Bhakti Shringarpure is a writer, editor and academic, who is creative director of the Radical Books Collective, founding editor of Warscapes online magazine and is an associate professor of English and Gender Studies at the University of Connecticut.[1] Her work "engages questions of decolonization, race, gender and violence through a focus on literary and cultural production from the Global South and their circuits of dissemination".[2] She is the author of Cold War Assemblages: Decolonization to Digital (2019), and has been an invited participant and speaker at many educational institutions and literary festivals internationally.[3][4][5]
She is the founder and editor-in-chief of Warscapes,[7] an independent online magazine established in 2011 with a focus on current conflicts across the world, publishing fiction, non-fiction, poetry, interviews, reviews, photo-essays and retrospectives of war literature.[8]
In 2012, she edited Literary Sudans, "intended to highlight the two Sudans as sites of literature and culture", initially an online project before publication as a book[9] by Africa World Press, endorsed by Nuruddin Farah, Salah Hassan and Dinaw Mengestu, among others.[10]
Shringarpure co-founded, with Suchitra Vijayan, the Radical Books Collective,[11] of which she is creative director.[12] The initiative was conceived during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, when she was living in Nairobi, Kenya, as a Fulbright scholar (2019–20),[13] and had to rebuild connections online for her monthly literary salons.[14] Using on the masthead of its website a quotation from Angela Y. Davis – "You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time" – the Radical Books Collective organizes virtual book clubs, author events and seminars on foundational radical books.[15]
Shringarpure held a research fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh, in August–November 2022,[2] during which period she took part in the Cultural Identity and Memory Studies Institute Seminar Series at the University of St Andrews.[16]
Among publications for which she has written are The Guardian, The Funambulist, Los Angeles Review of Books, Literary Hub and Africa is a Country. Shringarpure is Series Editor of Decolonize That! Handbooks for the Revolutionary Overthrow of Embedded Colonial Ideas, published by OR Books (New York).[13]
Literary Sudans: An Anthology of Literature from Sudan and South Sudan. Introduction by Taban Lo Liyong, translations by Adil Babikir. Africa World Press, 2016, ISBN9781569024348.[10]
"The Digital Savior Complex", Warscapes, 29 May 2015.[18]
"The rise of the digital saviour: can Facebook likes change the world?", The Guardian, 18 June 2015.[19]
"Hiding in Plain Sight: Cold War Interventions into African Literature", Johannesburg Review of Books, 15 April 2021,[20]
"But, first we'll take this W", Africa Is a Country, October 2021.[21]
"Writing whiteness, writing America", Africa Is a Country, December 2022.[22]
Referencesedit
^Sawlani, Samira (23 December 2021). "African authors took the literary world by storm in 2021". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ ab"Dr Bhakti Shringarpure". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"Bhakti Shringarpure". Center for the Humanities. City University of New York. 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"The Postcolony Is A Cold War Ruin". Bard College. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"Bhakti Shringarpure". African Book Festival. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"Bhakti Shringarpure". The Funambulist. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^Nsiah-Buadi, Christabel (23 February 2018). "This feminist author wants to get past 'feminism-lite'". The World. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"About". Warscapes. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^Shringarpure, Bhakti (5 December 2012). "Literary Sudans". Africa Is a Country. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ ab"Shringarpure, Bhakti | LITERARY SUDANS: An Anthology of Literature from Sudan and South Sudan, Edited by Bhakti Shringarpure". Africa World Press. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^Ibeh, Chukwuebuka (27 May 2021). "Radical Books Collective: Virtual Book Club For Radical Readers". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"Bhakti Shringarpure: Radical books are a transformative experience". Radical Books Collective. 2 October 2021 – via YouTube.
^ ab"Bhakti Shringarpure". Department of English. University of Connecticut. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^Pradhan, Pritika (3 August 2022). "How One Group of Global South Writers is Decolonizing Literature". Literary Hub. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"About". Radical Books Collective. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"Professor Bhakti Shringarpure: 'Reframing African Literary Futures'". University of St Andrews. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"Cold War Assemblages: Decolonization to Digital". Routledge. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^Shringarpure, Bhakti (29 May 2015). "The Digital Savior Complex". Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^Shringarpure, Bhakti (18 June 2015). "The rise of the digital saviour: can Facebook likes change the world?". The Guardian.
^Shringarpure, Bhakti (15 April 2021). "Hiding in Plain Sight: Cold War Interventions into African Literature—Bhakti Shringarpure reviews Monica Popescu's At Penpoint: African Literatures, Postcolonial Studies, and the Cold War". Johannesburg Review of Books. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^Shringarpure, Bhakti (8 October 2021). "But, first we'll take this W". Africa Is a Country. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^Shringarpure, Bhakti (December 2022). "Writing whiteness, writing America". Africa Is a Country. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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Bhakti Shringarpure is a writer editor and academic who is creative director of the Radical Books Collective founding editor of Warscapes online magazine and is an associate professor of English and Gender Studies at the University of Connecticut 1 Her work engages questions of decolonization race gender and violence through a focus on literary and cultural production from the Global South and their circuits of dissemination 2 She is the author of Cold War Assemblages Decolonization to Digital 2019 and has been an invited participant and speaker at many educational institutions and literary festivals internationally 3 4 5 Contents 1 Career 2 Bibliography 2 1 As editor 2 2 Selected articles 3 References 4 External linksCareer editShringarpure holds a BA degree in literature from Bard College and a Ph D in Comparative Literature from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York 6 She is the founder and editor in chief of Warscapes 7 an independent online magazine established in 2011 with a focus on current conflicts across the world publishing fiction non fiction poetry interviews reviews photo essays and retrospectives of war literature 8 In 2012 she edited Literary Sudans intended to highlight the two Sudans as sites of literature and culture initially an online project before publication as a book 9 by Africa World Press endorsed by Nuruddin Farah Salah Hassan and Dinaw Mengestu among others 10 Shringarpure co founded with Suchitra Vijayan the Radical Books Collective 11 of which she is creative director 12 The initiative was conceived during the COVID 19 pandemic lockdown when she was living in Nairobi Kenya as a Fulbright scholar 2019 20 13 and had to rebuild connections online for her monthly literary salons 14 Using on the masthead of its website a quotation from Angela Y Davis You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world And you have to do it all the time the Radical Books Collective organizes virtual book clubs author events and seminars on foundational radical books 15 Shringarpure held a research fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities University of Edinburgh in August November 2022 2 during which period she took part in the Cultural Identity and Memory Studies Institute Seminar Series at the University of St Andrews 16 Among publications for which she has written are The Guardian The Funambulist Los Angeles Review of Books Literary Hub and Africa is a Country Shringarpure is Series Editor of Decolonize That Handbooks for the Revolutionary Overthrow of Embedded Colonial Ideas published by OR Books New York 13 Bibliography editCold War Assemblages Decolonization to Digital Routledge 2019 ISBN 9780367670900 17 As editor edit Literary Sudans An Anthology of Literature from Sudan and South Sudan Introduction by Taban Lo Liyong translations by Adil Babikir Africa World Press 2016 ISBN 9781569024348 10 Imagine Africa Volume 3 Archipelago Press 2017 Selected articles edit The Digital Savior Complex Warscapes 29 May 2015 18 The rise of the digital saviour can Facebook likes change the world The Guardian 18 June 2015 19 Hiding in Plain Sight Cold War Interventions into African Literature Johannesburg Review of Books 15 April 2021 20 But first we ll take this W Africa Is a Country October 2021 21 Writing whiteness writing America Africa Is a Country December 2022 22 References edit Sawlani Samira 23 December 2021 African authors took the literary world by storm in 2021 Al Jazeera Retrieved 26 March 2023 a b Dr Bhakti Shringarpure The University of Edinburgh Retrieved 26 March 2023 Bhakti Shringarpure Center for the Humanities City University of New York 2013 Retrieved 26 March 2023 The Postcolony Is A Cold War Ruin Bard College 1 November 2018 Retrieved 26 March 2023 Bhakti Shringarpure African Book Festival Retrieved 26 March 2023 Bhakti Shringarpure The Funambulist 27 June 2016 Retrieved 26 March 2023 Nsiah Buadi Christabel 23 February 2018 This feminist author wants to get past feminism lite The World Retrieved 26 March 2023 About Warscapes 26 October 2011 Retrieved 26 March 2023 Shringarpure Bhakti 5 December 2012 Literary Sudans Africa Is a Country Retrieved 26 March 2023 a b Shringarpure Bhakti LITERARY SUDANS An Anthology of Literature from Sudan and South Sudan Edited by Bhakti Shringarpure Africa World Press Retrieved 26 March 2023 Ibeh Chukwuebuka 27 May 2021 Radical Books Collective Virtual Book Club For Radical Readers Brittle Paper Retrieved 26 March 2023 Bhakti Shringarpure Radical books are a transformative experience Radical Books Collective 2 October 2021 via YouTube a b Bhakti Shringarpure Department of English University of Connecticut 30 October 2019 Retrieved 26 March 2023 Pradhan Pritika 3 August 2022 How One Group of Global South Writers is Decolonizing Literature Literary Hub Retrieved 26 March 2023 About Radical Books Collective Retrieved 26 March 2023 Professor Bhakti Shringarpure Reframing African Literary Futures University of St Andrews 26 October 2022 Retrieved 26 March 2023 Cold War Assemblages Decolonization to Digital Routledge Retrieved 26 March 2023 Shringarpure Bhakti 29 May 2015 The Digital Savior Complex Retrieved 26 March 2023 Shringarpure Bhakti 18 June 2015 The rise of the digital saviour can Facebook likes change the world The Guardian Shringarpure Bhakti 15 April 2021 Hiding in Plain Sight Cold War Interventions into African Literature Bhakti Shringarpure reviews Monica Popescu s At Penpoint African Literatures Postcolonial Studies and the Cold War Johannesburg Review of Books Retrieved 26 March 2023 Shringarpure Bhakti 8 October 2021 But first we ll take this W Africa Is a Country Retrieved 26 March 2023 Shringarpure Bhakti December 2022 Writing whiteness writing America Africa Is a Country Retrieved 26 March 2023 External links editRadical Books Collective website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bhakti Shringarpure amp oldid 1185259741, 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