Freitag
20
OKT

10.00 Uhr

Roundtable: Southern Theorising for South Asia!

Conveners: Dr. Ahsan Kamal (Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad) and Dr. Philipp Zehmisch (Dept. of Anthropology, SAI)
Roundtable participants: Kama Maclean, William Sax, Hans Harder, Antony Pattathu, Sona Prabhakaran, Kush Depala, and Ashwani Sharma

The recent decolonisation turn has taken academia by storm, calling for a fresh round of introspection on the role of theory and theorising from different locations. While calls for decentring Eurocentric theory and Orientalist lenses have long been influential, current decolonial approaches move beyond merely criticizing imperial or colonial foundations of hegemonic knowledge production. They not only call for conducting ethical research but for an epistemic shift in the very practice of theorising.

Within diverse approaches, the idea of “Southern Theorising” is an emergent conversation that centers on the potential for developing theory from alternative, subaltern and indigenous epistemological vantage points, calling for a radical shift of focus and attention towards knowledge from the many Souths. This renewed emphasis on engaging in dialogues across regions and disciplines on equal footing with interlocutors and scholars from the South can be paired with concerns regarding the political engagements of researched and researchers. To wrestle with these issues, we are conducting a roundtable dialogue on the idea of Southern Theorising in the context of South Asia. The roundtable is open for both students and faculty.

Adresse

4400 (HCTS)

400.00.02

Voßstr. 2

69115 Heidelberg

Veranstalter

SAI, Abt. Ethnologie

Kontakt

Dr. Philipp Zehmisch