Australia, Canada, Poland, Tunisia, United States of America
This workshop seeks to unite scholars from Canada and around the world to critically reflect upon both the origins and travels of Orientalism, as well as their places in various parts of world and their relations to decolonization. In the spirit of Orientalism’s 40th anniversary, the ensuing conversation between different times, sites, approaches, and faces aims to historicize post-Orientalism and expand its current conceptual scope in innovative ways. The symposium’s goal is to publish selected papers in an edited volume for McGill-Queen's University Press.
Impact
An International Workshop on Post-Orientalism will be the new standard for the study of Said's Orientalism, as well as issues related to post colonial tensions, Indigenous communities, the structures of settler colonialism in a transnational and comparative framework.
Student Experience
The symposium will offer opportunities for graduate students at McMaster’s to gain valuable professional experience. The symposium will provide volunteer opportunities for graduate students, presenting valuable leadership and teamwork experience in organizing an academic event, including coordinating administrative details, promoting community engagement, and organizing and staffing information and sign-up stations. These events will also provide a general opportunity for students at McMaster to cultivate mentor-student relationships with participants, as well as to develop experience with research methods and theories, knowledge mobilization and dissemination, and publication and research communication. The workshop also involves the participation of students and early career academics, including MA students, PhD candidates, and postdoctoral/research fellows. These new scholars have been at the forefront of Orientalism and transnational history and their participation is crucial in order to push the field forwards.
Countries
Australia, Canada, Poland, Tunisia, United States of America
Impact
Research, Education, Global Partnerships
Institutional Partner(s)
University of Saskatchewan
Community Partner(s)
Industry Partner(s)
Key Outcomes
Publications
Sponsorship
Federal Private
Sponsorship Details
A SSHRC Connections Grant will be submitted. We received funding from the Wilson Institute for Canadian History.
