Epistemic Echoes: Unveiling ‘Minor Knowledges’

Lecture Series Fall 24’- Spring 25’

The series aimed to unravel the intricate processes that shape societal understandings of truth and knowledge. Rooted in Michel Foucault’s notion that the “will to know” is historically constructed rather than innate, the series critically examined how knowledge, influenced by historical and cultural contexts, impacts policies, societal norms and concepts of justice.

In the Fall of 2024 and Spring of 2025, the Centre had hosted nine lectures. Through these discussions, the series sought to interrogate dominant knowledge systems that prioritized certain perspectives while marginalizing others.

Distinguished Public Lecture by Akhil Kang

Lecture titled Re-inventing Anthropology of Caste held on August 30, 2024.
Dr. Shefalee Jain

Lectures titled Anomalous Images held on September 24, 2024.
Dr. Prathama Banerjee

Lecture titled Colonialism, Comparison, and the Rule of Law: Some Historical Reflections from India held on October 1, 2024.
Dr. Bhrigupati Singh

Lecture titled Apasmara (the Negation of Memory): Ethnographic Recollections of the Covid-19 Pandemic in India held on November 5, 2024.
Dr. Yasmeen Arif

Lecture titled Transactions in Social Identity: Norms, Law and the Economy held on February 11, 2025.
Dr. Y.S. Alone

Lecture titled Rightfulness, Protected Ignorance and Cultural Psychosis held on February 25, 2025.
Priya Thuvassery

Lecture titled Why do I make films: A documentary filmmakers journey held on March 11, 2025.
Dr. Surinder Singh Jodhka

Lecture titled Revisiting the 'Rural', Revisioning the 'Social' held on March 18, 2025.