International Seminar on Dystopian Narratives: Imagining Crisis, Resistance and the Future

Organizer: Department of English, N.S.S. College, Nemmara, in association with UGC–Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (UGC–MMTTC), University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, and SIRA – Society of Innovative Researchers and Academicians

About the Seminar

• When: 6–7 August 2026
• Venue: N.S.S. College, Nemmara, Palakkad, Kerala, India
• Call for Papers
• Presentation Mode: Hybrid (Online & Offline)

 Important Dates

• Last Date for Abstract Submission: 31 July 2026
• Last Date for Full Paper Submission (Publication): 30 August 2026

Publication Opportunity

Selected original papers, after the stipulated peer-review and editorial process, will be considered for publication in a peer-reviewed journal (ISSN) or an edited volume (ISBN). Additional publication charges may apply.

Seminar Highlights

• International & Multidisciplinary Academic Platform
• Academic Association with UGC–MMTTC, University of Kerala and SIRA
• Invited Talks by Distinguished Scholars from India and Abroad
• Hybrid Mode of Paper Presentation (Online & Offline)
• Open to Faculty Members, Researchers, Ph.D. Scholars, Students and Independent Researchers
• Opportunity to present papers on both listed thrust areas and emerging themes related to dystopian narratives
• Selected papers will be considered for publication in a peer-reviewed journal (ISSN) or an edited volume (ISBN), subject to review and applicable publication charges.

Guest Speakers

Dr.Biju Itukkapparakkal Assistant Professor, Department of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA,(Dubai Campus) Topic : Dystopian Literature and the Politics of the Present

Dr. Pradeepkumar K Associate Professor of English Sri Vyasa N.S.S. College, Wadakkanchery Thrissur, Kerala, India Member, Syndicate, University of Calicut Topic : Living at the End of Future: Dystopian Literatutre and the Crises of Late Capitalism

Dr. Kiran Raveendran Assistant Professor of English Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) Mangaluru, Karnataka Topic : Dystopia as Public Pedagogy: Learning Fear through Popular Culture

Thrust Areas for Paper Presentations

• Classical and Contemporary Dystopian Literature
• Climate Fiction (Cli-Fi), Ecological Collapse, and Environmental Dystopias
• Surveillance, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Control
• Pandemic Narratives and Biopolitical Futures
• Authoritarianism, Fascism, and Totalitarian States
• Resistance, Revolution, and Political Agency in Dystopian
• Fiction Gender, Feminism, and Queer Dystopias
• Race, Caste, Ethnicity, and Social Exclusion
• Postcolonial and Decolonial Dystopian
• Imaginations Migration, Borders, Exile, and Refugee Narratives Capitalism, Consumerism, and Corporate Dystopias Technology, Cyborgs, and Posthuman Futures Young Adult Dystopian Fiction and Cultural Politics Dystopia in Film, Television, and Streaming Media
• Graphic Novels, Comics, and Visual Dystopias
• Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, and Afrofuturism
• Memory, Trauma, and Historical Dystopias
• Language, Censorship, and Propaganda
• Digital Humanities and Dystopian Storytelling
• Urban Spaces, Architecture, and Spatial Dystopias Indigenous Perspectives on Dystopian
• Futures Food, Water, and Resource Scarcity in Dystopian Narratives Disability, Health, and the Politics of the Body Hope, Utopia, Solarpunk, and Alternative Futures Dystopian Narratives in Indian Literatures and Regional Languages
• Children’s Literature and Dystopian Imagination
• Ethics, Human Rights, and the Future of Democracy
• Media, Misinformation, and Manufactured
• Realities Ecofeminism and Environmental Justice

Open Theme: Emerging Perspectives on Dystopian Narratives The above themes are indicative and not exhaustive. Papers addressing related aspects of the seminar theme are also welcome.

Paper Submission Guidelines:

Submit your Abstracts on or before 31/07/26 in 300 words

Follow MLA Handbook 9th Edition

Include: Title, Abstract, Keywords (4–6), Author Name & Affiliation Full paper for publication should be submitted on or before 30/08/2026 Email as a Word file to seminarsofenglish@gmail.com

Email: seminarsofenglish@gmail.com

Registration Fee and Details

Faculty

• Participation-Rs.1000/
• Paper Presentation:Rs.1200/

Research Scholars

• Participation-Rs.750/
• Paper Presentation:Rs.1000/

Students

• Participation-Rs.300/
• Paper Presentation:Rs.500/

G Pay Number: 8129010280

For Queries

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