Postcolonial Theory, Race and Caste – Virtual Reading Group
UK time
This reading group will follow four sessions of the blueprint ‘Postcolonial Theory, Race and Caste’ designed by Suddhasatwa Guharoy and Andreas Sorger. The reading group will be led by Xintong Wei and is co-organized with ETICA, the Center for Ethics in Public Affairs based at the American University of Armenia. The sessions will be held on the following dates:
- Session 1 – Thursday October 8th 2026, 3 – 4 pm (CET)//5 – 6 pm (GMT+4).
- Reading: excerpts from Smith, Linda Tuhiwai. Decolonising Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples
- Session 2 – Thursday October 15th 2026, 3 – 4 pm (CET)//5 – 6 pm (GMT+4).
- Reading: excerpts from Chakrabarty, Dipesh. Provincializing Europe: Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference
- Session 3 – Thursday October 22nd 2026, 3 – 4 pm (CET)//5 – 6 pm (GMT+4).
- Reading: excerpts from Chen, Kuan-hsing. Asia as Method: Toward Deimperialization
- Session 4 – Thursday October 29th 2026, 3 – 4 pm (CET)//5 – 6 pm (GMT+4).
- Reading: excerpts from Khader, Serene J.. Decolonizing Universalism: A Transnational Feminist Ethic
You can sign up here. We will share the readings and the link to join the meetings with you.