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"Identity and Culture: Postcolonial Perspectives in Select South Asian Writing" on Friday, March 31st, 2023. Location is 306 Coble Hall, 809 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL. Dr. Kalpana Rao Hulluru is a Professor in the Department of English at Pondicherry University in India. This lecture debates upon the definition and function of the term 'identity' and 'culture' leading to the argument that identity encapsulates difference while culture is a phenomenon by which decolonization occurs. The later part of the presentation reads a few select South Asian works to reveal the nature of identity and culture and the multiple levels at which it exists.

Identity and Culture: Postcolonial Perspectives in Select South Asian Writing

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University Library
Location
306 Coble Hall, 809 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL
Date
Mar 31, 2023   12:00 - 1:00 pm  
Speaker
Dr. Kalpana Rao Hulluru
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Originating Calendar
International and Area Studies Library

This lecture debates upon the definition and function of the term, 'identity' and 'culture' leading to the argument that identity encapsulates difference while culture is a phenomenon by which decolonization occurs. The later part of the presentation reads a few select South Asian works to reveal the nature of identity and culture and the multiple levels at which it exists. 

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