A 3-day National Seminar on “Women`s Writing: Language, Literature and Theory” organised by Department of English, University of Kashmir concluded here today.
Noted scholar ,Professor Badri Raina, former Professor of English, Delhi University was the chairperson of the valedictory session.
The three day seminar earlier inaugurated by Vice Chancellor Kashmir University Prof. Talat Ahmad saw the participation of great English language and literature scholars drawn from many states of the country.
Head of the department of English and Seminar Director Prof. Lily Want in her address said that more than 30scholars, researchers and noted academicians of English literature from different universities across the country participated in the 3-day National Seminar during which different facets of women’s writing and their contribution to literature was discussed.
On the concluding day Prof Harish Narang presented a paper on women writing in Africa, Ms yasmeen farooq presented a paper on voicing the silenced other : an economist reading of Alice walker’s meridian and Dr Amen Parrey presented a paper on colonial oppression of women after 9/11: a study of Muslim women and Ms Naadiya Yaqoob spoke about marital discord as a source of successive progression in the female protagonists of Doris lessing. In yet another session DR Ranjana Krishna, Ms Saneya, Dr Qazi Ahmad Khursheed, and Dr AashiqHussain read out their papers on various issues concerning women’s writing language literature and theory.
Prof M L Raina, Prof T N Dhar ,Prof Anil Raina Prof Manju Jaidka, Prof Harish Narang, Prof Badri Raina, Prof A H tak, Prof John Kuriakose chaired various sessions of the seminar.
Prof Mohammad Aslam senior faculty of the department was also present during the valedictory besides other faculty members of the department.
