Literary Historiography
The group endeavours to search for newer and nuanced positions in literary historiography, particularly the multilingual ‘interliterary’ relationships between the cosmopolitan and vernacular, and also among vernacular literary cultures of India. The purpose is to deconstruct the idea of ‘material textuality’ that has often constituted the base of dominant literary historiography, and explore avenues of shared resources across multilingual literary cultures of India. Taking insights from established literary historians like Professor Sisir Kumar Das, the emphasis of the group is on the vernacular with focus on oral/aural, mnemonic and body-centric experiences that provide veritable resources for the conceptualisation of an alternative historiography of Indian literatures.
Research Group Coordinator: Dr Dhurjjati Sarma
Events:
Lectures:
Webinar 1 – In the Forest of Indian Languages in Search for crossroads by Prof. G.N Devy (12-08-2021, 5 PM (IST))
Workshops:
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CALL FOR PAPERS (Intermediality in Indian Literary Cultures)
We invite papers addressing the issues raised here and on the topics suggested relating to intermediality.
WEBSITE LAUNCH
Delhi Comparatists website launched.
12th August 2021
JOURNAL (VOL 1, ISSUE 1)
Delhi Journal of Comparative Studies is an online, peer-reviewed, full text, bi-annual journal with open access in the field of comparative literature and cultural studies in their various forms in the Indian context.
Ongoing Projects
- Covid 19 Muslim Response Research
- Covid-19 Cultural Response Book
- Covid-19 Cultural Response Archive
- Reception of Kazi Nazrul Islam in Indian Literatures
- Multilingual Translation of Kazi Nazrul Islam
- Comparative Literature in India Archive
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