{"id":575,"date":"2020-11-08T20:26:41","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T01:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/?p=575"},"modified":"2020-11-08T20:26:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T01:26:49","slug":"cfp-2021-rustgi-undergraduate-conference-on-south-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/2020\/11\/08\/cfp-2021-rustgi-undergraduate-conference-on-south-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"CfP: 2021 Rustgi Undergraduate Conference on South Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Isolation and its Discontents<br>February 26th and 27th, 2021<br>University at Buffalo, SUNY<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/11\/Lodhi-Gardens-at-Night-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/11\/Lodhi-Gardens-at-Night-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/11\/Lodhi-Gardens-at-Night-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/11\/Lodhi-Gardens-at-Night-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/11\/Lodhi-Gardens-at-Night-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2020\/11\/Lodhi-Gardens-at-Night-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Lodhi Gardens at Night (photo credit: Walter Hakala)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We present the third annual Rustgi Undergraduate Conference on South Asia by reflecting upon the rich history of South Asia and its connection to present-day conditions. We invite papers on the theme of \u201cIsolation,\u201d where isolation may be interpreted broadly, whether in its social, political, or environmental sense. To a lot of us today, isolation on a global scale would seem like a novel phenomenon. But both in its metaphorical and literal manifestations, isolation has throughout history been a marker of something tempestuous and has provoked resistance. The conference will feature a&nbsp;<strong>keynote lecture from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/clas.uiowa.edu\/gwss\/people\/aniruddha-dutta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aniruddha Dutta<\/a><\/strong>, Associate Professor in the departments of Gender, Women\u2019s and Sexuality Studies and Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Iowa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Undergraduate participants from all disciplines, working on any topic relating to the region, are welcome to submit proposals. Possible topics of discussion include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Socio-political forms of isolation, including separation and seclusion<\/li><li>Physical isolation<\/li><li>Surveillance<\/li><li>Efforts to isolate certain \u201cmaster categories\u201d (caste, race, gender, nationality) out of the messy reality of humanity<\/li><li>Myths of environmental isolation<\/li><li>Atavistic claims, be they nationalist, religious, linguistic, or otherwise<\/li><li>Isolation and diaspora<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While this list of suggestions is by no means exhaustive, we encourage papers that address less commonly researched sociopolitical issues, communities, or theories. We hope to organize panels around presentations addressing similar issues that draw from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including the social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, management, humanities, fine arts, and others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please click&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/rustgisubmissions2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/rustgisubmissions2021<\/a>&nbsp;to submit proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Format<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference will be held online on\u00a0<strong>Friday, February 26th, and Saturday, February 27th, 2021<\/strong>. Students presenters should plan for 15-minute presentations. Each panel will include 30 minutes for discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Deadline<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Proposals, including 250-word abstracts and the contact information of a faculty supervisor, must be submitted via the online submissions portal (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/rustgisubmissions2021\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/rustgisubmissions2021<\/a>) by\u00a0<strong>January 1st, 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When submitting abstracts, applicants must affirm that they will be enrolled as undergraduate students at the time of the conference. Those in graduate programs or not currently enrolled in an undergraduate program will not be permitted to present. The organizers reserve the right to confirm student status with their advisor and home institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Inquiries<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:rustgiconference@buffalo.edu\" target=\"_blank\">rustgiconference@buffalo.edu<\/a>\u00a0for more information about the conference.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To view past conference programs, please visit\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/rustgi2018\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/rustgi2018<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/rustgiprogram2019\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/rustgiprogram2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>The third annual Rustgi Undergraduate Conference\u00a0on South Asia\u00a0is made possible by a generous gift from Dr. Vinod Rustgi and his family.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isolation and its DiscontentsFebruary 26th and 27th, 2021University at Buffalo, SUNY We present the third annual Rustgi Undergraduate Conference on South Asia by reflecting upon the rich history of South &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/2020\/11\/08\/cfp-2021-rustgi-undergraduate-conference-on-south-asia\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">CfP: 2021 Rustgi Undergraduate Conference on South Asia<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,46],"tags":[63,52,57,9],"class_list":["post-575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cfp","category-conferences","tag-rustgi","tag-south-asia","tag-undergraduate-conference","tag-undergraduates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/138"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":578,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575\/revisions\/578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}