Sep 12, 2018
For the premiere of ArchitectureTalk Season 2, we will be
discussing the countours, ambitions and politics of World History,
especially in terms of material culture, with University of
Washington historian Anand Yang. While focussed on Anand's work on
Indian Ocean trade and convict ship convoys that plied there during
the colonial period. Our discussion covers connected topics such as
subaltern studies, nationalism, the regional vs the global, convict
labor and civil society, the Protestant work ethic and Big
history.