Subaltern Studies and the Social Sciences:
100 Years of Ranajit Guha: Revisiting his Life and Works
A Symposium
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Subaltern Studies and the Social Sciences: 100 Years of Ranajit Guha: Revisiting his Life and Works A Symposium Dates: 15-16 December, 2022 | 10 am – 4.30 pm Venue: P.C. Mahalanobis Auditorium, Presidency UniversityContact us at: 8697902194 (Sourav) / 7044099585 (Sohini) On the occasion of Ranajit Guha’s 100th birth anniversary, some of us– present and…
Dates: 15-16 December, 2022 | 10 am – 4.30 pm
Venue: P.C. Mahalanobis Auditorium, Presidency University
Contact us at: 8697902194 (Sourav) / 7044099585 (Sohini)
On the occasion of Ranajit Guha’s 100th birth anniversary, some of us– present and former students of Presidency University/college–plan to pay a tribute to him in the form of a two-day conference. This is an initiative undertaken by an academic circle of Presidency University students, named Bhabuk Sabha, in collaboration with some former students of the Presidency College, who are also scholars affiliated to different institutions in the city.
The conference intends to focus on two aspects of Guha’s career and works. On the one hand, we wish to re-think the impactful legacy of the Subaltern Studies, while on the other, we also hope to discuss Guha’s relationship with the political-intellectual climate of different institutions in different phases of his life. It might be productive, we believe, to generate a conversation between these two aspects of his scholarly career.
Organizers
Upal Chakrabarti is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Presidency University, Kolkata. Upal studied history and sociology at Presidency College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and SOAS. He works on histories of agrarian south Asia, empire, political economy, and science. (https://www.presiuniv.ac.in/web/staff.php?staffid=49)
Anwesha Sengupta is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata. Anwesha studied history at Presidency College and Jawaharlal Nehru University. She works on decolonisation, popular movements, forced migration and borders in South Asia. (http://idsk.edu.in/anwesha-sengupta/)
Supurna Banerjee is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata. Supurna studied political science and sociology at Presidency College and the University of Edinburgh. She works on gender, women, labor, social space and activism. (https://idsk.edu.in/supurna-banerjee/)
Sohini Sengupta and Sourav Chattopadhyay are founder members of the Bhabuk Sabha. They have completed their postgraduate education in English Literature at Presidency University, Kolkata, and are interested in historical-literary methods.
ভাবুক সভা || Bhabuk Sabha 