Call for Papers |
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Dr. Nikita Dhawan (University of Innsbruck)
abstract:
“The Dilemma of Representation: Voice, Agency and Gender”
At the heart of functioning of democracy and justice is the question of representation, namely, who is heard and who is silenced, who speaks on behalf of whom. In order to overcome marginalization of vulnerable individuals and groups and to facilitate their participation in economic, political and social structures and processes, the “normative violence” exerted by exclusionary discourses must be undone through the recovery of silenced perspectives. However, when speaking itself is anchored in structures and histories of domination, then any attempts to reinstate “silenced voices” risks betraying and neutralizing the untranslatability of their experience. Representation as an act of reading of silences is thereby fraught with dangers of producing anew regimes of exclusions and forms of violence. Counter-discourses themselves risk silencing those in whose name they claim to speak. The talk will address the (im)possible politics of representation from a postcolonial-queer-feminist perspective with particular focus on the South Asian context.
Venues
| Technische Universität Chemnitz – Altes Heizhaus |
address:
Strasse der Nationen 62
09111 Chemnitz
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| Technische Universität Chemnitz – Zentrales Hörsaal- und Seminargebäude | |
| La Bouché Restaurant | |
| Janssen - Café . Bistro . Restaurant | |
| Lese- und Kulturcafé KaffeeSatz |
http://kaffeesatz-chemnitz.info/
address:
Zietenstrasse 40
09130 Chemnitz
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| Kulturhaus Weltecho |
address:
Annaberger Straße 24
09111 Chemnitz |
Travel & Accommodation
Travel & Directions
Getting to Chemnitz…
by plane: Airport Frankfurt, about 400 km away, about 5h 20 min train ride
Airport Berlin, about 270 km away, about 3h train ride
Airport Dresden, about 80 km away, about 1h 40 min train ride
Airport Leipzig-Halle, about 90 km away, about 1h 20min train ride
by train: Chemnitz is reached via regional and regional express trains, not by Inter City Express (ICE), for further information
please visit www.bahn.de/www.bahn.com
by car: motorway A4, suitable exits are Chemnitz-Glösa or Chemnitz-Mitte
motorway A72, suitable exits are Chemnitz-Süd, Chemnitz-Rottluff
Getting around Chemnitz…
on foot: main railway station, conference venues and hotels lie within a 1.5 km radius
by bus: several busses and trains leave the main railway station towards central station and city centre; it's a 3-min ride
We recommend...
Hotels
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Chemnitzer Hof
address:
Theaterplatz 4
09111 Chemnitz
contact:
Tel.: +49 (0) 3 71 684-704
Fax: +49 (0) 3 71 6762587
Single room/business class: 56,00 €*
price includes: breakfast, WiFi, free use of Chemnitz public transport, bottle of mineral water, sauna and taxes
*keyword: “TU Chemnitz”
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Hotel an der Oper
address:
Strasse der Nationen 56
09111 Chemnitz contact:
Single room: 56,00 €*
Double room: 82,00 €*
prices include: breakfast, WiFi, use of wellness area
*keyword: “Technische Universtität Chemnitz”
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We also recommend the Mercure (city centre) or the Residenz Hotel (near Südbahnhof).
Guesthouse (low-budget accommodation)
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Pension Savo
address:
Strasse der Nationen 37
09111 Chemnitz
contact:
Tel: +49 (0) 371 4429-29
Fax: +49 (0) 371 4429-30
prices range from 23,00 € for accommodation in a 5-bed room up to 45,00 € for a single room
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