05.05.2021

MESIC 12

Programme of the Conference

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THURSDAY, 27th May

1100-1145

OPENING CEREMONY

1145-1200

Coffee Break

1200-1230

Anna Uroda (Jagiellonian University in Kraków)

The Indo-Aryan Migration – Literature and Archaeology

1230-1300

Dominik A. Haas (Austrian Academy of Sciences/University of Vienna)

From Mantra to Goddess: The Deification of the Gāyatrī

1300-1330

Marta Monkiewicz (University of Wrocław)

Calendrical Terminology of the Jyotiavedāga

1330-1400

Coffee Break

1400-1430

Jacek Bąkowski (Jagiellonian University in Kraków)

Computational Stylometry in Authorship Verification on Sanskrit Texts

1430-1500

Simon Winant (Ghent University)

Redeeming a Rogue: Adapting the Character of Kīcaka in Jain Mahābhāratas

1500-1530

Georgi Krastev (University of Vienna)

Observations on Divination in Buddhist Tantra: The Vajrajyotiṣa of the Hevajratantra

1530-1630

Lunch Break

1630-1700

Ariadna Matyszkiewicz (Jagiellonian University in Kraków)

The Structure and Rhetoric of Some mahākāvya Conventional Descriptions in Jinasena’s Ādipurāa

1700-1730

Agnieszka Wójcik (Jagiellonian University in Kraków)

History of Kerala in Bālarāmabharata of Kārtikā Tirunāḻ Bālarāma Varma

1730-1800

Marta Karcz (Jagiellonian University in Kraków)

Samarpaṇam – a Modern Sanskrit Publication

FRIDAY, 28th May

1100-1130

Radosław Tekiela (University of Warsaw)

The Delights of a Journey – on the Interpretation of Tamīm Ansārī

1130-1200

Katarzyna Dombrowicz (University of Warsaw)

The Concept of Private and Ideological Motherland in Rahi Masum Raza’s Novels

1200-1230

Sara Lončarić (University of Zagreb)

The Work and Literary Style of Nirmal Verma

1230-1300

Coffee Break

1300-1330

Natalia Młynarczyk (University of Wrocław)

Abanidranath Tagore – Life and His Work

1330-1400

Zuzanna Kann (University of Warsaw)

Between Archive and Repertoire of Classical Indian Dance – Odissi (in Teaching Context)

1400-1430

Iga Bielawska (University of Warsaw)

Women’s Literary Creativity in Contemporary Tamil Nadu (South India) 

1430-1530

Lunch Break

1530-1700

DISCUSSION

‘Young Indologist in the Time of Pandemic: Problems, Opportunities, and Challenges’

SATURDAY, 29th May

1000-1030

Adriana Simoncelli (Jagiellonian University in Kraków)

Popularity of Mitra’s Cult in Iran, India and Roman Empire. Differences and Similarities

1030-1100

Oskar Podlasiński (Jagiellonian University in Kraków)

The Core Features of Sanskrit Translations of Middle Persian Texts Based on the Example of Ogamadecā

1100-1130

Sandra Sznyr (University of Wrocław)

The Lullaby of Queen Madalasa and Today’s Lullabies in Hindi

1130-1230

CLOSING CEREMONY

15.02.2021

MESIC 12

Call for papers

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Dear Students, Colleagues, and Friends,

WE ARE BACK! After a one-year break, we have decided to continue the splendid tradition of MESIC meetings. This will be the twelfth time that we will have the opportunity to meet each other at the Middle European Student Indology Conference!

The Department of Indian Philology at the University of Wroclaw and the students of Wratislavian Indology are pleased to invite you to take part in the 12th Middle European Student Indology Conference (MESIC 12). This year, due to the restrictions relating to pandemic, the Conference will be held on-line on Zoom, from 27th to 29th May 2021.

The Middle European Student Indology Conference (MESIC) was initiated in 2009 by students from the University of Zagreb, the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the University of Wrocław. This year, will be the fourth time that MESIC will be organized by students of Wratislavian Indology for students of other Indology Departments (together with doctoral students) and those fascinated by Indian culture. It will be a great opportunity to share and discuss our common interests connected with Indian languages, literature and culture.

During the Conference, participants will present topics ranging from ancient to modern India, from linguistics to literature. The expected total time for each presentation will be 30 minutes (a 20-minute presentation of a paper and a 10-minute discussion). We would ask anyone interested in presenting a paper to send us a written abstract of up to 300 words. The deadline for to submitting abstracts is April 16, 2021.

Please send your abstract to:

 

The Conference programme will be announced by April 30, 2021. The Organisers reserve the right to limit the number of presentations. The language of the conference shall be English.

The Organizers of the conference are:

The Department of Indian Philology and the Students of Indology at the University of Wrocław.

As this year’s Conference will be held on-line there is no conference fee.

If you have any further questions, please contact us at mesic12.wroclaw@gmail.com.

We’re looking forward to seeing you at MESIC 12!

The Organisers of MESIC 12

Department of Indian Philology | University of Wrocław