HSS 2018 Flashtalk

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Sarah Qidwai

Title: Science, Islam and Colonial India: Exploring the Complexity Thesis

Abstract: This talk extends historical investigations in the field of the history and philosophy of science and religion it into the under-studied world of Islam and science in Colonial India. I will examine why it may be important to have a more global and comparative approach in the field.

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Go @skidwayy! Love how you started your Flashtalk with the meta-question of your own research process. So helpful for early scholars & grad students, and we tend to keep this to ourselves. #HSS18 pic.twitter.com/JdaQcr2AUe
— Dr. Ellie "THIS year, I'll sleep more" Louson (@elouson) November 2, 2018

My flashtalk focused on how I got to my dissertation topic on "Islam, Sciece and Colonial India: Exploring the Complexity Thesis!" Great format @hssonline !

#hss18 #history

PC: @elouson pic.twitter.com/inwnnfwLkL
— Sarah Qidwai (@skidwayy) November 2, 2018

.@skidwayy poses a semi-rhetorical question: What's the danger of framing her discussion in terms of Indian reception of Darwin?

A: It fell into the trap of Eurocentrism by assuming that there was no evolutionary thought in South Asia pre-1859. #HSS18
— Ben Gross (@bhgross144) November 2, 2018

.@skidwayy ultimately reconceptualized her project to look at #histSTM in Islamic world (including Muslims in India) that is connected with broader global knowledge flows. Her goal is to highlight complex dynamics of science & religion. #HSS18
— Ben Gross (@bhgross144) November 2, 2018

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HSS 2018 Flashtalk

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