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South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies

William & Mary

2017

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Book Review: "Melo E Castro, Paul, Editor. Lengthening Shadows: An Anthology Of Goan Short Stories Translated From Portuguese.2 Vols. Goa 1566 And Golden Heart Emporium, 2016.", R. Benedito Ferrão Jun 2017

Book Review: "Melo E Castro, Paul, Editor. Lengthening Shadows: An Anthology Of Goan Short Stories Translated From Portuguese.2 Vols. Goa 1566 And Golden Heart Emporium, 2016.", R. Benedito Ferrão

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In translating and compiling the 45 stories in this double volume, editor Paul Melo e Castro showcases the legacy of the Portuguese short story from erstwhile Goa Portuguesa. Between 1510 and 1961, Goa was the capital of Luso-Asia and the Estado da Índia Portuguesa. For Melo e Castro, the anthology functions as "the autopsy of a dead literature," focused as it is on a corpus that spans the period between 1864 and 1987 (8).


Women Out Loud: Hearing Knowledge And The Creation Of Soundscape In Islamic Indonesia, Anne K. Rasmussen Mar 2017

Women Out Loud: Hearing Knowledge And The Creation Of Soundscape In Islamic Indonesia, Anne K. Rasmussen

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The study of listening—aurality—and its relation to writing is the subject of this eclectic edited volume. Theorizing Sound Writing explores the relationship between sound, theory, language, and inscription. This volume contains an impressive lineup of scholars from anthropology, ethnomusicology, musicology, performance, and sound studies. The contributors write about sound in their ongoing work, while also making an intervention into the ethics of academic knowledge, one in which listening is the first step not only in translating sound into words but also in compassionate scholarship.