PRESS RELEASE:
Following the success of last year’s inaugural conference, this year’s Sikholars 2011 brings together Sikh graduate students, professionals, and activists for a unique experience. This year the CSU East Bay Ethnic Studies Department is co-hosting the event with the Jakara Movement on the CSU East Bay campus from February 25-27, 2011. The interdisciplinary group of scholars will be coming from across the world for this one-of-a-kind event. Top young researchers from England, Canada, India, and the United States will be speaking on a host of historic and contemporary topics.
The panels for this year’s conference include:
* Panel 1: Past Viewing – a look at historic topics including the Nihangs in the Court of Ranjit Singh, Sikhs in WWI, and a look at the Gurdwara Morchas
* Panel 2: Through and Beyond the Text – a look at topics related to the arts from literature, architecture, sculpture, and the performing arts
* Panel 3: 1984 - Plexus and Philosophy – a look at the importance of the events of 1984 on the Sikh psyche, from issues of remembrance, double-victimization, and philosophy
* Panel 4: Nexus of Media and Film – a look at the importance of visual medias in terms of stereotypes and perceptions, from Punjabi films, to news media, to a special preview of a short film, “Commitment”
* Panel 5 - Raising Sikhs: Explorations of Family – a look at issues related to raising Sikh children and families, from a historic look at a Singh Sabha girl’s institute, to issues of son-preference, to raising boys with jooras, to a global view of medicine
* Panel 6: Identities and Institutions: Diasporic Formulations – a look at issues related to institutional formation in Sikh diasporic communities, from Gurdwara leadership to weddings
In addition to the panel discussions, there will be mixers, banquets, and dinners for the attendees to network with other young professionals, as well meet the presenters.
More information for this event can be found at the Sikholars website or by calling 1-888-JAKARA-1.
ABOUT JAKARA MOVEMENT:
The Jakara Movement seeks to encourage engagement with Sikh culture through education, research, and community outreach initiatives. Founded in 2000, the Jakara Movement began as a collegiate conference, but has evolved into an institution for the recruitment and training of volunteers and a hub for the Sikh Californian youth. With a focus on the interstices of education, health, gender, and social justice, the Jakara Movement inclusively engages large sections of the Sikh youth in various projects to strengthen their identity and consciousness as Sikhs, foster education through service-learning, and inspire activism and volunteerism within the greater Qaum.
For More Information:
see Flyer below.
Contact: [email protected] | 1-888-JAKARA-1
