The William and Julia Edwards Lecture in Philosophy and Religion: Christi Merrill, Ph.D.

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Thu, 20 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm

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7400 Bay Rd, Saginaw, MI, United States, Michigan 48604 | Saginaw, MI

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UNIVERSITY LECTURE SEASON 2024-2025
THE WILLIAM AND JULIA EDWARDS LECTURE IN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION PRESENTS:
The Vetala and AI: Re-imagining Fantastical Exchange in Translation Guest speaker Christi A. Merrill, Ph.D.
MAR. 20 6:00 P.M. | Rhea Miller Recital Hall inside Curtiss Hall
The vetala of India, translated variously into English as “vampire,” “demon” or “the undead,” is the mischievous spirit of “The Twenty-five Tales of Vikram and the Vetala” who possesses corpses and tells clever, riddling stories to trick brave kings like Vikramaditya into letting him go free. Dr. Merrill will draw from a selection of versions in Bengali, English, Hindi, Sanskrit and Urdu to suggest new ways of understanding our relationships to text and image across languages and cultures, as well as the premise of equivalence AI is built on today.
== SPEAKER BIO ==
Christi A. Merrill is the professor of South Asian literature and postcolonial theory and the associate professor of comparative literature at the University of Michigan. She holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature, as well as MFAs in nonfiction writing and translation, all from the University of Iowa. Her teaching and research combine the theory and practice of translation, and the focus of her work is primarily on contemporary Indian literature. Her translations of Rajasthani writer Vijaydan Detha, “Chouboli and Other Stories,” were supported by a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, co-published in 2010 by Katha (New Delhi) and Fordham University Press, and won the 2012 A.K. Ramanujan Award for translation from the Association of Asian Studies. She is the author of “Riddles of Belonging: India in Translation and other Tales of Possession” (Fordham 2009). She is currently writing a book on Dalit literature, “Genres of Real Life: Mediating Stories of Injustice across Languages.”
== ABOUT THE LECTURE ==
The William and Julia Edwards Lecture in Philosophy and Religion is a forum where recognized scholars in philosophy and religion are invited to share their work with the campus community.
This event is FREE and open to the public.
SVSU does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical impairment, disability or veteran status in the provision of education, employment and other services.
SVSU will provide reasonable accommodation for those persons with disabilities. Individuals who wish accommodation should contact The Conference Center at SVSU at 989.964.4348 at least three days prior to the need.
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