CALL FOR RESEARCH PAPERS ON
Portrayal
of Unheard Voices in
Indian
Women’s Literature in English
Editors
Dr. Sheeba Rakesh
Dr. Arvind Nawale
(Guest Editor)
No Contribution/ Subscription fees. Papers will be accepted and
published free of cost and only on basis of merit. Each contributor will get a
free complimentary copy from the publisher
Dear
All,
Pankh,
had been inaugurated with a view to providing “Wings to Women”. The task
is by no means easy and we have been trying our level best to do everything
possible that brings about a change in the society. Gradually, the involvement
with the people at the grassroots and their experiences inspired me to look
forward to bringing out a book that could talk a lot more about the experiences
of women at different levels. The writing by women at all levels,
is therapeutic because it voices specific experiences and feelings. I
therefore hereby, invite you to be a part of this therapeutic therapy through
thought. In the proposed book of research papers, authentic, scholarly and
unpublished research papers are invited from
scholars/faculty/researchers/writers/professors from all over the world for
this volume tentatively titled as above.I feel that with this book and you all…we shall take
another small step forward in the direction of understanding women.
Proposed
Publisher:
The
volume will be published with an ISBN (International Standard Book
Number) by a renowned publisher and Dr. Arvind Nawale will be the Guest Editor.
Thematic
Focus of the Volume:
Existence,
Existentialism, Identity, Resistance, Power—these have been some of the raging
issues in contemporary women’s fiction and writing. From the established canons
of Speech we have come to accept the “Genotext” and
Luce Irigaray’s “Delirium”. Is Voice always
necessarily Phallic? Must she always speak like a Man to be heard? If not, what
are ‘her’ ways of expression? Do silences have their importance or, is the
silent subject always marginalised? Do women’s voices
clash?(Mothers/Daughters or female hierarchy at
workplace) Are Gender relations undergoing a change through these voices? The
Social castration of individual women’s liberty has been a mode across cultures
to establish the “right” kind of behaviour. How
have the women writers broken the idealised
stereotypes in society and helped the reinvention of the male-gaze? How
unconventional have they been towards the promotion and cultural construction
of women’s subjectivities, if at all? Are we are trying close to
achieving what Cixous called
the “Realm of the Gift”? the chora that accommodates the “other bisexuality”? Has
the clash been rather loud in terms of the confrontation of the traditional
concept of “Stree-Dharma” and the sexual economy of
the New woman?
....With
the analysis of the French feminist theory and relevant Indian observations in
the background, we solicit a wide range of research papers that critically analyse the expression/ reinvention of the Female Voice and
Sexuality (including concepts of beauty) in
Indo-Anglian Women’s writings. We would love to
explore articles on themes such as existence, existentialism, identity,
resistance, power-play, gender relations, role of women as lovers, wives,
concubines, objects, ideals, mothers, women’s subjectivity etc. However, you
may also send your papers on any other important issues as reflected in the
works by Indian English Women Writers which in your view,
should make a significant contribution towards changing mindsets.
Editing
requirements:
Mode
of Submission:
Each
contributor is advised to send full paper with brief bio-note, declaration and abstract
as a single MS-Word email attachments to email addresses:
sheebarakesh2066@gmail.com or pankh.wingstowomen@gmail.com latest by
Selection
Procedure:
All
submissions will be sent for blind peer reviewing. Final selection will be made
only if the papers are recommended for publication by the reviewers. The
details of the selection of your paper will be informed to you telephonically
or on your email. The editors have the right to make necessary editing of
selected papers for the sake of conceptual clarity and formatting. Non-selected
papers will not be sent back to the contributor in any form. So, all contributors
are advised to keep a copy of their submission with them. Each
contributor will get a free complimentary copy from publisher.
Plagiarism
Alert:
Contributors
are advised to adhere to strict academic ethics with respect to acknowledgment
of original ideas from others. The editors will not be responsible for any such
lapse of the contributor. All submissions should be original and must be
accompanied by a declaration that it is an original work and has not been
published anywhere else. In case of such lapses, if any, neither the editor, nor the publisher will be responsible for the same.
Editor
Dr. Sheeba Rakesh
Faculty,
Department
of English,
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Girls'
Chairperson:
Pankh – “Wings
for Women”(NGO)
Contact: 08052087520.
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Sheeba Rakesh