The author acknowledges that the pun-intended title originates with Tanya Rawal’s “Saree, Not Sorry.” Cultural appropriation was in the headlines (again) late this January when Coldplay and Beyoncé released a divisive music video, “Hymn for the Weekend”. The video was set in stereotypical, exotic India complete with peacocks, temples, yogis, Hindu gods, poverty, saris, glittering […]
Tag: Mara Thacker
Buying Trips from Urbana to Bangladesh
Ever wonder how the shelves and stacks get populated with just the materials you need for your research? Here’s a look into a buying trip recently made by our very own South Asian Studies Librarian, Mara Thacker. She was one of the fist to participate in the University Library’s pilot program designed to allow librarians […]
Comic Renderings: From Argentina to Zimbabwe
You’ve probably heard of Bruce Wayne and Gotham City. And you may know of Clark Kent’s high-flying alter ego in Metropolis. Then there’s Charles Xavier and his School for Gifted Youngsters. Three for three? Okay. How about Aya from the Ivory Coast? The Persepolis Series of Iran? Or Kampung Boy in Malaysia? These are the […]
“500 & 5” at the Spurlock Museum
Autorickshaws. Curry. Hijra. Tamil. Bindis. And rupees. Guess that country. If you guessed India, you were right. This is the country that “500 & 5” highlighted at the International and Area Studies (IAS) Library’s screening on Sunday, December 14th at the Spurlock Museum, organized by South Asian Studies Librarian Mara Thacker. Wanting to take advantage […]
Chai Wai Series: Gender-Based Violence in the Global South—South Asia and Beyond
by Katrina Spencer November 12, 2014 The Chai Wai Series Tackles Gender-Based Violence Is there a difference between the laws that protect a woman who is raped in a dark alleyway by a stranger and a woman who is raped in her marital bed by her husband? Does the selective termination of pregnancies based on […]