How did deviant female sexuality become foundational to the colonial knowledge-production project? And how did the “prostitute” emerge as a key concept in attempts by British and elite Indian men to “know” India?

Durba Mitra (Harvard University) tackles these puzzles in her latest book, Indian Sex Life: Sexuality and the Colonial Origins of Modern Social Thought (Princeton University Press, 2020). Join us for the final “Conversations on South Asia” event of the year to hear more.

Mingwei Huang (Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Dartmouth) and Jacqueline Wernimont  (Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Digital Humanities and Social Engagement, Dartmouth) will join the conversation.

Elizabeth Lhost (History, Society of Fellows, Dartmouth College) will moderate. 

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This event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is recommended: https://dartgo.org/indiansexlife

The "Conversations on South Asia Series" is sponsored by the Dartmouth College Society of Fellows | Bodas Family Academic Programming Fund | Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages Program | Department of History

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