[Commlist] Beyond Western Eyes: South Asian Women’s Writing in Contemporary Contexts symposium

Beyond Western Eyes: South Asian Women’s Writing in Contemporary Contexts
A Research Symposium

Friday 28 June 2019
Liverpool John Moores University, UK


Keynotes: Amina Yaqin (SOAS) & Navtej Purewal (SOAS)


On the 35th anniversary of the publication of Chandra Talpade Mohanty’s 
landmark essay, “Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial 
Discourses,” this Research Symposium brings together different 
generations of scholars to reflect on the cultural, economic and 
political contexts which shape the contemporary condition of writing by 
South Asian women.
The symposium will explore three broad questions.  Firstly, in what ways 
have varying publication practices, marketing strategies and translation 
trends shaped the availability, reception and reach of writing by South 
Asian women, both in national and global contexts?  Secondly, what is 
the current place - and future potential – of South Asian women’s 
writing in canons of contemporary, feminist, postcolonial and world 
literature?  Thirdly, what are the key questions, opportunities and 
challenges faced by scholars and students of South Asian women’s writing 
and what implications do they have for teaching and research careers?

Featuring a Postgraduate / Early Career Researcher roundtable chaired by 
Stuti Khanna (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi) and Nukhbah Langah 
(Forman Christian College, Lahore), this symposium seeks to facilitate 
dialogue, foster international collaboration and shape future research 
agendas.

This event is part of Decolonising Feminism, a research project led by 
Rachel Carroll (Teesside University, UK) and Fiona Tolan (Liverpool John 
Moores University, UK) and funded by the Global Challenges Research 
Fund.  The symposium is presented in association with the Contemporary 
Women’s Writing Association.
This event is free but booking is required; please register via the link 
below. For further information please contact Rachel Carroll 
((r.carroll /at/ tees.ac.uk)) and Fiona Tolan ((f.tolan /at/ ljmu.ac.uk))

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-western-eyes-south-asian-womens-writing-symposium-tickets-61291245766

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