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Contested Narratives
Programme Schedule
Venue: 27.0.17, KUA 1, Faculty of Humanities, Copenhagen University, Njalsgade 136, Copenhagen 2300 S
Day 1 (23 April 2015)
I
9:00 – 12.45 – PhD course with Professor Willem van Schendel (University of Amsterdam) and Dr Lotte Hoek
(University of Edinburgh)
(short-listed postgraduate applicants only)
12:45 – 14:00 – Lunch
II
14:00 – 14:10 – Welcome by HOD Professor Ingolf Thuesen (University of Copenhagen)
14:10 - 15:00 – Keynotes
Professor Willem van Schendel (University of Amsterdam)
New Narratives of Bangladesh
Dr Lotte Hoek (University of Edinburgh)
Repeat Viewing: Plagiarised Film and the Responsibilities of Creativity in South Asia
15:00 – 15:30 – Round-table discussion with: Professor David Lewis (London School of Economics) & Dr
Ellen Bal (Vrije University Amsterdam)
Moderator: Dr Manpreet K Janeja (University of Copenhagen)
15:30 – 16:00 – Q&A and Discussion
16:00 – 16:30 – Coffee break
III
16:30 – 17:00 – Professor Thomas Blom Hansen (Stanford University)
Area Studies for the 21st Century
17:00 – 18:00 - Future Directions (Discussion and Q&A)
Chair - Professor Thomas Blom Hansen (Stanford University)
18:00 – Buffet dinner (by invite)
Day 2 (24 April 2015)
I
9.30 – 10:00 - Professor Katy Gardner (London School of Economics)
Field of Dreams: Imagining Development and Un-Development at a Gas Field in Sylhet
10:00 – 10.30 - Dr Delwar Hussain (University of Edinburgh)
The State of Relief on the Bangladesh-India Border
10.30 – 11.00 - Discussant: Professor David Lewis (London School of Economics)
Discussion and Q & A
11:00 – 11.15 – Coffee break
II
11.15 – 11.45 - Dr Benjamin Zeitlyn (University of Sussex)
Watching the International Crimes Tribunal from London
11.45 – 12.15 - Dr Jose Mapril
A Shahid Minar in Lisbon: Long Distance Nationalism, Politics of Memory and Community among LusoBangladeshis
12.15 – 12.45 - Discussant: Dr Manpreet K Janeja (University of Copenhagen)
Discussion and Q & A
12.45 – 13:00 – General discussion and Q&A
13:00 – 14.15 – Lunch (and farewell)