The Caste of English
Iswari Pandey
Assistant Professor, Department of Writing, Syracuse University

What is the caste of English? Scholars have long explored the link between language and identity, and, historically, the use of English to produce a certain "class of persons" for colonial purposes is well documented. What is less known is the persistence of English as a caste-based enterprise in today's India and its role in both maintaining and challenging caste and class differences.

This talk examines the contradictory roles of English through an analysis of teaching and
learning of "Remedial English Coaching Scheme" designed for students of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in India's national universities and technology institutes.


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Location:	341 Eggers Hall
Price:	free
Sponsoring department/organization:	Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
Contact:	Nicholas Turner npturner@syr.edu 443-9248
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