotanagpur, thecity and its surrounding hilly areas carry a charm of their own lush green forests and beautifulwaterfalls. This calm and quiet natural habitat is made complete by a variety of indigenous

ethnic groups with their special customs, language and culture, unified into a long period ofhistorical existence and identity. From the very beginning this region has attracted scholars fromdifferent fields of Social Sciences.

Ranchi is also an important hub for quality education. Ranchi University, Birla Institute ofTechnology (BIT), Lac Research Institute (LRI), Birsa Agriculture University, Rajendra MedicalCollege, State Government Mental Hospital (RINPAS), Indian Institute of Management (IIM),Indian Institute of Coal Mines (IICM), and the Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP) are knownworld-wide.

The people of this city are known for their warmth and hospitality, for their traditions. This makesit an attractive destination for academic endeavors.

Weather: Located at a fairly high altitude (2000 above msl), Ranchi has a cool, salubriousclimate throughout the year. The average winter temperature is 22.9 - 10.3 C during Nov Feb) while summers average 37.2 - 24 C.

Language: Hindi is commonly spoken while the official language is English. The indigenous

people of Jharkhand speak a number of languages belonging to three major language families:

the Munda languages which include Santhali, Mundari, Ho, Kharia, Bhumij and Kurmali; the

Dravidian languages which include Oraon (Kurukh), Korwa and Paharia (Malto) and the Indo-

Aryan languages which include Magahi, Nagpuri, Sadri, Khortha, Angika, Oriya and Bengali.

How to reach Ranchi:

Mode of Travel ConnectivityAir Ranchi is well-connected with Calcutta, Patna, Mumbai and New Delhi.

Train Ranchi falls under the South-Eastern Railway and is directly connectedwith Calcutta, Patna, Rourkela, Delhi etc.

Road Ranchi is connected to major cities by NH 23 and NH 33 and has agood network of roads. Regular Inter-State and Intra-State busservices are also available.

Workshop SecretariatCentre for Indigenous Cultural Studies

Central University of Jharkhand,Brambe, Ranchi, Jharkhand 835 205E-mail: rabindranathcuj@gmail.com

Phone number: +91 6531 224182 Cell: +91 75491 98583