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SOUTH ASIA CENTRE RESEARCH MAJLIS (GATHERING)

Online event

Informal presentations of research by PGR students and staff.


Event details

The Exeter South Asia Centre is holding an online research gathering on Wednesday, 1 December 2021, from 4:30-6:30pm GMT to discuss works-in-progress, while highlighting the breadth of research undertaken by centre members and building inter-disciplinary conversations and connections. The event will feature a set of informal short research presentations by both PGR students and staff, with Q&A/discussion after each presentation. If you would like to attend, please email Dr. Elizabeth Thelen at e.thelen@exeter.ac.uk to register your interest.
Topics include:
  • Nicola Thomas and Rishika Mukhopadhyay (Geography), on how we might decolonise the 1903 Delhi Durbar Art Exhibition.
  • Ishudhi Rawat (German) on The Indian Legion in Germany (1941-45).
  • Amina Yaqin (English) on Women's Narratives and the Politics of Culture in Pakistan.
  • Fatima Zehra Naveed (English) on the Urdu short story collection Angaarey.
  • Jerri Daboo (Drama) on Migration, mobility, and marriage: cultural heritage in/from India
  • Neha Shaji (English) on The Glory (hole) Days of Bombay: Masculinities, Excrementalities, Queer Futures.
Note: this event is only for members of the University of Exeter community; any other requests to attend can be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please email for details.