Uneasy Translations: Self, Experience and Indian Literature

Uneasy Translations: Self, Experience and Indian Literature interweaves the personal journey of an academic into reflections around self, language and translation with an eye on the intangibly available category of experience. It dwells on quieter modes of being political, of making knowledge democratic and of seeing gendered language in the everyday. In an unusual combination of real-life incidents and textual examples, it provides a palimpsest of what it is to be in a classroom; in the domestic sphere, straddling the 'manyness' of language and, of course, in a constant mode of translation that remains incomplete and unconcluded. Through both a poignant voice and rigorous questions, Kothari asks what it is to live and teach in India as a woman, a multilingual researcher and as both a subject and a rebel of the discipline of English. -She draws from multiple bhasha texts with an uncompromising eye on their autonomy and intellectual tradition. -The essays range from questions of knowledge, affect, caste, shame and humiliation to other cultural memories. Translation avoids the arrogance of the original; it has the freedom to say it and not be held accountable, which can make it both risky and exciting. More importantly, it also speaks after (anuvaad) rather than only for or instead, and this ethic informs the way Kothari writes this book, breaking new ground with gentle provocations.

Author: Rita Kothari
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic India
Published: 01/12/2023
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.60w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9789389165616

About the Author
Kothari, Rita: - Rita Kothari is Professor of English at Ashoka University. She is a Gujarati and English language author and translator. In an attempt to preserve her memories and her identity as a member of the Sindhi people, Kothari wrote several books on partition and its effects on people. She has translated several Gujarati works to English.

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