Mithu Sanyal’s 'Identitti' - Reading and discussion
Tuesday 15 March 2022, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
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Mithu Sanyal’s 'Identitti': Reading and discussion
Mithu Sanyal’s Identitti tells the story of two women at a German university whose lives are intertwined in the wake of a scandal. There is widespread outrage when Prof Saraswati, Chair of Postcolonial Studies, is revealed to be a white woman who has for years described herself as a person of colour. Her student, Nivedita – a woman of mixed Polish/Indian heritage – stands by her professor, prompting complex explorations and discussions of race, gender, skin colour, identity and ‘cancel culture’ on campus. The event will be bilingual and consist of a short reading in German, with an English introduction and explanation, followed by a discussion in English.
All welcome, including non-German speakers. Refreshments provided. Sponsored by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and hosted by the Department of Languages and Cultures, Lancaster University in collaboration with FASS Decolonisation.
Speaker
Mithu Sanyal
Mithu Sanyal is a cultural scientist, journalist and author who writes about sex, gender, post-colonialism, power and racism. Her non-fiction work 'Vulva. Das unsichtbare Geschlecht' was published in 2009 and 'Vergewaltigung. Aspekte eines Verbrechens' in 2016. Since 1996 Sanyal has written features and radio plays for the German broadcaster WDR, and publishes essays and articles in publications such as The Guardian and various German magazines. 'Identitti' (2021) is her debut novel.
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