Conference 1: Law and Print in Postcolonial Contexts: Censorship, Copyright and Piracy

Organized by Laetitia Zecchini (CNRS) at the University of Chicago Center in Paris, July 5-6, 2024.

This conference addresses the relationship between print  and legislation, censorship and copyright in postcolonial contexts. It aims to explore the role of colonial and postcolonial institutions, of the state and other gate-keepers in the regulation of print; the forms and practices of cultural regulation and censorship particular to certain postcolonial contexts; as well as the many alternative, informal or interstitial publishing networks, spaces and practices operating outside official (or monitored) circuits. Please find the concept note here.

Confirmed speakers:

Tanya Agathocleus (Hunter College) – Elara Bertho (CNRS) – Titas Bose (UChicago) – Supurna Dasgupta (UChicago) – Claire Ducournau (Université Paul Valéry-Montpellier – Shrutakirti Dutta (UChicago) – Abhijit Gupta (Jadavpur University) – Isabel Hofmeyr (University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) – Elisabeth Holt (Bard Collegue) – Paulo Horta (NYU Abu Dhabi) – Claire Joubert (Université Paris 8) – Sandra Lobo (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) – Adelaide Machado (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) – Josephine McDonagh (UChicago) – Mantra Mukim (CYU Paris) – Kaneesha Prasad (UChicago) – James Procter (Newcastle University) – Zahia Rahmani (INHA, Paris) – Asha Rogers (Birmingham) – Sami Rustom (Fehras Publishing Practices) – Neelam Srivastava (Newcastle University) – Robert JC Young (NYU) – Laetitia Zecchini (CNRS).