Organizers:
About the Organizer: Department of Christian Civilization
2019, the year ahead of us is a landmark year for the department of Christian Civilization as it remembers its 40th year as a unit and 30th year as a department in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Jaffna.
Almost 40 years ago, in 1979, teaching of the discipline ‘Christian Civilization’ was started as a unit in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Jaffna. In 1981 when the Department of Language and Culture was started, the ‘Christian Civilization’ unit along with Arabic and Islamic Civilizations became part of it.
Almost 30 years ago, in 1989, the Department of Languages and Culture was divided into 2 departments, namely, Department of Linguistics and English and Department of Christian and Islamic Civilizations. From thence, students have the opportunity to offer Christian Civilization for General and Special Degree of Bachelor of Arts. The department offers now the opportunity for post-graduate researches leading to M. Phil. and Ph.D. in Christian Civilization.
About the Collaborator: Centre for Performing Arts
Founded in Jaffna in 1965, the Centre for Performing Arts (known as திருமறைக் கலாமன்றம் and Ranga Kala Kendraya) is Sri Lanka’s longest standing organization using arts for peace building. It has branches abroad too. It has partnerships with various international organizations and a special relationship with York University, Toronto, Canada.
CPA’s academic unit is கலைத்தூது College of Aesthetics which conducts classes in performing and visual arts. It is affiliated to கலைக் காவிரி College of Fine Arts, Trichi, South India and has been conducting classes in gujehl;bak; for graduate and postgraduate students enabling them to obtain degrees from Bharathithasan University, Trichi, South India. At the moment, it is conducting practical classes in sculpture under the supervision of Prof. Sarath Chandrajeeva, the newly elected Vice-Chancellor of the Visual and Performing Arts University, Colombo.
CPA besides sponsoring the keynote speaker for the Conference is providing a cultural programme and academically contributing by refereeing papers on the relevant field.
"Towards a News Christian Humanistic Ethos"