Themes and Subthemes
Conference themes and sub themes will include, but are not limited to the following
History
• Pre-colonial history of Chitral, Mastuj and Yasin
• Pre-colonial history of Gilgit, Hunza and Nager
• Colonial history of Northern Pakistan
• Historiography of the Chitral and Gilgit areas
• Northern Pakistan in the days of independence and the accession of the northern polities (principalities and stateless communities)
• History and distribution of Muslim confessions in the Hindukush/Karakorum
• History of population movements and migrations in the Hindukush/Karakorum
• Ancient trade routes
• Historical buildings, forts, palaces, mosques, remarkable residences, tower-houses, notable burials, historical sites
• Findings and prospects in the archaeology of the Hindukush/Karakorum
• Post-state History of Chitral
Geography
• Adaptation to climate change in Pakistan’s mountain regions
• Challenges for sustainable development
• Reducing the knowledge gap: recent studies in mountain research
• Regional development of Chitral
• Water towers of humankind: Hindukush and Karakoram revisited
• Pastoralism in the Hindukush
• Exchange relations between Chitral and Afghanistan
• Cultural geography of the Hindukush
Cultural
• Poetry in the local languages of the Hindukush/Karakorum: past and present
• Oral traditions and genealogical knowledge about the past in local communities
• Ethnic and linguistic minorities and their quest for identity
• Music and dance in local traditions
• Polo and other traditional sports
• Tradition and innovation in self-organization of local communities
• Rites of birth, marriage and burial: tradition versus innovation
• The cultural impact of development interventions and new technologies
• Traditional artisans and their crafts
Kalasha Heritage
• Permanence and change in traditional behaviours, practices and conceptions
• Kalasha women between tradition and innovation
• The process of conversion among the Kalasha in the past and in the present
• The present practice of Kalasha traditional ritual
• Development interventions by government and NGOs in Kalasha valleys and their impact on the culture
• Cultural impact of tourism in the Kalasha valleys
• The new Kalasha: the younger generations between tradition and modernity
• Challenges and threats for Kalasha culture and identity
Languages
• Language documentation, description and promotion
• Challenges in implementing of language in Education policy.
• Causes of language endangerment in Hindukush Region
• Language maintenance
• Indigenous voices in popular culture (e.g. social media, fiction, poetry, film, hip hop)
• Multilingualism in Hindukush Region
Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE)
• MTB-MLE theory and Practices
• Curriculum Development
• Mother tongue Education
• Teaching kits
• Practice from Field
• Reading material
• Challenges in Mother Tongue Education
Tourism
• Ecotourism in Hindukush and Karakorum region
• Cultural festivals in Hindukush and Karakorum region
• Recreational and Environment tourism
• Historical and Religious tourism
• Culture and ethnic tourism
• Adventure and Wildlife tourism
• Any other topic in line with tourism Hindukush and Karakorum region