EPISODE · Dec 8, 2021 · 1H 4M
“Migrants Through Time”; An Insight Into The Female Diasporic Voice
from NYUAD Institute · host NYUAD Institute
This talk discusses the role of place in diasporic literature and the universality of women's voices. Who can speak for whom? What role do distance and diasporic privilege play? Does nostalgia take on dangerous potential, and does it really matter if writing is about the confluence of one's imagination and memory? Speakers Saba Khan, Author, "Skyfall" (Bloomsbury, 2020); Instructor of Social Science, NYUAD Sabyn Javeri, Author, "Hijabistan" (Harper Collins, 2019); Senior Lecturer of Writing, NYUAD In conversation with Tishani Doshi, Associate Professor of Practice, Literature and Creative Writing, NYUAD
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This talk discusses the role of place in diasporic literature and the universality of women's voices. Who can speak for whom? What role do distance and diasporic privilege play? Does nostalgia take on dangerous potential, and does it really matter if writing is about the confluence of one's imagination and memory? Speakers Saba Khan, Author, "Skyfall" (Bloomsbury, 2020); Instructor of Social Science, NYUAD Sabyn Javeri, Author, "Hijabistan" (Harper Collins, 2019); Senior Lecturer of Writing, NYUAD In conversation with Tishani Doshi, Associate Professor of Practice, Literature and Creative Writing, NYUAD
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