Images of India in German-language literature
There is no understanding without prejudices - so famously argued the German philosopher Karl Jaspers, an admirer of Indian philosophy. In a similar way, one could argue that there is no engagement with another culture without projections. In this literary dialogue series, we invite artists from literature and other fields to explore the role of projections in intercultural encounters. Do we need them at all? If so, are they merely negative, or can projections be productive as well? How do projections manifest themselves in literature?
In the discussion, the participants will examine how the perception of the foreign is reflected in literary works. How do authors shape ideas and images of India in Germany through their works, and vice versa?
The event is part of the series
"The Sound of Faraway Lands" on the occasion of 100 years of Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.
Day, Date: Monday, 5 December 2022
Time 16:00-17:30 hrs.
Venue: Goethe-Institut New Delhi / Max Mueller Bhavan - Bibliothek
PARTICIPANTS
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Martin Mosebach (digital participation)
Martin Mosebach is a German writer of novels, plays, radio plays, and other genres. He was born in Frankfurt/Main in 1951. He travelled to India several times, reflecting this experience in his works "Das Beben" (Hanser, 2005) and "Stadt der wilden Hunde. News from Everyday India" (Hanser, 2008). In 2007 he was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize, the most important prize for German-language literature. His most recent novel, "Taube und Wildente" (Pigeon and Wild Duck), was published by Deutscher Taschenbuchverlag (dtv) in 2022. Martin Mosebach lives in Frankfurt am Main.
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Namita Khare
Namita Khare is a translator and associated with the Department of Germanic and Romance Studies, University of Delhi. She is very interested in exploring images of Germany in Hindi Literature. She has translated as well as edited Literature from German-speaking countries.
Moderation: Shaswati Mazumdar
Shaswati Mazumdar was born in Kolkata in 1953. She taught at the Department of Germanic and Romance Studies, University of Delhi, from 1978 to 2018; she has been an emeritus professor since 2018. Her research interests include India in German-language literature, cultural transformation processes in the German-speaking world and Europe, and the reception of the Indian Revolt of 1857 in non-English-speaking Europe.
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