Held at The Institute of English Studies, University of London, on 19 July 2010, this one day-conference provided an interdisciplinary forum for postgraduate students. As a critical discipline postcolonial studies has challenged traditional ways of reading and engaging with the canon, but has also often been in conflict with other literary disciplines. This conference examined the role of postcolonial studies in relation to other critical disciplines, and asked what is the role of the creative voice in conflict zones? How do we read during conflict? And what is the role of publishing during conflict?
Papers engaged with the following topics: