University of Newcastle upon Tyne
April 10th & 11th 2006
This international conference attempts to explore and articulate some of the visible intersections between ethics and postcolonialism. In this field, ethics can be described as a “hidden term” underlying discussions around the supposed “ruins” of a universal code of human rights and the unmasking of processes of economic exploitation in the world today. Is it possible to envisage an ethics that can make sense of differing value systems in the different cultures touched by the process of globalization? Numerous and urgent questions make a discussion of the ethical approach in dealing with postcolonial issues necessary, and the various panels will deal with issues such as: locality and globality in ethics, secular versus religious ethics, the ethics of research, ethics and narrative.
Keynote Speakers :
Dr Leela Gandhi (La Trobe)
Professor Peter Jones (Newcastle upon Tyne)
Professor Bhikhu Parekh (London School of Economics)
Professor Gauri Viswanathan (Columbia)
Dr Heather Widdows (Centre for Global Ethics)
For further information, programme and registration, please go to our website: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/niassh/ethics/index.htm
Sponsored by Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies
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