Call for National Competition: St. Aloysius Best Research Paper Award

Organizer: Research Centre & the PG Department of English, St. Aloysius College, Elthuruth, Kerala

About the Competition

Towards A Better Tomorrow: Perspectives from Literary Studies

Eligibility: Students or faculty with an affiliation to any Higher Education Institution in India. (Proof of institutional affiliation to be submitted along with the paper)
Registration Fee: 100/- INR
Reward: First Prize Rs. 5000/- Second Prize Rs. 1000/-

St. Aloysius Best Research Paper Award aims to encourage research on how literature imagine future on sustainable and equitable lines.This award brings into view themes such as "Sustainable Development Goals in Literary Imagination" and "Aesthetics and Politics of Sustainability," through which scholars are invited to explore ways in which literature serves as a vibrant site from where to imagine sustainable futures. In light of Wendell Berry's claim that "the world lives in an eternal creative act," this call for research places the potential of literary narratives to develop new insights and engender transformative ways of thinking. Themes such as "Inclusionary Politics in Literary Imaginaries" or "Literary Gerontology" are exemplary of the rich terrain of inquiry, demonstrating well how literature turns out to be a vital site for reimagining social possibilities and contributing to the scholarly dialogue on building a more just and sustainable world.

ST. ALOYSIUS BEST RESEARCH PAPER AWARD seeks to generate scholarly discourses on this topic of perennial interest through the lens of literary narratives and their analyses.

Call for Submission

Original unpublished research papers in the Following (and relevant related) Topics are invited

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in Literary Imagination
Aesthetics & Politics of Sustainability
Literary Gerontology
Inclusionary Politics in Literary Imaginaries
Wetlands Studies

Send your articles (with proof of institutional affiliation) and receipt of fees paid to aloysiusbestpaperaward@gmail.com on or before 5th February 2025

Criteria of the Competition

The email with the paper should have 3 attachments:

1. A 250 word abstract with 6 - 8 keywords (Microsoft Word)

2. Receipt of the payment of the registration fee (with the time and details of payment)

3. Full paper (Microsoft Word) (4000-7000 words)

MLA (9th edition) guidelines are to be followed
Font: Times New Roman; Size: 12
No footnotes, only end notes are admissible

Do not attach your name and affiliation to the paper. The name and affiliation are to be attached in a different word file along with the same mail as the paper.