[India] Call for Papers: DiGRA India Conference 2022

[DiGRA India]

Dear All,


We are happy to announce the 2022 edition of the DiGRA India Conference
This year the theme of the conference is:

*Videogames, Science Fiction and India *


Call For Papers:

Following the recent spurt of activity around Indian Science Fiction or
Speculative Fiction, a genre that was largely relegated to the fringes of
intellectual discussion has now emerged in its own right in both
philosophical and pedagogical terms. With what used to be confined to
Indian vernacular languages now entering the domain of English, many
interesting perspectives are being explored, especially in postcolonial and
decolonial paradigms. Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay describes kalpavigyan, an
Indian neologism for science fiction that seems to have a Sanskrit
etymology but is indeed a very new cultural construct. Although, as
Adrienne Shaw comments, there is no special word for gamers and gaming in
Indian languages, videogames have also started enjoying unprecedented
popularity in India in recent times. In many cases, there is also an
overlap between the genres as scholars such as Pawel Frelik, David Mead and
Neil Tringham have demonstrated. Very little, however, has been done in
exploring the connections between science fiction and videogames in India
and this year’s DiGRA India Conference wishes to address this gap in
research.

We welcome abstracts on any aspect connecting science fiction and
videogames (preferably but not necessarily related to Indian science
fiction and videogames). Topics may include but not be restricted to the
following:

-Science fiction and videogames in Indian culture
-Reading gender, sexuality, caste, and religion in science fiction and
video games in India
-Strategy games and science fiction
-Representations of empire in science fiction
-Science fiction, videogames and the Anthropocene
-Horror, science fiction, and videogames
-Alternate history and videogames
-Imagined futures in videogames

We would love to receive your paper submissions for the Conference. Please
email your abstracts  (not more than *300 words*) and five keywords (this
will help us determine the 'focus' of your presentation) to
digraindiaconference at gmail.com
by *20th September 2022*.

The proposed dates for the conference would be* 26th and 27th November 2022*
.

Like our previous conference, this edition will also be held online.


 We look forward to your contributions!

In the meantime, please do not hesitate to reach out in case you have any
queries or clarifications.


Best Wishes,
DiGRA India
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