Roots that Hover above the Soil: A Case of Nonbelonging in the Subcontinent
Feminisms Lunch Lectures
October 17, 2023
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Location
1700 SSB & Zoom
Address
1200 W. Harrison St., Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60607
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After how many generations can we call a land a home?
Join us for a talk by UIC MFA student Jovita Alvares exploring how colonial erasure, migration, the India-Pak Partition of 1947, and present-day state violence continue to affect notions of identification and belonging within marginalized communities of the Subcontinent. Her research focuses mainly on the Christian Goan diaspora community of Karachi, Pakistan, who are an ethnoreligious minority in the country. As a group of people, they have continued to face violence, be it during the Portuguese colonial rule of Goa that lasted for 450 years, or even presently, as a religious minority that makes up less than two percent of the country’s population. Despite this, what keeps them moving forward?
The answers, though abstract, lie somewhere within the vernacular archive. By studying family photographs, there is an exploration of the various factors, traditions, and rituals that possibly keep communities going. This research juxtaposes vernacular, state, and colonial archives as a way of bringing stories of the subaltern from the edges of history to the forefront.
Food, Safety, and Accessibility:
- Masks are required for in-person attendees.
- Lunch will be available for takeaway.
- Building and suite accessibility info is available on our website.
- Captions will be enabled on Zoom.
Please contact us with any questions or access requests: wlrc@uic.edu or (312) 413-1025.
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Date posted
Oct 4, 2023
Date updated
Oct 17, 2023
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