Global Literature - Global View - Shoreline Library

Anu Taranath, PhD

Global Literature: How Learning About "Over There" Helps Us Understand "Over Here"

Presented by Anu Taranath, University of Washington Professor

Monday, February 27, 2012, 12 noon

Literature from around the globe helps us picture people "over there" and brings texture and depth to our lives "over here". Examples from global literature will be used to suggest ways of reading that invite conversation on often difficult topics of power, privilege, voice and agency.

Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th, Shoreline, WA 98155, 206-362-7550

Humanities Washington is the state's flagship non-profit for promoting and providing programs based in the humanities. Since 1973, Humanities Washington has provided a rich array of programs, exhibits, and experiences to hundreds of thousands of people across the state.

Dr. Anu Taranath is a professor in the English department and the Comparative History of Ideas program at the University of Washington Seattle since 2000. She is a Fulbright-Hays Scholar, and a recipient of the University of Washington 2010 Distinguished Teaching Award.