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CES organises a talk by Professor Sanil V

CES organises a talk by Professor Sanil V

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The Centre for English Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
 
is organizing a talk by
 
Professor Sanil V
 

Is Hate a Revolutionary Sentiment?

 

on Wednesday, 29th April, 2019, 2 to 4 PM

Venue: Room 212, SLL & CS-1, JNU

 

Abstract: Hate is seen as a negative or aversive emotion.  Its origin may be traced to sad passions caused by inadequate ideas (Spinoza) or to resentiment (Nietzsche). Hate is directed at an entity more than its features, and the hater wishes to construct a world without the hated. Hate also targets race, religion, gender and caste, and unleashes verbal, physical and emotional violence. No wonder, reason prefers love over hate.  However, shouldn’t we hate the world that we wish to change or a structural injustice we wish to annihilate? Is there a labour of hate however negative and destructive it may be? In an earlier paper titled “On Hating One’s Own Children?” I tried to explore the work of hate in the love of Medea who killed her own children while responding to her lover’s betrayal. In this talk I continue this exploration by focusing on the work of hate in relation to power and resistance.

 

Bio: Sanil V is Professor of philosophy at the Department of Humanities and social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India. His areas on interest include philosophical investigations into Art, Technology, Cinema, Biology, Literature and Social Sciences. He obtained his bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering and worked as a scientist in Defense Research and Development Organisation. In 1995, he obtained his PhD in from IIT Kanpur. His recent publications include: “Vastu Purusha Mandala: Myth, Meaning and Measurement in Ancient Indian Architecture”, “Time Passing: Kant Goes to Movies”, “On Hating One’s Own Children”, “Thought and Context: Philosophy on the Eve of Colonialism”, “Mathematical Idea and Cinematic Image”, “The Mirror and the Mask: On the Technology of Philosophical Machines”, and “Why Eyes are not Enough: French Thought and the Lure of the Visible”. He writes and publishes in English and Malayalam.

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Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.