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Lend Me Your Ears – Guest Lecture Series

“Let knowledge come to me from all directions” proclaims an ancient religious text. In the pursuit to absorb knowledge from all directions, The Department of English ST PAULS COLLEGE, Bengaluru, organized a guest lecture series titled Lend Me Your Ears using virtual platform. The inaugural lectures of the series were held on May 24th 2021 and saw about 65 students from the Bachelor of Arts course participate with full energy and enthusiasm. Dr. Shailaja, the department in-charge of Department of Humanities shared her opening remarks, this was followed by the resource person introduction.

Lecture 1 was delivered by eminent poet, experienced academician and an expert on American Literature Dr. Molly Joseph from Ernakulam, Kerala. She spoke on the topic “American Poetry – Historic Past and Contemporary Trends. Dr. Molly Joseph deftly traversed worlds while she touched upon the nuances of American poetry and shared her own research experience with the texts. She discussed how social media has given rise to a new era of poetry ruled by young and powerful voices and also discussed the shift in the way publications deal with the trend.

Lecture 2 in the series was delivered by Mr. Romal Laisram, Principal Correspondent – The New Indian Express, Chennai. He is also the founder of Queer Arts Movement India (QAMI). Mr. Laisram spoke on the topic “Queer Theory and Activism”. This session was a unique discussion based one where students were invited to ask questions that they had in mind using pre-shared material and then answers were sought from the framework of queer theory. He explained the importance of paying attention to nomenclature and acknowledging voices from all quarters. Students interacted in a lively manner making the session a really meaningful one.

In conclusion, one could say that the inaugural lectures of the “Lend Me Your Ears” series set the tone for an exciting journey towards the pursuit of knowledge. Students shared a really positive feedback regarding the same.

Date

24 May 2021
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All Day
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