![]() ![]() ![]() As I noted earlier, this was at a time when the critique of colonialism was transforming area studies, and the interpretive social sciences. I came into contact with two faculty members, Bernard Cohn and Ronald Inden, who inspired my shift away from Europe, and towards anthropology and South Asian studies. (This was in the late 1980s, when Foucault, Said, and postcolonial theory were very much on the ascendant.) It just so happened that the University of Chicago was among the more important institutions in the United States for South Asia scholarship. I was fascinated by European history in high school, and decided to major in it at the University of Chicago, where I went to college. I have an odd relationship to disciplinary history. ![]() ![]() When did you first develop an interest in history? Fields of interest: Anthropology of violence comparative colonialism gender history and feminist theory intellectual history comparative and subaltern urbanism race and caste human rightsģ. Alma mater/s: University of Chicago University of MichiganĢ. Would you like to nominate a colleague for the AHA Member Spotlight? Contact Nike Nivar for more information.ĪHA Member Anupama Rao is an associate professor in South Asian history at Barnard College and Columbia University. The “ AHA Member Spotlight” series recognizes our talented and eclectic membership. AHA members are involved in all fields of history, with wide-ranging specializations, interests, and areas of employment. ![]()
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