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Conversations on South Asia: Revolutionary Pasts

Unearth untold stories of postcolonial struggles in Ali Raza's "Revolutionary Pasts" at Dartmouth College's South Asia Series, exploring Colonial India's communist movement.

Tuesday, February 6, 2024
12:15pm – 1:30pm
Virtual Webinar
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Arts, Arts and Sciences, Conferences, Dartmouth Dialogues, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Lectures & Seminars
Registration required.

Announcing the fifth book event on South Asia-related topics held by Dartmouth College. 

Conversations on South Asia Series  

 

Ali Raza, “Revolutionary Pasts: Communist Internationalism in Colonial India'', February 6th, 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM (EST). 
 
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.

 

📚Book Spotlight: “Revolutionary Pasts: Communist Internationalism in Colonial India” by Ali Raza
📅Date: February 6th, 2024
⏰Time: 12:15 PM-1:30 PM EST
📍Virtual Zoom 
💻Register Here: https://forms.gle/nQdLgJ87AwZpKEpa7


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 extraordinary 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! 🌐📖🔍


Sponsored by the Department of Asian Societies, Cultures and Languages (ASCL) and the Bodas Family Endowment for South Asian Studies at Dartmouth College. 
 
QR code (leads to registration form) on the poster.  

For more information, contact:
South Asian Studies
south.asian.studies@dartmouth.edu
Permanent URL to this event: https://history.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=72805

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