Dread and Desire: Hindu Masculinities, Muslim Sexualities and Recalcitrant Romances in Modern India
When:
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
Where: Harris Hall, 108, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
(847) 491-5288
asianlac@northwestern.edu
Group: Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Co-Sponsor:
Asian Studies
Global Humanities Initiative (Buffett Institute)
Category: Academic
Description:
A lecture by Charu Gupta, Associate Professor of History, University of Delhi
Gupta's lecture will focus on the contemporary furor over the idea of "love jihad", considering contexts of sexuality, media, and communalism in modern India.
This lecture is sponsored by the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, the Department of History, and the Chabraja Center for Historical Studies.