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Contested Childhoods Caste and Education in Colonial Kerala

The KCHR webinar titled 'Contested Childhoods: Caste and Education in Colonial Kerala' features Dr. Divya Kannan discussing the historical impact of Protestant-mission schools established in the 1800s. The event will explore the complex interactions between these educational institutions, the state, and caste communities, shaping the concept of childhood in colonial Kerala. The webinar is scheduled for November 20, 2024, at 3:30 pm IST and will be held online via Zoom.

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Contested Childhoods Caste and Education in Colonial Kerala

The KCHR webinar titled 'Contested Childhoods: Caste and Education in Colonial Kerala' features Dr. Divya Kannan discussing the historical impact of Protestant-mission schools established in the 1800s. The event will explore the complex interactions between these educational institutions, the state, and caste communities, shaping the concept of childhood in colonial Kerala. The webinar is scheduled for November 20, 2024, at 3:30 pm IST and will be held online via Zoom.

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KCHR WEBINAR

CONTESTED CHILDHOODS
CASTE AND EDUCATION IN COLONIAL KERALA
Dr. Divya Kannan
Department of History and Archaeology, Shiv Nadar University

https://zoom.
us/j/940160796
TO JOIN THE MEETING ONLINE

20 November 2024 | Wednesday | 3.30 pm IST


Zoom Meeting ID : 940 1607 9689

Kerala Council for Historical Research


Thiruvananthapuram | www.kchr.ac.in
Abstract
The present-day ubiquity and legacy of Protestant-mission schools in the south
Indian state of Kerala is no historical accident. Established in the 1800s by British
and Swiss missionary societies, these schools were a fascinating microcosm of
larger social and cultural conflicts, especially regarding the education of poor,
lower-caste children. The interactions of these institutions with the state on one
hand (British Malabar and the princely states of Travancore and Cochin) and
existing caste and religious communities on the other, have both formed and
been informed by normative ideas and contestations of what it means to be a
school-going child in colonial Kerala. Located in the political context of empire
and religion in South Asia, the speaker’s book Contested Childhoods goes beyond
a descriptive history of education to provide a conceptual history of childhood
itself.

About the speaker


Dr. Divya Kannan is Assistant Professor, Department of History and Archaeology,
Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR. Her research interests include histories of
Empire, education, childhood studies, labour, public history, and feminist studies.
She is also the co-founder and co-convenor of the online Critical Childhoods
and Youth Studies Collective (CCYSC). Contested Childhoods (2024, Cambridge
University Press) is her latest book-length publication.

This programme will be hosted online on Zoom. Please use the following link to
join online: https://zoom.us/j/94016079689

https://zoom.
ONLINE

us/j/940160796
TO JOIN THE MEETING

Kerala Council for Historical Research


Thiruvananthapuram | www.kchr.ac.in

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