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Later today at Dalhousie, Professor Priyamvada Gopal will deliver the 2022 MacKay History Lecture. This world-renowned Cambridge University professor will share her perspectives on the historic anti-colonial meeting in Bandung, Indonesia, in 1955. Here, the leaders of the post-colonial world gathered to imagine a world after empire, and in her talk, "Old Beginnings: The Scene of Decolonisation," Gopal will guide us through the historical and ongoing significance of the making of postcolonial world order.

Professor Gopal is an outspoken public intellectual, who has written extensively on decolonisation, imperialism, and solidarity, among other things. Her recent work includes: "On Decolonisation and the University" Textual Practice 35/1(2021): 873 - 899 ; Insurgent Empire: Anticolonial Resistance and British Dissent (Verso, 2019) as well as numerous media articles, including "Why Can't Britain Handle the Truth about Winston Churchill?" The Guardian (March 17, 2021). You can follow Prof Gopal on Twitter @PriyamvadaGopal where she routinely slays trolls and defends the truth.

Professor Gopal spoke to Jamhoor Radio in a wide ranging conversation, examining how imperialism is manifesting in South Asia today, the rise of China in the region, and alliances between South Asian authoritarianisms and various imperialist actors. They also discussed the contested concept of imperialism itself, asking if it is still a useful analytic category. Listen to the conversation (or read the transcript) here.

Please join the Department of History in welcoming Professor Priyamvada Gopal (University of Cambridge) to Dalhousie to deliver the 2022 MacKay History Lecture, "Old Beginnings: The Scene of Decolonisation". The lecture will take place on Thursday, November 17 at 7:00 PM in room 127 of the Goldberg Computer Science Building, 6050 University Avenue, Halifax.

Please visit this link to learn more and RSVP for this year’s lecture.