How do history and agency alter geographies and landscapes? Samia Khatun’s research has explored the spaces and scars left behind by colonization, arguing that “histories remain inscribed on the land itself.” This panel explores the concept of colonized geographies and will examine how the borders of colonized spaces are enforced, negotiated, and blurred. Speakers will approach this theme from comparative literature, political science, and history, providing new perspectives on the creation of colonized space, as well as how history operates both within and outside of its boundaries.

Featuring:

Jamie Clegg, Graduate Student, Comparative Literature, University of Michigan
Arighna Gupta, Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan
Jaideep Pandey, Graduate Student, Comparative Literature, University of Michigan
David Suell, Graduate Student, Political Science, University of Michigan
Sarah Wheat, Graduate Student, History of Art, University of Michigan
Samia Khatun (respondent), Senior Lecturer, Centre for Gender Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
Farida Begum (chair), Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan

Presented in partnership with the Center for South Asian Studies. This event is part of the Friday Series of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.

Image: Adam Isacson, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0