[INDOLOGY] "Caste passing"

[Manu Francis]

Dear Nagaraj Paturi,

Yes, you are right.
Novels are also part of the query.

With very best wishes.

--

Emmanuel Francis
Chargé de recherche CNRS, Centre d'étude de l'Inde et de l'Asie du Sud (UMR
8564, EHESS-CNRS, Paris)
http://ceias.ehess.fr/
http://ceias.ehess.fr/index.php?1725
http://rcsi.hypotheses.org/
Associate member, Centre for the Study of Manuscript Culture (SFB 950,
Universität Hamburg)
http://www.manuscript-cultures.uni-hamburg.de/index_e.html
https://cnrs.academia.edu/emmanuelfrancis

2018-01-21 10:16 GMT+01:00 Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi at gmail.com>:

> The query was for
>
> "I am searching for *references in** Indian literature* and *classical
> texts *of instances of "caste impersonation", i.e. when an individual or
> a group "passes" as a caste which is not their original birth group. My
> search includes such instances in *contemporary literature*"
> (highlighting mine)
>
> Since the first sentence has Indian literature and classical texts , I
> thought 'contemporary literature' in the second sentence means contemporary
> literary texts such as novels. Am I right?
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 2:56 AM, Tyler Williams via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
>> Addendum: one of his publications that bears directly on the subject is:
>>
>> 2014. “Lal Beg Underground: the Passing of an ‘Untouchable’ God.” In Knut
>> A. Jacobsen, Mikael Aktor and Kristina Myrvold, eds., *Objects of
>> Worship in South Asian Religions: Forms, Practices, and Meanings*, pp.
>> 143-162. New York: Routledge.
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 3:25 PM, Tyler Williams <tylerwwilliams at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Dr. Francis,
>>>
>>> Joel Lee <https://anso.williams.edu/profile/jl20/> at Williams College
>>> in the US has written on the phenomenon of caste 'passing' in contemporary
>>> South Asia and is also interested in historical and literary precedents. I
>>> am sure that it would be fine if Dr. Headley contacted him directly, but I
>>> would also be happy to introduce them if she prefers.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Tyler Williams
>>> University of Chicago
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 10:56 AM, Manu Francis via INDOLOGY <
>>> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>>
>>>> I forward below a query on behalf my Colleague Zoé Headley.
>>>>
>>>> (on her current project "Studies in Tamil Studio Archives and Society
>>>> (S.T.A.R.S.)"
>>>> see e.g:
>>>> http://www.ifpindia.org/content/studies-tamil-studio-archive
>>>> s-and-society-stars
>>>> and
>>>> http://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/video/2018/01/19/une-autre-hi
>>>> stoire-de-l-inde-ecrite-par-ses-photos_5244050_1650684.html)
>>>>
>>>> Any help will be much appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Her query is:
>>>>
>>>> "I am searching for references in Indian literature and classical texts
>>>> of instances of "caste impersonation", i.e. when an individual or a group
>>>> "passes" as a caste which is not their original birth group. My search
>>>> includes such instances in contemporary literature"
>>>>
>>>> With very best wishes.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Emmanuel Francis
>>>> Chargé de recherche CNRS, Centre d'étude de l'Inde et de l'Asie du Sud
>>>> (UMR 8564, EHESS-CNRS, Paris)
>>>> http://ceias.ehess.fr/
>>>> http://ceias.ehess.fr/index.php?1725
>>>> http://rcsi.hypotheses.org/
>>>> Associate member, Centre for the Study of Manuscript Culture (SFB 950,
>>>> Universität Hamburg)
>>>> http://www.manuscript-cultures.uni-hamburg.de/index_e.html
>>>> https://cnrs.academia.edu/emmanuelfrancis
>>>>
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>
>
> --
> Nagaraj Paturi
>
> Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.
>
>
> BoS, MIT School of Vedic Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra
>
> BoS, Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth, Veliyanad, Kerala
>
> Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies
>
> FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,
>
> (Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA )
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