Alathur: The PG Department of English, Sree Narayana College, Alathur, in association with the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and the Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) Cell, will organise an international conference titled “Aetheria” on 15 September 2026.
The conference, themed “Colonial Historiography: Language, Gender and Performance in Early Modern Keralam,” aims to explore the impact of colonial encounters on the socio-political and cultural landscape of Keralam and examine the changing forms of representation through media, culture and historical narratives.
The conference will provide a platform for scholars, teachers, researchers and students to engage with a wide range of themes, including colonial archives, memory and counter-histories, language and power, multilingualism and translation, print culture, gender and social history, performance and community identity, decolonising historiography, digital humanities, cultural exchange, pedagogy, reform and resistance, and film and visual histories.
The organisers have invited paper submissions from interested participants. Abstracts of 250 words along with four or five keywords must be submitted by 31 August 2026. The acceptance notification will be issued on 2 September, while the deadline for submitting full papers is 10 September 2026. Presentations may be made offline, online or in absentia.
The conference will feature eminent speakers, including Ms. Saranya Chandran, Research Scholar at the Department of Historical Studies, Central European University, Vienna, and Visiting Fellow at the Mar Chrysostom Chair, MG University, Kottayam. Dr. Sreeja G., Associate Professor and Head of the Department of English, NSS College, Nemmara, will also address the gathering. Their presentations will focus on Kerala’s cultural history, performance, power, language and the sources and methods involved in writing the history of early modern Keralam.
The event is being organised under the guidance of Principal Dr. Praveena Vijayan, with Dr. S. Dhiva representing IQAC and Prof. (Dr.) Binu Mol M. representing the IKS Cell. Ms. Remya Rajan E., Head of the Department, along with coordinators Dr. Poornima P. L. and Kalyani Shaji, will lead the organising team.
The organisers expect the conference to promote meaningful academic discussions and interdisciplinary research on the colonial past and its continuing influence on the cultural and historical understanding of Keralam.
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