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| sally | Posted
on 06-May-03 06:45 AM
I got this on an email listserv, and don't know anything about the event, but thought it might interest some people here ... It seems to be for a reading in NYC. ### Call for Submissions Do the current socio-political events taking place in South Asia concern you? Are you disgruntled, disillusioned, infuriated or horrified? Grieved or apathetic? Have you reacted emotionally and written about the experience? If so, we want to hear your voice. An un-named two poets collective, we are looking for writers and poets to submit work for an event entitled "Swayamsevaks and Mullahs: Listen up! Writers respond to religious fundamentalism." We are looking for work that touches upon current or historical events, phenomena or social structures that have developed around religious extremism in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. We urge that writers feel free to send work that even alludes to politics, without necessarily adopting the language of politics. We want to help create a space where writers feel like they can talk about politics of the subcontinent in their own language, using their own metaphors and imagining their own images. There has been much valuable reportage and academic analysis on the issue; we want to create a space where artists can give their interpretations. We want to underline that a response to religious fundamentalism can include critiques of any of the following: --Hindu fundamentalism in India (especially the Gujarat massacres), military governments in Pakistan, the LTTE, Moaist rebels in Nepal; casteism, minority subordination, women's subjugation, media bias, freedom of expression, civil liberties, anti-terrorism legislation, etc, --The construction of history --Civil society --Identity politics and multiculturalism We are looking for poetry, creative non-fiction and short fiction. Submissions may include multiple pieces, but individual pieces should be no longer than 5-7 minutes. Please send submissions included in the body of your e-mail to either of the following addresses: Subuhi Jiwani @ subuhimjiwani@yahoo.com Suneel Mubayi @ suneelferozemubayi@yahoo.com The tentative location of this event is the CUNY Graduate Center on 34th Street and 5th Ave. It is scheduled for the last week of May. Organizations that have made this event possible include CUNY's Postcolonial Studies Group, International South Asia Forum (www.insaf.net) and Subcontinental Magazine (www.subcontinental.org). Happy writing and we look forward to reading your work! Subuhi Jiwani Suneel Mubayi |
| Biruwa | Posted
on 06-May-03 06:51 AM
Hindu fundamentalism in India? How about christian fundamentalism in USA, or vatican and muslim or Islamic fundamentalism in Saudi Arabia or Indonesia? Even christian fundamentalism and Islamic fundamentalism in India! |
| sally | Posted
on 06-May-03 07:09 AM
Christian fundamentalism in the US or Islamist extremism in Saudi Arabia would hardly seem to fit a program about South Asia, Biruwa. Although "anti-terrorist legislation" as a topic does seem to suggest a pretty broad definition of what gets to be included ... Yeah, on second reading it's interesting they didn't mention "Islamic fundamentalism." A lot of people say that "Islamic fundamentalism" is a misnomer; I actually think it's less of a misnomer than "Hindu fundamentalism," but whatever. Anyway, if something is called "Mullahs: Listen Up!," I guess Islamist extremism is assumed to be on the list of Acceptable Topics ... |