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The Anti-CAA Protests and Constructing New Languages of Citizenship in West Bengal
The passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act in Parliament in 2019 and the threat of organizing
a National Register of Citizens by the Modi government makes every Muslim a doubtful citizen
until he or she proves otherwise. These policies must be seen with the government’s stated Hindu
nationalist agenda to set new terms and conditions for Muslim citizenship. The Muslim
community’s resistance through large street protests with their emphasis on a civic understanding
of citizenship challenges the state narrative. This paper will explain why these protestors followed
specific strategies and actions in their self-making as citizens.
Date:
24 June 2021, 15:00
Venue:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODY0NGFhMTctMDI1ZS00NzNhLTg0NmUtYmVlOWVkZmI0ODIy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%229dacfb99-ec01-41bb-82ed-785d5b32e2d7%22%7d
Speaker:
Adil Hossain (Azim Premji University)
Organisers:
Pratim Ghosal (University of Oxford),
Pratinav Anil (University of Oxford),
Benjamin Graham (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
benjamin.graham@sant.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
South Asian Political Thought Seminar
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Benjamin Graham
