Symposium at the Department of British Studies Institute of English and American Studies

The Department of British Studies Institute of English and American Studies of the University of Debrecen cordially invites all students, faculty and staff to its symposium titled Crises of Memory: Post-colonial, Post-socialist and Post-historical Cultural Narratives on the 17th of May.

Programme:

10.00 a.m. – 10.45 a.m.  Hijra Representations in Postcolonial India: The Impacts of British Colonialism

Rukhsar Hussain, PhD (independent researcher, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom)

10.45 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. Thinking History at the End of the World

Augusto Petter, PhD (Democracy Institute, CEU, Budapest; European University Institute in Florence, Italy)

11.30 a.m. – 12.15 p.m. Remains of Socialism: Memory and the Futures of the Past in Postsocialist Hungary

Maya Nadkarni, PhD (Swarthmore College, United States of America; CEU Institute for Advanced Study)

12.15 p.m – 1.00 p.m.  Discussion

1.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m.

2.00 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. Workshop with Maya Nadkarni:

Career Paths, Research Methods and Writing Tips for Young Researchers in Cultural Studies

The public lectures are open for all.

Please register for the workshop via email until the 15th of  May at ureczky.eszter@arts.unideb.hu

Date: 17 May, 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.

Location: Studio 111, IEAS

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