The third edition of Anankes Women in Literature Festival will present a unique set of panels titled Publishers Corner. Three specific sessions held on both days April 11th and 12th, 2023 are set to showcase discussions between publishers and their authors. The sessions will celebrate disruptive, female-led publishing houses and their diverse set...
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AnankeWLF To Explore The Language of Grief vis-à-vis the Dialectics of Freedom & Autonomy
There is a universality of the language of grief and melancholy. Grief is a common denominator in all human experience. It is as universal as it is isolating, as collective as it is individualistic. Sweet sorrow is an age-old, wise companion to humanity. Unbeknownst to many, grief imbues the spirit of unity albeit in the...
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Taking a Deep Dive into Transnational Feminism, Film and Media at AnankeWLF
Curating unique discussions, the third edition of Anankes Women in Literature Festival (AnankeWLF) will explore the resurgence and evolution of transnational feminism beginning with movies like Mother India (India), Muthi Bhar Chawal (Pakistan), Two Women (Italian/Hollywood), Mirch Masala (India) juxtaposed against films epitomizing hegemonic representations of masculinities such as Maula Jutt (especially the older version),...
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AnankeWLF To Highlight Pandering to Western Readership With Neo-Colonialist, Exoticized View of South Asia
Arranged marriages, hyper-conservative in-laws, violent husbands, mangoes, and of course the monsoon season are some of the numerous stereotypes, many may have an aversion to reading in a work of fiction or even non-fiction. That said, typecasting continues to plague writers from within the South Asian region as well as the diaspora. Painting a conventionalized...
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Ananke Women In Literature Festival Announces More Speakers
Eminent names from across South Asia, MENA and beyond will be gracing the third edition of Anankes Women in Literature Festival 2023 on April 11th and 12th. Independent publishers, authors, filmmakers, artists, writers and creatives will congregate remotely to engage in dialogue focusing on a wide ranging array of topics including Arab Women in Literature...
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AnankeWLF Unwraps the Migratory Experience of Language
Joao Guimarães Rosa says so beautifully that every word has its shadow. Taking cue from the Brazilian novelists exposition, Anankes Women in Literature Festival unveils a fascinating conversation that will delve into the migratory experience of language through translation and interpretation. Eminent names from across South Asia, MENA and beyond will be gracing the third edition of...
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AnankeWLF unveils Illustrated Resistance
Art and the visual has played a pivotal role in the socio-political history of humanity. Existing since the time when mankind had limited modes of communication as well as vocabulary, it is an organic canvas representing ideas shared and otherwise riveting emotions and angst. Keeping in mind the role of art as a...
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Ananke Women in Literature Unveils Session on Arab Women in Literature vis-a-vis War, Resilience, Exile & Identity
The third edition of Anankes one of a kind flagship event, Women in Literature Festival 2023 unveils a fascinating panel discussion featuring distinguished names from the Arab diaspora, Huda Fakhreddinne, Jehan Bseiso and Lela Aboulela. The event will be live-streamed on Ananke’s Facebook page – @anankemag with the option to participate in all live sessions...
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I love being a woman but it gets hard sometimes
In her journal, my mother wrote about how lucky she was that her father had taken her to school despite this not being a common practice during that time. Having lived in a rural area all her life, going to school in the city was the utmost privilege. She ended up settling in the city...
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Hardships are meant to make you not break you
Although life is always uncertain, I didn’t fully understand its significance until I experienced it. My mother passed away when I was a teenager and, on my way, to completing my O levels. I felt stunned by how abrupt and unexpected it was. Being the family’s eldest daughter, I was now expected to handle the...