Postcolonial Studies research cluster

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Dear Colleagues:

It gives us great pleasure to announce the formation of a new
research cluster, Traveling Debates in Postcolonial Studies, co-funded by
the Center for History, Society and Culture (CHSC) and the Davis
Humanities Institute (DHI).

The cluster will host its first organizational meeting on
Tuesday, January 30, from 12-1:30 p.m. in 126 Voorhies.  Light
refreshments will be served. All interested graduate students and faculty
from across the disciplines are welcome!

The Traveling Debates in Postcolonial Studies research cluster is
an interdisciplinary, graduate student-centered forum at the University
of California, Davis, dedicated to advancing research in contemporary
debates in postcolonial studies and ‘beyond.’ The primary objective is to
further the research and writing of advanced graduate students working
within debates in postcolonial studies through collaboration with faculty
and graduate peers.  In pursuing this objective, the cluster seeks to
organize writing workshops for advanced graduate students; to facilitate
student/faculty reading groups based on current literature and in
coordination with noteworthy academic conferences in and around
postcolonial studies; to share research interests with faculty from
multiple disciplines within campuses throughout the UC system; and to
invite and coordinate speakers in debates around postcolonial studies.

   We are pleased to report that Professor Parama Roy, our new
senior postcolonialist in English, will serve as the faculty sponsor for
the cluster, in coordination with ten other faculty affiliates from
Cultural Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, Anthropology, English,
French, and Comparative Literature.

The agenda for the first meeting on Jan. 23 will include:

• Announcement of the reading group and first reading selection
• Discussion of future reading topics and selections
• Announcement of and discussion about writing workshop procedures
• Solicitation of volunteers for writing workshop submissions
• Announcement of invited speakers and discussion

  Please RSVP to this event by replying to this email.  If you
cannot attend the meeting on Jan. 30, but would like your name added to
our email list, please send your request to agarrison@ucdavis.edu.
 
  We are looking forward to building a productive and vibrant
research cluster with your participation! Please do not hesitate to ask
us if you have any questions.

All best,

Vanita Reddy and Alysia Garrison
Co-Chairs, Traveling Debates in Postcolonial Studies