Wednesday, November 6, 2019

LOC South Asian Collections Webinar

Hat-tip to AIIS for sharing information about an upcoming webinar. The Asian Division at the Library of Congress will be offering a free introduction to its South Asian collections on November 21, 2019. ADA accommodations are available.

Direct link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-the-south-asian-collection-webinar-registration-79419218019

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

How Kelsey Utne Does History

Contingent Magazine has a new series on how historians work. First up: "How Kelsey Utne Does History". Utne is a Ph.D. candidate at Cornell, working on the politics of human remains and the memorialization of death in late colonial India. In the spring, she's teaching a writing seminar called "Landscapes of Death: Memorials, Monuments, & Massacre Sites."

Direct link: https://contingentmagazine.org/2019/10/31/how-kelsey-utne-does-history/