ALT The University at Buffalo Translation Zone Humanities Institute Research Workshop, Middle East Studies Initiative, and Asian Studies Program present NATHAN TABOR Western Michigan University Tuesday April 14 Clemens 1032 12:30-1:50 PM COMPETITION AND CONNECTION IN DELHI’S URDU LITERARY SCENE 1737-1743 How do we listen to literary gatherings in the past? How do lyric poetry’s formal elements reveal competitions and connections between writers? Nathan Tabor will discuss some of the methodological approaches used in his book City of Lyrics that allow for readers and researchers alike to revel in the sociable environment and technical virtuosity of Delhi’s literary scene in the early 1700s. Attendees will come away with a broader understanding of Islamicate lyrics within global literary traditions and a new perspective on pre-modern verse in terms of the delight and data it offers.