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South Asian History

South Asian history is a vibrant field of study, and the University of Minnesota’s program takes advantage of the current advances in cultural studies as well. South Asian subaltern studies has made a substantial impact on history as a field in general.

Participating Faculty

  • Ajay Skaria does innovative work about marginal groups in India and their views about history. He has special interests in environmental history, colonialism, and intellectual history. Prof. Skaria teaches in the Departments of History and Global Studies, on topics such as colonialism and modernity, Indian history, and various approaches to history. He has been a member of the editorial collective of subaltern studies since 1995.

Affiliated Faculty

Graduate Features

Graduate Studies
Rachel Ayers
1130 Heller Hall
271 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: 612-624-5840
Email: histdgs@umn.edu

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