Providence Reporter

Date and Time: April 3, 2023,  9:00am - 10:00am EDT

Sponsor: Cogut Institute for the Humanities

Event Type: Online only

Link: Join this webinar on Zoom

Contact Information

Cogut Institute for the Humanities

(401) 863-6070

humanities-institute@brown.edu

“Belief is — and ought to be — ‘a resource for living-together,’” says Geetanjali Shree. “Riven as the world is by warring beliefs, this idea calls for serious consideration. Be they religious, political, cultural, or whatever, differences of belief, by definition, create borders. But borders function best as bridges, not as barriers.” In her talk, Shree will explore the subject of belief, drawing from her acclaimed works of fiction.

Geetanjali Shree is the author of the novel Tomb of Sand (Tilted Axis Press, 2021) [original Hindi publication: Ret Samadhi (Rajkamal Prakashan, 2018)], winner of the 2022 International Booker Prize and the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation. She is also the author of four other novels, Mai [Mai: Silently Mother], Hamara Shahar Us Baras, Tirohit [The Roof Beneath Their Feet], and Khali Jagah [Empty Space], as well as five collections of short stories. She is known for her innovative use of language and structure, and her work has been translated into many languages. She has also worked on theater scripts in collaboration with a Delhi-based group, Vivadi, of which she is one of the founding members. She is frequently invited for residencies, fellowships, lectures, seminars, and workshops across the world.

Free and open to the public. Register to join on Zoom. For questions or to request special services, accommodations, or assistance, please contact humanities-institute@brown.edu or (401) 863-6070.

This talk is presented by the Humanities in the World Initiative as part of its “Religious Epistemologies” lecture series. The “Religious Epistemologies” lecture series, co-curated by Vazira Zamindar and Leela Gandhi, features scholars, writers and artists whose work engages and exemplifies forms of knowledge based on belief, and which are often — though not exclusively — associated with religious outlooks.

Original source can be found here.