South Asian Intellectual History Seminars

Seminar will be held 4.00 pm to 5.30pm on Monday, all talks take place on Zoom (registration required). Some talks are hybrid, taking place in person in the Old FDR, St Antony’s College. Graduate-run series of seminars exploring the rich discipline of intellectual history rooted in South Asia. All talks followed by Q&A and discussion.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organisers: Zaki Rehman (University of Oxford), Bhadrajee Hewage (University of Oxford)
Timing: Mondays 4.00-5.30pm
Organising department: Asian Studies Centre

Talks:

Monday 5 May 2025

Ghost in the courtroom: Gender, belief, spirit possession, and the postcolonial state
Date: 5 May 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Saumya Saxena (OP Jindal Global University)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Old Fellows Dining Room and online on zoom
Organisers: Bhadrajee Hewage (University of Oxford), Zaki Rehman (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 12 May 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 12 May 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Toiz Tundawala (University of Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Old Fellows Dining Room and online on zoom
Organisers: Bhadrajee Hewage (University of Oxford), Zaki Rehman (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 26 May 2025

Sacred Geographies, Political Communities: Burma’s South Asian History
Date: 26 May 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Sana Aiyar (MIT)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Old Fellows Dining Room and online on zoom
Organisers: Bhadrajee Hewage (University of Oxford), Zaki Rehman (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 9 June 2025

The Birth of Indian Liberalism
Date: 9 June 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Rahul Sagar (NYU Abu Dhabi)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Old Fellows Dining Room and online on zoom
Organisers: Bhadrajee Hewage (University of Oxford), Zaki Rehman (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 16 June 2025

The Bangladesh Liberation War and Mass Internment of Bengalis in (West) Pakistan, 1971-1974
Date: 16 June 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Ilyas Chattha (Lahore University of Management Sciences)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Old Fellows Dining Room and online on zoom
Organisers: Bhadrajee Hewage (University of Oxford), Zaki Rehman (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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