The Border Within: Madness, Identity, and Trauma after India-Pakistan Partition
We are happy to invite you to the 12th session of the Indian Literature Lecture Series. This enlightening lecture, titled The Border Within: Madness, Identity, and Trauma after India–Pakistan Partition, will be delivered by Dr. Insha Qayoom Shah, a Guest faculty at Punjab Engineering College, Punjab University, Chandigarh.
Date & Time: 23rd December 2024, Monday, 13:30 Istanbul Time
Location: ZOOM & Face-to-face (Hyflex 10, Second floor, IHU)
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Meeting ID: 840 9820 6467
Passcode: 048856
Lecture Abstract:
The course based on Saadat Hasan Manto delves into his short story Toba Tek Singh, a poignant narrative set in the aftermath of the Partition of India in 1947. Manto, known for his unflinching portrayal of societal fissures, uses this story to explore the madness, absurdity, and trauma of forced displacement. At the heart of the narrative is Bishan Singh, a mentally ill man confined to a Lahore asylum, who is caught between two newly created nations, India and Pakistan, much like the borderland of Toba Tek Singh.
About the Lecturer:
Dr. Insha Qayoom Shah
Punjab Engineering College, Punjab University, Chandigarh
Dr. Insha Qayoom Shah is a lecturer at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. She has completed her PhD from the Department of English, University of Kashmir. She is also serving as the co-director of Umran Academic Research Association. Her areas of interest include feminist theory, mythology, revisionary writing, and memory studies. She has presented several papers at different national and international conferences. Besides, she has also contributed chapters to three books dealing with feminism and gender studies.
