BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:GMT Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241002T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240301T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYHOUR=1;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:GMT Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Online lecture. \;RSVP via Eventbrite.British colonial educ ational interventions in India involved negotiations and contestations bet ween colonial authorities and Indian subjects\, as well as between differe nt segments of Indian society itself. These formed around varied education al ideals and practices\, opening new societal fissures\, permeating peopl e&rsquo\;s lives but also creating new\, hybrid paradigms. In this paper\, I look at the cultures and politics of educational space &ndash\; from ur ban geographies to architectural typologies - in colonial Bengal within a& nbsp\;mufassal \;(provincial) or small-town milieu. While being sites for colonial experimentation involving surveys of extant vernacular educat ion and their transformation into forms amenable for colonial use\, provin cial locations also saw local Indian actors actively fashioning educationa l space\, which did not merely result from\, but also produced\, &lsquo\;t he provincial urban&rsquo\;. I argue that it was negotiations\, conflicts or entanglements ensuing from a society in flux\, rather than hard-edged b inary taxonomies\, that forged provincial urban educational space as sites of modernity.About Professor Tania SenguptaTania Sengupta is Associate Pr ofessor of Architectural History and Theory at the Bartlett School of Arch itecture\, University College London. Her research looks at histories and legacies of colonial built-environment in South Asia and global postcoloni al contexts\, and inequities stemming from these inheritances today. She i s recipient of the RIBA President&rsquo\;s Medal for Research 2019\, co-ch ief editor of the journal \;Architecture Beyond Europe\, \;and co- curator of the curricular resource (2020) \;Race and Space: What is &l squo\;Race&rsquo\; Doing in a Nice Field Like the Built Environment?Lectur e SeriesEach year the History of Architecture and Built Environment (HABE) research group in ESALA welcomes guest speakers and colleagues to present an evening seminar on their research. The events are a fantastic opportun ity to hear about the latest research in the field from researchers workin g in the UK\, Europe and beyond. These events are free to attend\, and att ract an international online audience as well as being a way for all those in the University with an interest in the history of the built environmen t to come together as a community.University students (of all levels) and staff are encouraged to attend on campus\, with the seminars usually takin g place in the Elliot Room at Minto House\, 20 Chambers Street. \;View the complete event series with registration links: https://www.eca.ed.ac. uk/architectural-history-and-theory-seminar-series \;Please contact Pr of. Alex Bremner or Dr Alistair Fair if you have any questions: \;Alex .Bremner@ed.ac.uk \;/ \;Alistair.Fair@ed.ac.uk DTEND:20250129T183000Z DTSTAMP:20250313T131633Z DTSTART:20250129T171500Z LOCATION:Edinburgh\,Online Lecture SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Schooling the Mufassal: Provincial Sites and Spatial Politics of Ed ucation in Colonial Eastern India UID:RFCALITEM638774685935268933 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Online lecture. \;

Britis h colonial educational interventions in India involved negotiations and co ntestations between colonial authorities and Indian subjects\, as well as between different segments of Indian society itself. These formed around v aried educational ideals and practices\, opening new societal fissures\, p ermeating people&rsquo\;s lives but also creating new\, hybrid paradigms. In this paper\, I look at the cultures and politics of educational space & ndash\; from urban geographies to architectural typologies - in colonial B engal within a \;mufassal \;(provincial) or small-town mi lieu. While being sites for colonial experimentation involving surveys of extant vernacular education and their transformation into forms amenable f or colonial use\, provincial locations also saw local Indian actors active ly fashioning educational space\, which did not merely result from\, but a lso produced\, &lsquo\;the provincial urban&rsquo\;. I argue that it was n egotiations\, conflicts or entanglements ensuing from a society in flux\, rather than hard-edged binary taxonomies\, that forged provincial urban ed ucational space as sites of modernity.

About Professor Tania Sengupta
Tania Sengupta is Associate Professor of Architect ural History and Theory at the Bartlett School of Architecture\, Universit y College London. Her research looks at histories and legacies of colonial built-environment in South Asia and global postcolonial contexts\, and in equities stemming from these inheritances today. She is recipient of the R IBA President&rsquo\;s Medal for Research 2019\, co-chief editor of the jo urnal \;Architecture Beyond Europe\, \;and co-curator of the curricular resource (2020) \;Race and Space: What is &lsquo\;R ace&rsquo\; Doing in a Nice Field Like the Built Environment?

Lecture Series

Each year the History of Architecture and Built Envi ronment (HABE) research group in ESALA welcomes guest speakers and colleag ues to present an evening seminar on their research. The events are a fant astic opportunity to hear about the latest research in the field from rese archers working in the UK\, Europe and beyond. These events are free to at tend\, and attract an international online audience as well as being a way for all those in the University with an interest in the history of the bu ilt environment to come together as a community.

University students (of all levels) and staff are encouraged to attend on campus\, with the s eminars usually taking place in the Elliot Room at Minto House\, 20 Chambe rs Street. \;

View the complete event series with registration l inks:  \;

Please contact Prof. Alex Bremner or Dr Ali stair Fair if you have any questions: \;Alex.Bremner@ed.ac.uk \;/ \;Alistair.Fair@ed.ac.uk

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