Imagining Freedom: Literature and Cinema of Decolonization in South Asia

Exploring decolonization in South Asia through 20th and 21st century literature, cinema and political thought. Conceptions of freedom centering the perspectives of women, oppressed castes, adivasis. South Asian decolonization and its intersections with the Global Cold War. Literary manifestos of the Dalit Panthers, the Progressive Writers Association & Parallel Cinema. Decolonization and international solidarity as reflected in conference proceedings—Afro-Asian Association, South Asia-Palestine, Socialism and Nationalism. Role of languages, both English and vernacular literatures in South Asian decolonization. Genres of decolonization.