Dr. Taymiya Zaman is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of History at the University of San Francisco. She specializes in Mughal India with an emphasis on historical memory, life writing, and the transition from subjects to citizens in the Islamicate world. Dr. Zaman’s lecture uses her encounters as a Mughalist with Mexico City and its history to discuss transformation and survival in postcolonial spaces. A version of this lecture has recently been published in History and Theory and is attached here below, and attendants are invited (though not required) to read the article before the lecture.
When: Friday, February 11th 3:30-5:00pm EST
Zoom Registration: https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vf-qtrTItH9Em9b4jNJisckInq56uQ0i7
Graduate students are also invited to join an online meeting of the Nation and Empire Working Group with Dr. Zaman directly after her lecture, from 5:30-7:00pm EST. Register for the meeting here:https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqc-yuqDkqHtNTcMXtm6km3K4BNN7Nrhm2. The meeting will be based around creative historical writing through a discussion of three short works available on Dr. Zaman’s personal website: “Cities, Time, and the Backward Glance,” “Why I Won’t Teach the Modern Middle East,” and “Encountering Mughal Women.” All three are available on Dr. Zaman’s personal website (https://taymiyazaman.com/), and located respectively in the History, Pedagogy, and Blog sections.