In-person, free and open to the public but registration is required.
This conference brings together scholars from around the world to revisit the intersection of comparative literature and colonialism to engage with the emerging worldwide 'decolonial turn' in the humanities and social sciences. How might decolonisation change comparative literature? How might thinking comparatively move us away from homogenization, or the reduction of one language or culture to the terms of another, lead us to alter some of the ways in which we think of decolonisation? Questioning comparative literature in relation to decoloniality allows for critical perspectives on language justice, imbalance in knowledge circulation and social and ecological injustice at the global level. This conference frames dialogue among comparatists at various stages of their careers, studying African, Asian, Latin American and other literatures.
It is a collaboration with The British Comparative Literature Association (BCLA) which is celebrating its 50th anniversary and is sponsored by the British Academy, St John's College Oxford, OCCT, and the BCLA.
More information can be found on the British Academy's website.
Conference convenors
- Professor Mohamed-Salah Omri, University of Oxford (Conference coordinator)
- Dr Paul Castro, University of Glasgow
- Dr Shanti Graheli, University of Glasgow
- Professor Fiona Macintosh, University of Oxford
- Dr Georgia Nasseh, University of Cambridge
- Dr Josh Robinson, Cardiff University
- Professor Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen, University College London
Studentships
We are offering up to 10 studentships for PhD students to attend the conference. They must be based in the UK and not at Oxford. It will cover a one-night stay at St John's College and conference dinner on the 11th of September and a small contribution towards local travel. To apply please submit the following form by August 24nd.
Online attendence
For people not able to attend the conference in person to register for online attendance by sending an email to the organisers (ziad.kiblawi@sant.ox.ac.uk), with the subject "Comparative Literature and Decoloniality | Online Registration". Please do not register online if you intend to attend online.
Further information
If you have any questions about this event please refer to our Events FAQs or email conferences@thebritishacademy.ac.uk.
Image credit: With permissions of the artist: Mary Lum, St John’s Primer, 2022. Photograph by Stephen White & Co. St John's College, University of Oxford
