"love is an emotion of labour. It is an attempt at reconciling, accommodating, and acknowledging differences, an attempt at not giving up just yet...love is an exercise in self-reflection."
On #InternationalTranslationDay, I asked translators to talk about, well, love...
@yoj_cijo and I wrote a chapter in the book Screening Children in Post Apocalypse in Film and Television, ed. Debbie Olson. Check out the LinkedIn link for more details.
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One of the best pieces I've read in 2023 (and I had to read really everything for my Friday Digest so you can trust my data):
@lilyscherlis
Boundary Issues
How boundaries became the rules for mental health—and explain everything
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https://t.co/CgKeS81GAh
With so much being said about Oppenheimer, maybe it's time for everyone to revisit Hiroshima by John Hersey.
It makes for a long, painful reading.
https://t.co/5J3MpWDwOv
📣 I’m teaching the Online Summer School on Research Writing, with a special focus on ethnographic research methods.
It’s well suited for doctoral and masters students in the humanities and social sciences. Apply soon !
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I reviewed Debarati Sen’s phenomenal work on ‘Everyday Sustainability: Gender Justice and Fair-Trade Tea in Darjeeling’ for @SociologyDoing. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the nuances of development, entrepreneurship and empowerment.
All five books on @TheJCBPrize shortlist are translations. From Bangla, Urdu, Hindi, Malayalam and Nepali. It's a big day for writers, translators and Indian publishing -- for those who believe in the magic of translation. @arunava@karthikavk@WestlandBooks