In this Theory from the Margins event, we discuss two works (published and forthcoming) by philosopher and semiotician Walter D. Mignolo, one of the world's foremost thinkers on epistemic decolonization, and one of the founders of the modernity/coloniality school of […]
MF CASR Lunch with Guro Warhuus Samuelsen: "Modi Magic": Myth and Myth-making in Contemporary Hindutva Populism Electorally one of the most successful political leaders in the contemporary world, India’s charismatic Prime Minister Narendra Modi nurtures a considerable personal following. While […]
MF CASR Lunch with Silje L. Einarsen: The Mythopolitics of Ancient and Medieval Sanskrit Myths This talk will give an introduction to a new postdoctoral project within the NRC/MF project MYTHOPOL. The project addresses Mythopolitics in South Asia through a study […]
Moumita Sen will present the paper "The 'Demon' of Vanquished Histories: Memory and Myth in the Mahishasur Movement" in panel 01 Cultural Production and Heritage Politics, at the SASNET Online Conference Rethinking the Politics of Memory in South Asia. The conference […]
Silje Lyngar Einarsen will present the paper "Sanskrit Memory Politics" in panel 06 History Writing and the Politics of Memory in South Asia, at the SASNET Online Conference Rethinking the Politics of Memory in South Asia. The conference is hosted […]
