Author Spotlight

Bilal Hashmi completed his M.A. in English and South Asian Studies at the University of Toronto in 2007. His interests are interdisciplinary in nature, and include critical theory, translation studies and comparative literature. He is currently the Managing Editor of Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (Duke University Press).

» Notes on Translation

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Notes on Translation

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak: “Translation is the most intimate act of reading.” With this thought, Bilal, who is currently working on a translation of a novella, thinks about the process of translation and the role of the translator.

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» Electroshock(ed)

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Electroshock(ed)

The fact is that this might very well be the year of the Taser. In two other, widely-publicized incidents in the past twelve months, Thomas A. Swift’s Electric Rifle has repeatedly and quite literally shocked the world.

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» YouTube and Multilingualism

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YouTube and Multilingualism

Bilal Hashmi talks about the possibilities, meanings and limitations of YouTube™ as a repository of global culture(s) and language(s).

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