Symbiosis Law School, Pune To Host Workshop On Law, Literature, Language And Culture Using Digital Ethnography Approach

Symbiosis Law School, Pune, established in 1977, is among India's top-ranked law schools. The institution is known for its strong research culture, international collaborations, and commitment to socially engaged legal education. It houses premier research centres such as the Symbiosis Centre for Advanced Legal Studies and Research (SCALSAR), which promotes interdisciplinary legal scholarship.

This workshop is convened in collaboration with the Symbiosis Culture, Language, Law & Justice Centre (SCLLJC), a centre dedicated to examining the cultural, linguistic, and social foundations of law and justice in India and beyond.

About the Workshop

The Workshop on Law, Literature, Language, and Culture: A Digital Ethnography Approach examines law as a cultural, narrative, and linguistic practice rather than merely a formal institutional system. It foregrounds how legal meanings are produced, negotiated, and contested through literature, language, oral traditions, memory, and digital media.

The workshop draws on contemporary scholarship in digital ethnography, exploring online and mediated spaces—such as social media, digital archives, vernacular storytelling platforms, and activist documentation—as significant sites of legal consciousness, representation, and justice-making. The workshop particularly encourages engagement with voices and narratives of indigenous, marginalised, and underrepresented communities.

Workshop Theme

Law, Literature, Language, and Culture: A Digital Ethnography Approach

Who Can Submit?

Submissions are invited from:

● Academicians and faculty members

● Independent researchers

● Doctoral researchers

● Students of law, humanities, and social sciences

● Scholars and practitioners working on issues related to Dalit, tribal, queer, and linguistic minority communities

Submission Rules:

● Maximum of three authors per paper

● Only one presenter per submission

Submission Categories

● Extended Abstracts: 1,000–1,200 words

● Working Papers: 3,500 words

● Full Papers: 5,000 words

Full paper submissions are strongly encouraged. Working papers will also be considered for presentation.

Submission Guidelines

● Submissions must clearly outline:

○ Research question

○ Theoretical or conceptual framework

○ Methodology or analytical approach

○ Relevance to the workshop theme

● Interdisciplinary approaches drawing from law, literature, sociology, anthropology, linguistics, cultural studies, and media studies are encouraged

● Selected participants will present their papers on 26 February 2026

● Selected papers may be considered for publication in Scopus-indexed journals, subject to editorial review

Important Dates

● Submission Deadline: 21 February 2026

● Notification of Acceptance: 21 February 2026

● Registration Deadline: 22 February 2026

● Workshop Date: 26 February 2026

Mode and Location

Hybrid Mode

● Offline Venue: Symbiosis Law School, Pune

● Online Participation: Joining details will be shared with registered participants

Registration Fees

● Academicians / Faculty: ₹1,180

● Independent Researchers / Doctoral Scholars / Students: ₹590

Registration fees include GST. Fees are waived for Symbiosis faculty and students.
Awards will be presented for Best Paper and Best Presentation.

How to Register and Submit

Registration is mandatory only after acceptance of papers.
Participants must submit their abstracts and papers through the official submission portal.

👉 Submission & Registration Link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqfv5QqL8G-pqKMzaE-sckZqX7zT4zYNQS-GyEYk3fGeMjBw/viewform

Contact Information

For queries regarding submissions or registration, please contact:

● Email: lcj@symlaw.ac.in

● Dr. Sanchari Basu Chaudhuri: +91 89204 44087

● Dr. Tania Patel: +91 96180 79268

● Dr. Mohit Joshi: +91 76651 68591

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