| Jessica Namakkal, Associate Professor of the Practice of International Comparative Studies

Office Location: | Ics Program, 210-C East Duke Building, Durham, NC 27708-0405 | Office Phone: | (919) 660-4353 | Email Address: | 
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Web Page: | https://jessicanamakkal.com/ |
Teaching (Spring 2023):
- Ics 388s.01, Global south asia
Synopsis
- East duke 204a, MW 12:00 PM-01:15 PM
- (also cross-listed as AADS 338S.01, AMES 388S.01, GSF 288S.01, HISTORY 298S.01)
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2021
Weds 1-3pm Education:
- Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2012
- PhD University of Minnesota 2013
- BA University of Southern California 2001
- Research Interests: South Asia, France, Empire, Migration, Global and Postcolonial History
My research focuses on the era, and theories, of decolonization in the 20th-century. I have researched and written about the colonial, decolonial, and postcolonial relationships between France and India, paying particular attention to how the experiences of the people in the French colonies in India challenge the dominant narrative of Indian independence and the "end" of the colonial era. I also work on the question of how decolonization has shaped modern life in Europe, through experiences of postcolonial migrations and global tourism. The manuscript I am currently working on seeks to expand understandings of decolonization from an isolated relationship between metropole and colony to a global context. Recent Publications (More Publications)
- Namakkal, J. Unsettling Utopia. Columbia University Press,
December, 2021. [doi]
- Namakkal, J. Unsettling Utopia The Making and Unmaking of French India. June, 2021: 256 pages. [abs]
- Bray, M; Namakkal, J; Riccò, G; Roubinek, E. "Editors’ introduction." Radical History Review 2020:138 (January,
2020): 1-9. [doi]
- Namakkal, J. "Decolonizing marriage and the family: The lives and letters of Ida, benoy, and Indira sarkar." Journal of Women'S History 31:2 (January,
2019): 124-147. [doi] [abs]
- Namakkal, J. "The Terror of Decolonization: Exploring French India's Goonda Raj." Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies 19:3 (April,
2017): 338-357. [doi] [abs]
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