GANDHI AFTER GANDHI
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary (2 October 1869-30 January 1948)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
University of Turin
2-3 December 2019
CALL FOR PANELS/PAPER

 

This international conference is promoted by the University of Turin and Sereno Regis Center to commemorate Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary. The conference aims to foster a critical debate on Gandhi’s figure and legacy involving the academic community and peace activists, environment activists and civil rights movements inspired by Gandhian views. We aim to highlight unprecedented interpretations and innovative concrete experiences, including the controversial aspects of Gandhi’s ideas and political experience.

We encourage the participation of scholars, activists and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines and fields such as, but not limited to: history, political science, social sciences, laws, economics, environment, civil rights, philosophy, humanities and area studies. It covers a time span ranging from Gandhi’s time to the present and an area far beyond India’s borders, across five continents.

The conference will be opened by Ramachandra Guha’s key note speech

The conference will be organized in 4 sessions on the following topics:
– Gandhian grass root movements and their experiences
– Gandhian peace and civil rights movements in a global dimension
– Gandhian political view, experience, legacy and influence worldwide, past and present
– Gandhi’s legacy in present-day India

To submit your panel or individual paper proposal, please send a max 300 word abstract with 3-5 keywords and a brief CV (max 300 words) to gandhi2019torino@gmail.com The deadline for submissions has been extended till 31 July 2019. The results of the selection will be communicated by 10 September 2019. Conference registration fee: permanent faculty 50 euro, contract faculty and graduate students 30 euro (ID certifying student status should be included in the application). The fee covers coffee breaks and lunches. Travel expenses, hotel and dinners are not included.

For further information: marzia.casolari@unito.it tom.bobbio@gmail.com