EACLALS Postgraduate Conference
Institute of English Studies, University of London

26-27 August 2011

Keynote Speaker
Professor Frank Schulze-Engler (Goethe University, Frankfurt)

This conference aims to provide a space for postgraduate students, faculty, independent scholars and artists to critically reflect upon the themes of globalization, labour and rights. The question of whether postcolonial studies has eroded or reaffirmed concepts of labour and rights with both their Marxist or European affiliations requires more debate. In this respect, the conference particularly welcomes culturalist approaches that introduce alternative perspectives to European thought. We invite papers from scholars working in the disciplines of literature, history, cultural studies, sociology, film and media studies, human geography, linguistics, politics, religious studies, communication, and other relevant fields.