Professor Elizabeth Kolsky’s lecture will explore one of
the British empire’s most closely guarded secrets: the
history of racial violence in colonial India. Although the
British understood their vast nineteenth century empire to be a
global force of peace, law and order, Professor Kolsky argues that
violence was a constituent feature of colonial rule. By examining
everyday acts of brutality committed by ordinary Englishmen against
Indians, Professor Kolsky reveals how colonial laws and the
practices of white judges, juries and police placed most Europeans
above the law, literally allowing them to get away with
murder.
ELIZABETH KOLSKY is Associate Professor of History
at Villanova University. She has recently published Colonial
Justice in British India: White Violence and the Rule of Law
(Cambridge University Press, 2010) and Fringes of Empire: People,
Power, and Places in Colonial India, co-edited with Sameethah Agha
(Oxford University Press, 2009). As a historian of South Asia and
British Empire, Professor Kolsky has published widely on issues
related to law, gender, and colonialism and also written editorials
for Pakistan’s leading English-language newspaper Dawn.
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Date: Thursday, April 19,
2012
Time: 1:50 - 3:15 p.m.
Location: Bent Hall, Room 101B
Queens Campus
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Elaine Carey
careye@stjohns.edu