Jesús F. Cháirez-Garza, ‘Rethinking Untouchability’

Thursday 20th March, 2025

5:00 pm, ArtsTwo 2.17

 

The QMUL South Asia Forum is pleased to celebrate the publication of Jesús F. Cháirez-Garza’s Rethinking Untouchability: The Political Thought of B.R. Ambedkar (MUP, 2024). Centred on the Dalit leader B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956), the book examines the transformation of ‘untouchability’ into a political idea in India during the first half of the twentieth century.

Dr Cháirez-Garza will be joined in a panel discussion by Dr. Nivi Manchanda (QMUL), Dr. Jayaseelan Raj (KCL) and Dr. Srilata Sircar (KCL). All are welcome, but please do register your attendance at tinyurl.com/QMJesus.

This event is co-sponsored by the Centre for the Study of the History of Political Thought at QMUL.

Jesús F. Cháirez-Garza is Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Manchester.

Nivi Manchanda is Reader in International Politics at Queen Mary University of London.

Jayaseelan Raj is Senior Lecturer in Anthropology and International Development at King’s College London.

Srilata Sircar is Senior Lecturer in Critical Geography at King’s College London.