Literary Transactions in a Globalized Context: Multi-Ethnicity, Gender, and the Marketplace

Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India, West Bengal, India

Living in an era of profound change, when life seems to undergo a radical upheaval every now and then, no longer are we satisfied with the grand sweep of grand theories. Unsettling changes in the global sphere demand that we re-vision out perspectives and question traditional ideologies. Major issues in multi-ethnic studies, especially in multi-ethnic literatures, such as ‘homeland'- real or imaginary, cultural memory, the sense of belonging (or the lack of it) or the sense of community, interpersonal relationships, and a host of other issues, are forever undergoing transformation. The 2008 MELUS-MELOW International Conference will focus on these and other related aspects of multi-ethnic literatures of the US and the world.

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