29.171, Calls: Ling & Literature / in esse: English Studies in Albania (Jrnl)

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Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:26:08
From: Armela Panajoti [armelap at assenglish.org]
Subject: Ling & Literature / in esse: English Studies in Albania (Jrnl)

 
Full Title: in esse: English Studies in Albania 


Linguistic Field(s): Ling & Literature; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 20-Feb-2018 

Call for Papers:

Postcolonial British Generations

The process of human migration is as old as humanity, however, migration as we
know it in a contemporary context has strong ties with the colonial past of
the Western world, as colonisation, conquering, forming empires were one of
the most massive processes of European history. Even if former Empires
vanished in the 20th century, the consequences, mindsets and socio-cultural
heritage of the colonial past are still present. One of these components of
the colonial heritage is migration, resulting from the displacement left and
felt after the disintegration of imperial structures. 

Though migration is a worldwide phenomenon, one of the countries and cultures
most affected by the loss of the Empire and the intensifying migration in the
aftermath of the imperial heritage is Great Britain. Their colonial enterprise
and imperial domination ended and resulted in an increasingly multicultural
and multiethnic society. 
As a result of the decades that have passed since the beginning of modern
migration, various multicultural and multi-ethnic environments have developed,
and today we have the chance to examine the experiences of multiple
generations of migrants; not only as a consequence of passing time, but also
of post-colonial, diaspora, multicultural arts practiced by various
generations of (im)migrants. The experience of migration, the challenges of
settling down, fitting in and assimilating into a culture or keeping to one's
roots, cultures and languages- although often thought to be a homogeneous
phenomenon - show not only individual differences, but elicit varying
responses and strategies in different generations of (im)migrants.

While reading, watching, experiencing such pieces of art, a multitude of
questions may arise. How many generations does it take to blend into a culture
as someone having outlandish origins? Is there such an urge present in
different generations at all? How do different generations of immigrants
approach their cultural heritage? Are their examples of taking pride in being
a(n) (descendant of) an immigrant? For how long is the offspring of immigrants
considered as an nth-generation immigrant? How long does the ''us vs. them''
narrative haunt contemporary societies? What are the attitudes (and do they
show variations among different groups) towards the colonial past of Britain?
How can the history of the Empire be revisited and possibly rewritten?

The 2018 Autumn issue of in esse: English Studies in Albania is inviting
contributions that approach the above questions from an interdisciplinary
point of view as represented in the fields of British literature, film and
popular culture. 

Topics for contributions may include but are not limited to:
- migrant narratives
- diaspora experiences
- issues of cultural heritage(s)
- problems of identity and identification
- assimilation and/or embracing roots
- multiculturalism
- multi-ethnicity
- in-betweenness
- rewriting the colonial past/colonial texts
- commenting on colonial strategies of representation

Please send an abstract of 250 words with 4-5 keywords as an email attachment
to fannifeldmann at gmail.com.
Contributions should not exceed 6000 words.Please follow the Chicago Manual of
Style (16th edition) for citation. Further queries should be addressed to the
General Editor at armelap at assenglish.org or to the guest editor of the issue
at fannifeldmann at gmail.com.
Deadline for abstracts: 20 Feb 2018
Notification of acceptance: 15 Mar 2018
Deadline for papers: 20 Jun 2018
For further information please visit: http://www.assenglish.org/




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