On Crossing Borders - Literary Responses to Colonization

Explore the fourth installment of the 2023-24 Norton Lectures series featuring Viet Thanh Nguyen, titled "On Crossing Borders." Delve into the lasting impacts of colonization on political, economic, and cultural boundaries. Examine literary and cultural responses to colonization, focusing on works that challenge or erase genre borders and introduce innovative styles such as "horrific surrealism." Gain insights into how writers and artists confront the legacy of colonial border violations through their creative expressions. This 88-minute lecture, presented by the Mahindra Humanities Center, offers a thought-provoking analysis of literature's role in addressing and reimagining borders in a post-colonial context.