Exploring Marginality and Resistance in Indian Literature and Tamil Cinema

Oberlin Shansi’s Visiting Scholars, Dr. Hannah Samuel and Dr. Joel Chelliah will be hosting a dual presentation, “Exploring Marginality and Resistance in Indian Literature and Tamil Cinema,”  at the Oberlin Public Library.

“Seeing Caste: Identity, Resistance and Cinema,”

In his presentation, Joel Chelliah explores how Dalit filmmakers of contemporary Tamil Cinema are reimagining caste identities, challenging dominant narratives, and using film as a medium of resistance and social transformation. Joel teaches literature at The American College in Madurai, South India. 

"Introducing Manju Kapur and Social Exclusion"

In this presentation, Hannah Samuel examines how social exclusion in the context of India is captured by Manju Kapur in her novels. Hannah Samuel teaches English Literature at Lady Doak College in Madurai, South India. Her area of specialization includes Poetry, Indian Literature, and Service-Learning.