"Dalit Art and Imagery: Depiction, Protests and Aspiration through Visual Imagery" national conference at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Mehrauli Road > 10am on 4th-6th March 2013
Time : 10:00 am 
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Event Description : National Conference on 'Dalit Art and Imagery: Depiction, Protests and Aspiration through Visual Imagery'.
The movement of Dalit arts and imagery began at the same time as Dr. Ambedkar’s anti-caste civil right movement between early 1920’s to mid 1950’s. It gathered visible recognition in the early 1990’s drawing the attention of an international auedience who began to conceptualize and discuss it in the 2000’s. The movement through Art and Imagery captured various dimensions of the Dalit experience and history with untouchability, exclusion from society, the hierarchies of the caste system, oppressive religious summons etc. What qualifies as Dalit Art and Imagery is a subject of negotiation but the importance of its role in providing insights into the social transformation needed for a casteless society are evident.
Prof. Gary Michael Tartakov is an eminent Art Historian, activist and author, among the first academics who began to capture and ideate creatively the movements’ conscious existence on various public platforms. The recent Oxford University Press book Dalit Arts and Visual Imagery is a series of articles showcasing and discussing various distinct depictions themed on Dalits in India. This landmark book has brought to the limelight the Dalit Art and Imagery movement and highlighted various aspects. It includes essays by Tartakov, Saurabh Dube, Nicolas Jaoul, Owen M. Lynch, and David L. Szanton.
This National conference will draw together artists, writers, activists, academics, art historians, policy makers and other persons concerned with the arts and literature from across the nation. Central to this conference will be the launch of the book jointly organized with Oxford University Press and an exhibition of Dalit Art from leading Dalit artists showcasing and exhibiting their work and performances.
We invite you to this momentous occasion to celebrate the book and this platform of discussion on Dalit Art and Visual Imagery the collaborative work of the Centre for English Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Oxford University Press, Centre for Dalit Art and Literature, New Delhi and Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi.
Collaboratively Organized by :
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Centre for English Studies, New Delhi
Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi
Oxford University Press
Centre for Dalit Literature and Art, New Delhi
Supported by : Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi
Related Events : Talks
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi - 110067
Venue Info : www.jnu.ac.in | Map
Nearest Metro Stations - 'Hauz Khas(Yellow Line)' & 'Delhi Aerocity(Orange Line)'
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Event Description : National Conference on 'Dalit Art and Imagery: Depiction, Protests and Aspiration through Visual Imagery'.
The movement of Dalit arts and imagery began at the same time as Dr. Ambedkar’s anti-caste civil right movement between early 1920’s to mid 1950’s. It gathered visible recognition in the early 1990’s drawing the attention of an international auedience who began to conceptualize and discuss it in the 2000’s. The movement through Art and Imagery captured various dimensions of the Dalit experience and history with untouchability, exclusion from society, the hierarchies of the caste system, oppressive religious summons etc. What qualifies as Dalit Art and Imagery is a subject of negotiation but the importance of its role in providing insights into the social transformation needed for a casteless society are evident.
Prof. Gary Michael Tartakov is an eminent Art Historian, activist and author, among the first academics who began to capture and ideate creatively the movements’ conscious existence on various public platforms. The recent Oxford University Press book Dalit Arts and Visual Imagery is a series of articles showcasing and discussing various distinct depictions themed on Dalits in India. This landmark book has brought to the limelight the Dalit Art and Imagery movement and highlighted various aspects. It includes essays by Tartakov, Saurabh Dube, Nicolas Jaoul, Owen M. Lynch, and David L. Szanton.
This National conference will draw together artists, writers, activists, academics, art historians, policy makers and other persons concerned with the arts and literature from across the nation. Central to this conference will be the launch of the book jointly organized with Oxford University Press and an exhibition of Dalit Art from leading Dalit artists showcasing and exhibiting their work and performances.
We invite you to this momentous occasion to celebrate the book and this platform of discussion on Dalit Art and Visual Imagery the collaborative work of the Centre for English Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Oxford University Press, Centre for Dalit Art and Literature, New Delhi and Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi.
Collaboratively Organized by :
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Centre for English Studies, New Delhi
Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi
Oxford University Press
Centre for Dalit Literature and Art, New Delhi
Supported by : Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi
Related Events : Talks
"Dalit Art and Imagery: Depiction, Protests and Aspiration through Visual Imagery" national conference at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Mehrauli Road > 10am on 4th-6th March 2013
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