Tamil Studies Conference 2009 | May 21 - 23, 2009 | Toronto, Canada

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Program - May 21-23, 2009

"Home, Space and the Other" - Fourth Annual Tamil Studies Conference | University of Toronto

Thursday, May 21 2009

Scholars arrive

Friday, May 22 2009

8.30-9.30 a.m: Registration | Strachan Hall
9.30-10 a.m.: Welcome | Seeley Hall
10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.: SESSION 1
- Panel A: Caste, Class and Alterity | Seeley Hall
  
  Chair: Mark Whitaker
  
  Ravi Vaitheespara:
  Christer Norstrom:
  N. Suresh Kumar:
- Panel B: The Other Tamils: Up-country Tamils in Sri Lanka | Cartwright Hall
  
  Chair: Daniel Bass
  
  B. Sasikumar:
  Sarah Wright:
  Daniel Bass:
- Panel C: Texts, Traditions and Devotion in Tamil Christianity | Will Sweetman
  
  Chair: A.J.V. Chandrakanthan
  
  Will Sweetman:
  Indira Peterson:
  Patrizia Granziera:
12.00-1.00 p.m.: Lunch | Trinity College, Quad
1.00-3.00 p.m.: SESSION 2
- Panel A:(Re)-Presenting Tamils: Media, Human Rights and Transnational Politics | Seeley Hall
  
  Chair: Sharryn Aiken
  
  Stewart Bell -
  Sunanda Deshapriya -
  Ramya Jegatheesan -
  Alex Neve -
  Rajan Philips -
- Panel B: Representing the "Other" in Contemporary Political Struggles | Cartwright Hall
  
  Chair: Jessica Nammakal
  
  Kristen Rudisill:
  Anushiya Ramaswamy:
  Francesca Bremner:
  Ambai:
- Panel C: Temples, Bodies and Communities | Combination Room
  
  Chair: Katherine Young
  
  Padma Kaimal:
  Risha Lee:
  R. Nagaswamy:
3.00-3.30 p.m.: Refreshments | Strachan Hall
3.30-5.30 p.m.: SESSION 3
- Panel A:Religion, Identity and Cultural Negotiation in the Diaspora | Seeley Hall
  
  Chair: Vappu Tyyska
  
  Knut Jacobsen:
  Mariyahl Hoole:
  Anne Gronseth:
  Amarnath Amarasingam :
- Panel B: Schooling Labour: Understanding Interventions in Pedagogical Practice in South India and Sri Lanka | Cartwright Hall
  
  Chair: Francis Cody
  
  Bhavani Raman:
  Francis Cody:
  Christina Davis:
- Panel C: Mapping the Other in the Pallava Period: A Cultural Reading (Panel is in Tamil) | Combination Room
  
  Chair: Chelva Kanaganayakam
  
  N. Subramaniam:
  Kawsalya Subramaniam:
  Chelva Kanaganayakam:
  B. Elayathamby :
5.30-6.00 p.m.: Refreshments | Strachan Hall
6.00- 7.45 p.m.: Plenary Panel
- Chair: Sudharshan Durayappah
  
  Hari Krishnan (Dancer) :
  M.A. Nuhman (Poet):
  Prasanna Vithanage (Film Maker):
  Padma Viswanathan (Novelist):
7.45 p.m: Dinner | Trinity College, Quad

Saturday, May 23 2009

9.00-10.00 a.m.: Registration | Strachan Hall
10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.: SESSION 1
- Panel A:Tamils and their "Others" | Seeley Hall
  
  Chair: Bhavani Raman
  
  Rick Weiss:
  Jessica Nammakal:
  Joseph Chandrakanthan:
  Paul Younger:
- Panel B: Activist Practices and the Materialization of Political Community in Tamil Nadu and Toronto | Cartwright Hall
  
  Chair: Glynis George
  
  Kiruthiha Kulendiren:
  Preethy Sivakumar:
  Regini David and Lucya Pirapakaran:
- Panel C: "Next year who knows where we will be?": Contemporary Art and its Dialogues with the Tamil World | Combination Room
  
  Chair: Haema Sivanesan
  
  Chris Chong:
  Bari Kumar:
  Sharmini Pereira:
12.00-1.00 p.m.: Lunch | Trinity College Quad
1.00-3.00 p.m.: SESSION 2
- Panel A:Questioning Self and "Other" in Configuring Tamil History | Seeley Hall
  
  Chair: Francesca Bremner
  
  Peter Schalk:
  V. Selvakumar:
  P. Ragupathy:
  H.S. Shiva Prakash:
- Panel B: Transitions, Appropriations and "Otherness" (This Panel is in Tamil) | Cartwright Hall
  
  Chair: R. Cheran
  
  Sinniah Maunaguru:
  Sitralega Maunaguru:
  M.A. Nuhman:
- Panel C: Amongst "Others": Tamil and the Literary Cultures of southern South Asia | Combination Room
  
  Chair: Charles Hallisey
  
  Yigal Bronner:
  Anne Monius:
  Charles Hallisey:
3.00-3.30 p.m.: Refreshments | Strachan Hall
3.30-5.30 p.m.: SESSION 3
- Panel A:Crucible of Conflict: Ethnic and Religious Tensions in Eastern Sri Lanka | Seeley Hall
  
  Chair: Jonathan Spencer
  
  Jonathan Spencer:
  Kalinga Tudor Silva and Shahul Hasbullah:
  Dennis McGilvray:
- Panel B: Diasporic Masculinity, Generations and Conflict | Cartwright Hall
  
  Chair: Amarnath Amarasingam
  
  Vappu Tyyska:
  Glynis George :
  Liz Holmes and Satha Vivekananthan:
  Victoria Gross:
- Panel C: "Other" as Within and Without | Combination Room
  
  Chair: Anne Monius
  
  Katherine Young:
  Sidharthan Maunaguru:
  Melanie Dean:
  Brenda Beck:
5.30-6.00 p.m.: Refreshments
6.00-7.30 p.m.: Plenary Lecture | Seeley Hall
- Chair: Chelva Kanaganayakam
  
  R. Radhakrishnan:
7.30 p.m.: Dinner | Trinity College Quad