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

Conversations on South Asia Series  

Kajri Jain, “Gods in the Time of Democracy'', March 5th, 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM (EST). 

You are formally invited to an engaging  Zoom book event featuring author Kajri Jain. In her new book, "Gods in the Time of Democracy," Professor Jain explores the emergence of monumental icons as a religious and political form in contemporary India. Join us for a captivating webinar in which the author discusses the radical treatment of art historical objects as dynamic assemblages, shedding light on the profound intersections between new image technologies, neo-spiritual religious movements, Hindu nationalist politics, globalization, and Dalit-Bahujan affirmations of equality and presence.

📚Book Spotlight: “Gods in the Time of Democracy'', by Kajri Jain
📅Date: March 5th, 2024
⏰Time: 12:15 PM-1:30 PM EST
📍Virtual Zoom 
💻Register Here: https://forms.gle/f8bbhscesBiXBzAk6

Jain's extensive decade-long fieldwork at giant statue sites, coupled with her interviews she carried out with sculptors, patrons, and visitors, provides a nuanced understanding of how these public icons materialize in contemporary India and its diaspora. The discussion will center around the concept of emergence, rethinking key notions of the image and showcasing how new aesthetic forms entail a simultaneous religious and political retooling of the "infrastructures of the sensible."  The book will be discussed by distinguished commentators Arjun Appadurai and Richard Davis.

🎙️Speaker
Kajri Jain, Author and Professor, University of Toronto

🎙️Commentators
Arjun Appadurai, Professor Emeritus, NYU
Richard Davis, Professor, Bard College

🎙️Moderator
Curt Gambetta, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dartmouth College

Do not miss this exceptional opportunity to explore the dynamic relationship between art, religion, and politics in contemporary India. Register today and join us for an insightful discussion with Kajri Jain, as we unravel the intricate narratives that shape the visual and ideological landscape 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. 
 
QR code (leads to registration form) on the poster.