Announcing "Literati 2016"

[Padma Baliga]

Dear Students,

You are invited to attend the first edition of Literati - a festival dedicated to writers and their works. Please do come along and encourage your juniors. Spread the word!

Cheers,

Padma Baliga

The Department of English 
St Joseph's College (Autonomous) 

presents 

Literati 2016 
A tribute to Mahashweta Devi 

Four days of contests, screenings, plays, panel discussions and music to pay homage to the pioneer of Indian literature from the margins - Mahashweta Devi. 

The entire event is open to all students of SJC. Details of contests will be put up on our Facebook page @literatisjc on Sept 8. 

Schedule: 

1. Inauguration - Sept 12, 4 pm. Quadrangle: 
~Welcome address by Dr Cheriyan Alexander. 
~Musical performance by students. 

~Exhibition on Literature and Society 

Also: Deadline for online submission of the Book Jacket Design contest - Sept 12, 6 am, and physical submission of the Illustration contest at the Department of English (PG Block) - Sept 12, 1 pm. 

2. Sept 14, 1:30 pm. Xavier Hall: 
~Musical performance by students. 
~Movie Review contest screening 

Also: Deadline for Movie Review contest and Creative Writing contest - Sept 14, 12 midnight. 

3. Sept 15, 1:30 pm. Xavier Hall: 
~Musical performance by students. 
~Play performance by students of I and II MA English 

4. Sept 16, 1:30 pm. AV Room (PG Block): 

~Student Panel Discussion on 'Literature and Social Change', featuring students from MA English, Economics, Political Science, MSW and Mass Communication - moderated by Dr Priyanca Mathur Velath from the Department of Political Science. 
~Interaction with Dr Sushma V Murthy, Christ University. 
~Prize distribution ceremony. 

Panel discussion on Literature and Social Change 
Moderated by Dr Priyanca Mathur Velath, Dept of Political Science 

Sept 16, 2 pm 
AV Room (PG Block) 

The student-led panel discussion is an integral part of Literati 2016, as it brings together differing views and analysis on some of the searing themes of Mahashweta Devi's works. Devi wrote tirelessly on tribal displacement, caste and gender oppression, and institutionalised violence. These themes still find resonance in our world today. The panel discussion will focus on literature and various other media like films, theatre, poetry, reportage and other non-fiction texts that articulate the questions that arise from these themes. 

The students of the MA English course will be focussing on Mahashweta Devi's works, while students from the other Humanities departments of the PG Block are free to chose from the work of other authors, directors and reporters. 

Each student will get 7 minutes to present their ideas, after which the moderator will throw the floor open to questions. 

Contests for Literati 2016 

1. Illustration: Participants will creatively respond with a sketch/drawing to a paragraph selected from Mahashweta Devi's works posted on the Literati Facebook page @literatisjc. This must be submitted in person to the Department of English (PG Block) by Sept 12, 1 pm. All entries will be displayed in the UG Quadrangle for the Inauguration. 

2. Book jacket designing: Participants will design a cover for one of Mahashweta Devi's books, based on a short paragraph from one of her works posted on the Literati Facebook page @literatisjc. This is a digital art event. Deadline: Sept 12, 6 am. 

3. Movie review: Participants will write a review of the movie adaptation to be screened during Literati 2016 on Sept 14. Deadline: Sept 14, 12 midnight 

4. Creative writing: Participants will create a short work of poetry in response to a short story by Mahashweta Devi posted on the Literati Facebook page @literatisjc. Deadline: Sept 14, 12 midnight.