Sarah Balakrishnan
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Asst prof of colonialism, slavery, & west africa at @DukeU. Fiction writer, stories @NarrativeMag. Repped by @Trident_Media.
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Sarah Balakrishnan (Sarah Balakrishnan) is both an award winning fiction writer and historian. Our Editorial Assistant Elinor Aspegren interviews Balakrishnan to explore her approach to these worlds--and how they might have more in common than some think! lawandhistoryreview.org/article/an-int…
Learn more about the authors in our latest issue, including Sarah Balakrishnan, Ali-Reza Bhojani, Roberta Bivins, Morgan Clarke, Kevin Donovan, Caroline Ford, Nana Osei-Opare, Ayşe Parla, Dr. Audrey Truschke, and Farzin Vejdani! sites.lsa.umich.edu/cssh/2023/04/1…
Under the rubric "Marked Bodies and (Un)Making Kin," essays by Sarah Balakrishnan, Farzin Vejdani, and Roberta Bivins examine a carceral system organized around the female body, branding in its multiple significations, and DNA fingerprinting as an exercise of imperial power.
Duke will offer free tuition to North and South Carolina students.newsobserver.com/news/local/edu… The deans of Trinity College were critical to the evolution and execution of this initiative. This is how leadership matters. Kudos Dean Gary Bennett!
🥁 Drumroll please 🥁 In just 2 short days, the winner of the Narrative Prize will be announced! In anticipation, let’s revisit the work of last year’s winner, Sarah Balakrishnan. Enjoy “Rouses Point”: bit.ly/462RyWy #NarrativeMagazine #NarrativePrize #shortstory
A last-minute trip to Montreal—what a way to start an aThe first adventure of the year to a destination where not many people are headed. Click here to see where this journey goes: narrativemagazine.com/issues/fall-20… #NarrativeMagazine #travelwriting Sarah Balakrishnan
Congratulations to Sarah Balakrishnan, whose CSSH essay "Prison of the Womb: Gender, Incarceration, and Capitalism on the Gold Coast of West Africa, c. 1500–1957” recently won the 2023 Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Article Award! sites.lsa.umich.edu/cssh/2024/07/2…
My newest short story, out below. Thanks Narrative Magazine 🥰
Thanks for the read, Pravesh Bhardwaj !