Category: Conversations

Tuesday, February 06| 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM ET | Zoom

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You are warmly invited to a Zoom book event featuring author Ali Raza.  His book, Revolutionary Pasts is a groundbreaking exploration of the communist movement in Colonial India. Join us for an insightful webinar as Raza discusses the lives, geographies, and anti-colonial struggles of Indian revolutionaries, as well as the utopian visions of Communist Internationalism that motivated them. This innovative history delves into Indian Communists’ pursuit of a global upheaval to overthrow European imperialisms and transform India and the world.

 Event Details:
 Date: February 06th, 2023
 Time: 12:15 PM-1:30 PM
 Virtual Webinar
 Register Here: https://forms.gle/1CNQ9XqcjHCp99Wz8

This thought-provoking work challenges traditional narratives, revealing how Indian revolutionaries, amidst political upheavals and global conflicts, stood alongside others in the colonized world. Raza draws from extensive archival materials, demonstrating the crucial role of Communist Internationalism in the struggle for national liberation and offering a new perspective on the global history of communism and decolonization.

Speaker

Ali Raza, Associate Professor, Lahore University of Management Sciences

Commentators

Durba Ghosh, Professor of History, Cornell University

Shozab Raza, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Justice Education, University of Toronto

Moderator

Smriti Upadhyay, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Dartmouth College

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to delve into the global context of the communist movement in colonial India. Register today and join us for a captivating discussion with Ali Raza. Let’s uncover the untold stories that shaped the dreams of a liberated future!

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Sponsored by the Department of Asian Societies, Cultures and Languages (ASCL) and the Bodas Family Endowment for South Asian Studies at Dartmouth College. 

Thursday, January 11| 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM ET | Zoom

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You are cordially invited to a zoom book event featuring author Subho Basu. The book provides an intensive exploration of Bengali nationalism and the birth of Bangladesh.  Join us for an illuminating webinar in which Basu will discuss the complex interactions between global politics and local dynamics in East Pakistan during the transformative period of the 1950s and 60s.

 Event Details:
 Date: January 11th, 2023
 Time: 12:15 PM-1:30 PM
 Virtual Webinar
 Register Here: https://forms.gle/sY7VcmzKWwa1MVuXA

This thought-provoking work challenges conventional narratives by showcasing how the revolution of 1969 and the national liberation struggle of 1971 were deeply influenced by the ‘global Sixties.’ Basu’s narrative goes beyond the Indo-Pakistani diplomatic and military rivalry, delving into the resistance against internal colonization by the Pakistani military bureaucratic regime. Discover how Bengali nationalists drew inspiration from contemporaneous decolonization movements across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, all while navigating the complexities of Cold War rivalries between the USA, USSR, and China.

🎙️Speaker

Subho Basu, Associate Professor of History, McGill University

🎙️Commentators

Tariq Omar Ali, Associate Professor, Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

Willem van Schendel, Professor of Modern Asian History, University of Amsterdam

🎙️Moderator

Smriti Upadhyay, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Dartmouth College

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to explore the global context of the Bengali revolution and the birth of Bangladesh. Register today, and join us for a captivating discussion with Subho Basu. Let’s unravel the untold stories that shaped the destiny of a nation! 

Sponsored by the Department of Asian Societies, Cultures and Languages (ASCL) and the Bodas Family Endowment for South Asian Studies at Dartmouth College. 

Tuesday, December 12 (Revised date) Thursday, February 15| 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM ET | Zoom

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You are cordially invited to a zoom book event featuring author Akshya Saxena.  The book serves as a comparative study of three centuries of English literature and media in India. It tells the story of English in India as a tale not of imperial coercion, but of a people’s language in a postcolonial democracy. Focusing on experiences of hearing, touching, remembering, speaking, and seeing English, Akshya Saxena delves into a previously unexplored body of texts from English and Hindi literature, law, film, visual art, and public protests. 

 Event Details:
 Date: February 15th, 2023
 Time: 12:15 PM-1:30 PM
 Virtual Webinar
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Don’t miss this opportunity to delve into the transformative influence of English as a language in India—serving both as a tool for state control and a powerful means for protest. Join us for a compelling discussion with the author, Akshya Saxena, exploring the political significance of English in the contemporary world. Esteemed commentators Rashmi Sadana (Associate Professor of Anthropology, George Mason University) and Michael Allan (Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Oregon) will contribute their insights in a discussion moderated by Dr. Preeti Singh from Dartmouth College. Discover how Reading the Anglophone challenges established notions, offering a fresh perspective on the language’s role in shaping postcolonial democracies and its utilization by marginalized groups to contest state power. 

Register today through the QR code on the poster or the registration link above, and mark your calendar for this enlightening journey through the South Asian history. We look forward to having you with us! 

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Sponsored by the Department of Asian Societies, Cultures and Languages (ASCL) and the Bodas Family Endowment for South Asian Studies at Dartmouth College. 

Tuesday, November 14 | 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM ET | Zoom

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You are cordially invited to a zoom book event featuring author Sanjay Kumar.  The book discusses Kumar’s experience of three and a half decades of performing, teaching and writing theater. It explores the performance practice of a theater group in India (Pandies’ Theater, Delhi) by placing this practice in a frame of international activist theater movements. The book identifies theater as a force for changing society across the centuries and beyond national borders. It examines a large variety of theatrical experiences, including well-known forms of proscenium, workshop and street theater.

 Event Details:
 Date: November 14th, 2023
 Time: 12:15 PM-1:30 PM
 Virtual Webinar
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Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the powerful form of expression through Theater, its role in shaping culture, international activism, and politics, and its lasting impact on society. Join us for an engaging discussion with the playwright. Mangai and scholar Wendy-Marie Martin will serve as commentators in a discussion moderated by Dr. Preeti Singh from Dartmouth College.

Register today through the QR code on the poster or the registration link above, and mark your calendar for this enlightening journey through the South Asian history. We look forward to having you with us! 

Watch the zoom webinar recording here

Sponsored by the Department of Asian Societies, Cultures and Languages (ASCL) and the Bodas Family Endowment for South Asian Studies at Dartmouth College. 

Tuesday, October 31 | 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM ET | Zoom

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You are cordially invited to a webinar featuring author Isabel Huacuja Alonso, as she discusses the world of radio in South Asia. Discover the profound impact of this form of mass communication on the local communities of South Asia and its role in disseminating unfiltered information during British colonization and the establishment of India and Pakistan as separate nations. 

In this thought-provoking study, Isabel Huacuja Alonso examines the role of radio in South Asian society for more than a half a century. Her book, “Radio for the Millions,” uncovers the historical significance of Hindi-Urdu radio, spanning from the 1930s to the 1980s while highlighting its role in creating transnational communities of listeners. The work demonstrates how radio managed to escape the clutches of state agendas, whether British, Indian, or Pakistani. It empowered listeners and broadcasters to resist cultural, linguistic, and political impositions, forging enduring transnational connections across borders.

 Event Details:
 Date: October 31st, 2023
 Time: 12:15 PM-1:30 PM
 Virtual Webinar
 Register Here: https://forms.gle/PGmrGFJuvJTcr3LNA

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to explore the fascinating history of radio in South Asia, its role in shaping culture, music, and politics, and its lasting impact on society. Join us for an engaging discussion with the author. Arvind Rajagopal and Douglas Haynes will serve as commentators in a discussion moderated by Preeti Singh.

Register today through the QR code on the poster or the registration link above, and mark your calendar for this enlightening journey through the airwaves of South Asian history. We look forward to having you with us! 

Watch the zoom webinar recording here

Sponsored by the Department of Asian Societies, Cultures and Languages (ASCL) and the Bodas Family Endowment for South Asian Studies at Dartmouth College.