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… and Halina Parafianowicz, a professor and chair of World History at the University of Białystok in Poland. … of American democratic idealism that took root after World War I. Her presentation was titled: “Woodrow Wilson and … presentation was titled “The Travelling Exhibit Over the Ocean: A Century of Friendship between Lithuania and the …

… contested themes in the historiography of British West Indian slavery and abolition. It provides some robust figures on the wealth of Jamaica and other British West Indian colonies by outlining the productivity and increasing … abolished the slave trade in 1807 because the British West Indian plantation colonies declined in profitability and …

… seemed devoid of any recall of who and what it was the Indian people fought against to win freedom and Independence. … themselves’? The book The Last Heroes: Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom records the life stories of 15 very ordinary … 30 years. His new book, The Last Heroes: Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom, is about the last fighters in India’s …

… through the dangerous Lagos streets, the boys also find a hidden humanity. Director Ema Edosio will be present for a … In this film short Ephasini Lamabhudango (My Dream World), South African media personality Tsholofelo Maseko …

… Louis Barrow. He grew up in poverty in Detroit. He was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1948, a period … knockouts. Also while champ, he served in the Army during World War II. Photo: Library of Congress (Courtesy of World … which had political overtones. Book about Louis: Bak, Richard. Joe Louis: The Great Black Hope. Boulder: Da Capo …

… this conference offers a slipperier view. Objects can be hidden, stolen, destroyed. But such physical precarity belies …

… in a critical and productive dialogue on the issue. The event – a conference titled “Food Sovereignty: A Critical … paper comparing the politics of agricultural policy in two Indian states of Gujarat and Chhattisgarh. Dwijen Rangnekar … increases in agricultural production around the world in the last 50 years, billions of people still remain …

… Auditorium • 34 Hilhouse Avenue 9:00am • Section I • Early Indian Terracottas: The Case of Bengal Chair: Romila Thapar, … Changing Artistic Tradition?” 11:00am • Section I • Early Indian Terracottas: the Art Historical Context Chair: John … New York, “Childbirth, Childhood, and the Magico-Religious World of Transformations” Frantz Grenet, Ecole Pratique des …

… the Caribbean, one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to the adverse health effects of the climate crisis. … Global Conference on Health and Climate Change COP26 side event A key conference goal is formation and strengthening of …

… and political history in modern India; modern Bengal, Indian cinema, as well as postcolonial history and theory. … in a longer-term research project on the history of Indian cinema, an aspect of which she will speak about in her … India from 1947-1980. The movement consisted of important Indian film directors like Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Shyam …

… perform in the eighteenth and nineteenth century world of South Asian art and history? February 27, 4:30pm • … deeply inflected by narratives of decline. The art made by Indian artists of this period has been often characterized as … Advanced Studies in the Visual Arts, American Institute of Indian Studies, Yale Center for British Art, and Columbia …