Indian Ocean World Centre
@iowcmcgill.bsky.social
Research centre at McGill University studying the history, economy, & cultures of the Indian Ocean world from China to Southeast & South Asia, the Middle East & Africa.
https://indianoceanworldcentre.com/
https://indianoceanworldcentre.com/
New publication! Congratulations to Lilia Scudamore and Philip Gooding, who have just had their article published in Water History.
Read more about it here: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2025/11/25/n...
Read more about it here: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2025/11/25/n...
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
New publication! Congratulations to Lilia Scudamore and Philip Gooding, who have just had their article published in Water History.
Read more about it here: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2025/11/25/n...
Read more about it here: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2025/11/25/n...
The IOWC is holding a hybrid conference in May 2026! We are currently asking for paper submissions.
More details can be found here: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2026-mapping...
Or via the QR code on the poster.
More details can be found here: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2026-mapping...
Or via the QR code on the poster.
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The IOWC is holding a hybrid conference in May 2026! We are currently asking for paper submissions.
More details can be found here: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2026-mapping...
Or via the QR code on the poster.
More details can be found here: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2026-mapping...
Or via the QR code on the poster.
Come join us for our Speaker Series next week!
Mathew K. Birgen from McGill will be discussing the creation mandate through the African philosophical framework of Utu.
3-5pm on Nov 19, Peterson Hall, rm 116.
Free snacks and coffee will be served!
Mathew K. Birgen from McGill will be discussing the creation mandate through the African philosophical framework of Utu.
3-5pm on Nov 19, Peterson Hall, rm 116.
Free snacks and coffee will be served!
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Come join us for our Speaker Series next week!
Mathew K. Birgen from McGill will be discussing the creation mandate through the African philosophical framework of Utu.
3-5pm on Nov 19, Peterson Hall, rm 116.
Free snacks and coffee will be served!
Mathew K. Birgen from McGill will be discussing the creation mandate through the African philosophical framework of Utu.
3-5pm on Nov 19, Peterson Hall, rm 116.
Free snacks and coffee will be served!
Come join us for our Speaker Series this week!
Ayesha Vemuri from McGill will be discussing the Brahmaputra floodplain.
3-5pm on Oct 29, Peterson Hall, rm 116.
Free snacks and coffee will be served!
Ayesha Vemuri from McGill will be discussing the Brahmaputra floodplain.
3-5pm on Oct 29, Peterson Hall, rm 116.
Free snacks and coffee will be served!
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Come join us for our Speaker Series this week!
Ayesha Vemuri from McGill will be discussing the Brahmaputra floodplain.
3-5pm on Oct 29, Peterson Hall, rm 116.
Free snacks and coffee will be served!
Ayesha Vemuri from McGill will be discussing the Brahmaputra floodplain.
3-5pm on Oct 29, Peterson Hall, rm 116.
Free snacks and coffee will be served!
Join us next week for a lecture and discussion about the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, explored through youth narratives.
Everjoy Chiimba, from the University of Bonn, will host this talk on October 22nd in Peterson Hall, Room 116, from 3:00-5:00 pm. Snacks and coffee will be served!
Everjoy Chiimba, from the University of Bonn, will host this talk on October 22nd in Peterson Hall, Room 116, from 3:00-5:00 pm. Snacks and coffee will be served!
October 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Join us next week for a lecture and discussion about the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, explored through youth narratives.
Everjoy Chiimba, from the University of Bonn, will host this talk on October 22nd in Peterson Hall, Room 116, from 3:00-5:00 pm. Snacks and coffee will be served!
Everjoy Chiimba, from the University of Bonn, will host this talk on October 22nd in Peterson Hall, Room 116, from 3:00-5:00 pm. Snacks and coffee will be served!
Join us next week for a lecture and discussion about clientage, child trafficking, and genocide in early 19th-century Southern Africa.
Elizabeth Elbourne, from McGill, will host this talk on October 8th in Peterson Hall, Room 116, from 3:00-5:00 pm. Snacks and coffee will be served!
Elizabeth Elbourne, from McGill, will host this talk on October 8th in Peterson Hall, Room 116, from 3:00-5:00 pm. Snacks and coffee will be served!
October 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Join us next week for a lecture and discussion about clientage, child trafficking, and genocide in early 19th-century Southern Africa.
Elizabeth Elbourne, from McGill, will host this talk on October 8th in Peterson Hall, Room 116, from 3:00-5:00 pm. Snacks and coffee will be served!
Elizabeth Elbourne, from McGill, will host this talk on October 8th in Peterson Hall, Room 116, from 3:00-5:00 pm. Snacks and coffee will be served!
Join us next week for a lecture and discussion about feminist urbanism in Mumbai!
Vatsala Shoukla from SNDT Women’s University will host this talk on October 1st in Peterson Hall 116 from 3-5 pm. Snacks and coffee will be served!
Vatsala Shoukla from SNDT Women’s University will host this talk on October 1st in Peterson Hall 116 from 3-5 pm. Snacks and coffee will be served!
September 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Join us next week for a lecture and discussion about feminist urbanism in Mumbai!
Vatsala Shoukla from SNDT Women’s University will host this talk on October 1st in Peterson Hall 116 from 3-5 pm. Snacks and coffee will be served!
Vatsala Shoukla from SNDT Women’s University will host this talk on October 1st in Peterson Hall 116 from 3-5 pm. Snacks and coffee will be served!
Join us for our first Speaker Series of the fall semester!!
On September 17 at 3pm Subho Basu will be leading a discussion on Sheikh Mujib in Bangladesh.
Hope to see you there!
On September 17 at 3pm Subho Basu will be leading a discussion on Sheikh Mujib in Bangladesh.
Hope to see you there!
September 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Join us for our first Speaker Series of the fall semester!!
On September 17 at 3pm Subho Basu will be leading a discussion on Sheikh Mujib in Bangladesh.
Hope to see you there!
On September 17 at 3pm Subho Basu will be leading a discussion on Sheikh Mujib in Bangladesh.
Hope to see you there!
The IOWC Speaker Series continues Mar 26 at 3pm with Dr. Philip Gooding (IOWC, McGill) on:
"Missionary Discourse and the Problem of Slavery in Histories of the African Great Lakes"
We hope to see you there!
"Missionary Discourse and the Problem of Slavery in Histories of the African Great Lakes"
We hope to see you there!
March 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The IOWC Speaker Series continues Mar 26 at 3pm with Dr. Philip Gooding (IOWC, McGill) on:
"Missionary Discourse and the Problem of Slavery in Histories of the African Great Lakes"
We hope to see you there!
"Missionary Discourse and the Problem of Slavery in Histories of the African Great Lakes"
We hope to see you there!
The IOWC Speaker Series continues Mar 12 at 3pm with Dr. Veysel Şimşek (Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill) on:
"The Ottoman-Egyptian War of 1831-33: An Assessment"
We hope to see you there!
"The Ottoman-Egyptian War of 1831-33: An Assessment"
We hope to see you there!
March 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The IOWC Speaker Series continues Mar 12 at 3pm with Dr. Veysel Şimşek (Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill) on:
"The Ottoman-Egyptian War of 1831-33: An Assessment"
We hope to see you there!
"The Ottoman-Egyptian War of 1831-33: An Assessment"
We hope to see you there!
The IOWC Speaker Series continues Feb 19 at 3pm with Dr. Anna Winterbottom (McGill) on:
"Inoculation in Early Modern India: Evidence from the East India Company Archive"
We hope to see you there!
"Inoculation in Early Modern India: Evidence from the East India Company Archive"
We hope to see you there!
February 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The IOWC Speaker Series continues Feb 19 at 3pm with Dr. Anna Winterbottom (McGill) on:
"Inoculation in Early Modern India: Evidence from the East India Company Archive"
We hope to see you there!
"Inoculation in Early Modern India: Evidence from the East India Company Archive"
We hope to see you there!
The IOWC Speaker Series continues Feb 12 at 3pm with Moinak Banerjee (English, McGill) on:
"The Flâneur in South Asia: A Poetic Long Walk through the Global Sixties and Cultural Cold War"
We hope to see you there!
"The Flâneur in South Asia: A Poetic Long Walk through the Global Sixties and Cultural Cold War"
We hope to see you there!
February 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The IOWC Speaker Series continues Feb 12 at 3pm with Moinak Banerjee (English, McGill) on:
"The Flâneur in South Asia: A Poetic Long Walk through the Global Sixties and Cultural Cold War"
We hope to see you there!
"The Flâneur in South Asia: A Poetic Long Walk through the Global Sixties and Cultural Cold War"
We hope to see you there!
The IOWC Speaker Series continues TOMORROW Feb 5 at 3pm with Caroline LaPorte-Burns (Art History, McGill) on:
"Shipwreck Memory: Submersion, Retrieval, and Material Conversion in Early Modern Dutch Mother-of-Pearl Craft"
We hope to see you there!
"Shipwreck Memory: Submersion, Retrieval, and Material Conversion in Early Modern Dutch Mother-of-Pearl Craft"
We hope to see you there!
February 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The IOWC Speaker Series continues TOMORROW Feb 5 at 3pm with Caroline LaPorte-Burns (Art History, McGill) on:
"Shipwreck Memory: Submersion, Retrieval, and Material Conversion in Early Modern Dutch Mother-of-Pearl Craft"
We hope to see you there!
"Shipwreck Memory: Submersion, Retrieval, and Material Conversion in Early Modern Dutch Mother-of-Pearl Craft"
We hope to see you there!
We kick off next week on Jan 22 with the IOWC's very own Director, Prof. Gwyn Campbell, presenting:
"The Role of British Political Agents and Missionaries in Perpetuating Slavery and Forced Labour in Nineteenth-Century Madagascar"
We hope to see you there!
"The Role of British Political Agents and Missionaries in Perpetuating Slavery and Forced Labour in Nineteenth-Century Madagascar"
We hope to see you there!
January 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We kick off next week on Jan 22 with the IOWC's very own Director, Prof. Gwyn Campbell, presenting:
"The Role of British Political Agents and Missionaries in Perpetuating Slavery and Forced Labour in Nineteenth-Century Madagascar"
We hope to see you there!
"The Role of British Political Agents and Missionaries in Perpetuating Slavery and Forced Labour in Nineteenth-Century Madagascar"
We hope to see you there!
Check out the schedule for the Winter 2025 Speaker Series! A very exciting lineup of speakers.
Abstracts will appear on our website as they become available.
indianoceanworldcentre.com/winter-2025/
Abstracts will appear on our website as they become available.
indianoceanworldcentre.com/winter-2025/
January 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Check out the schedule for the Winter 2025 Speaker Series! A very exciting lineup of speakers.
Abstracts will appear on our website as they become available.
indianoceanworldcentre.com/winter-2025/
Abstracts will appear on our website as they become available.
indianoceanworldcentre.com/winter-2025/
The final Speaker Series talk of the term! Juliette Françoise, PhD candidate in History @ Uni Geneva presents:
"A Colonial Scandal Born of a Web of Debts: Paul Darifat’s Bankruptcy in the Isle of France in the Late Eighteenth Century"
3pm, Nov 20, Rm 116 Peterson Hall.
"A Colonial Scandal Born of a Web of Debts: Paul Darifat’s Bankruptcy in the Isle of France in the Late Eighteenth Century"
3pm, Nov 20, Rm 116 Peterson Hall.
November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM
The final Speaker Series talk of the term! Juliette Françoise, PhD candidate in History @ Uni Geneva presents:
"A Colonial Scandal Born of a Web of Debts: Paul Darifat’s Bankruptcy in the Isle of France in the Late Eighteenth Century"
3pm, Nov 20, Rm 116 Peterson Hall.
"A Colonial Scandal Born of a Web of Debts: Paul Darifat’s Bankruptcy in the Isle of France in the Late Eighteenth Century"
3pm, Nov 20, Rm 116 Peterson Hall.
Next Speaker Series talk is this week with Zitian Sun, PhD candidate in Sociology here @mcgillu.bsky.social on:
"Pitfalls of Popularity: The Radicalization Dynamics of the 1989 Tiananmen Student Movement"
3pm, Nov 6, Rm 116 Peterson Hall.
"Pitfalls of Popularity: The Radicalization Dynamics of the 1989 Tiananmen Student Movement"
3pm, Nov 6, Rm 116 Peterson Hall.
November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Next Speaker Series talk is this week with Zitian Sun, PhD candidate in Sociology here @mcgillu.bsky.social on:
"Pitfalls of Popularity: The Radicalization Dynamics of the 1989 Tiananmen Student Movement"
3pm, Nov 6, Rm 116 Peterson Hall.
"Pitfalls of Popularity: The Radicalization Dynamics of the 1989 Tiananmen Student Movement"
3pm, Nov 6, Rm 116 Peterson Hall.
The Speaker Series continues! Raffaele Maddaluno, PhD candidate at Sapienza University of Rome and IOWC visiting student:
"Oceanic Dispossessions in the Comoros: Ecological Claims, Economic Aspirations, and Imaginaries along the Routes to a Blue Future"
3pm, Oct 23, Rm 116 Peterson Hall.
"Oceanic Dispossessions in the Comoros: Ecological Claims, Economic Aspirations, and Imaginaries along the Routes to a Blue Future"
3pm, Oct 23, Rm 116 Peterson Hall.
November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM
The Speaker Series continues! Raffaele Maddaluno, PhD candidate at Sapienza University of Rome and IOWC visiting student:
"Oceanic Dispossessions in the Comoros: Ecological Claims, Economic Aspirations, and Imaginaries along the Routes to a Blue Future"
3pm, Oct 23, Rm 116 Peterson Hall.
"Oceanic Dispossessions in the Comoros: Ecological Claims, Economic Aspirations, and Imaginaries along the Routes to a Blue Future"
3pm, Oct 23, Rm 116 Peterson Hall.
Tomorrow! Our Fall 2024 Speaker Series continues with Jorge Mortean, PhD candidate at the University of São Paolo and visiting student at the IOWC:
"Sailing the Lusophone Legacy: Brazil's Geopolitical Odyssey in the Indian Ocean"
3pm, Oct 2, in Rm 116, Peterson Hall. Light snacks served.
"Sailing the Lusophone Legacy: Brazil's Geopolitical Odyssey in the Indian Ocean"
3pm, Oct 2, in Rm 116, Peterson Hall. Light snacks served.
November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Tomorrow! Our Fall 2024 Speaker Series continues with Jorge Mortean, PhD candidate at the University of São Paolo and visiting student at the IOWC:
"Sailing the Lusophone Legacy: Brazil's Geopolitical Odyssey in the Indian Ocean"
3pm, Oct 2, in Rm 116, Peterson Hall. Light snacks served.
"Sailing the Lusophone Legacy: Brazil's Geopolitical Odyssey in the Indian Ocean"
3pm, Oct 2, in Rm 116, Peterson Hall. Light snacks served.
Our Fall 2024 Speaker Series continues on Friday, Sept 27, when the fantastic Prof. Tasha Rijke-Epstein visits from Vanderbilt to present:
"Aesthetic Extraversion: Violence, Circulation, and Protective Amulets in the Southwestern Indian Ocean Basin (17th -19th century)"
"Aesthetic Extraversion: Violence, Circulation, and Protective Amulets in the Southwestern Indian Ocean Basin (17th -19th century)"
November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Our Fall 2024 Speaker Series continues on Friday, Sept 27, when the fantastic Prof. Tasha Rijke-Epstein visits from Vanderbilt to present:
"Aesthetic Extraversion: Violence, Circulation, and Protective Amulets in the Southwestern Indian Ocean Basin (17th -19th century)"
"Aesthetic Extraversion: Violence, Circulation, and Protective Amulets in the Southwestern Indian Ocean Basin (17th -19th century)"
Check out the full Fall 2024 Speaker Series schedule below! Lots of great talks coming up.
November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Check out the full Fall 2024 Speaker Series schedule below! Lots of great talks coming up.
The Indian Ocean World Centre Speaker Series kicks off for Fall 2024 with @hannah-historian.bsky.social, PhD candidate in History here at #mcgill, who will speak on "Volcanic Cluster, Archival Absence: The Case of Seventeenth-Century Dutch Batavia" at 3pm on Aug 28. #envhist #c17th
November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM
The Indian Ocean World Centre Speaker Series kicks off for Fall 2024 with @hannah-historian.bsky.social, PhD candidate in History here at #mcgill, who will speak on "Volcanic Cluster, Archival Absence: The Case of Seventeenth-Century Dutch Batavia" at 3pm on Aug 28. #envhist #c17th
The JIOWS is hosting a workshop for ECRs focusing on IOW Studies.
If you are interested, please submit an abstract by 30 August 2024.
A PDF copy of the CFP can be downloaded here: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2024-jiows-e...
If you are interested, please submit an abstract by 30 August 2024.
A PDF copy of the CFP can be downloaded here: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2024-jiows-e...
November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM
The JIOWS is hosting a workshop for ECRs focusing on IOW Studies.
If you are interested, please submit an abstract by 30 August 2024.
A PDF copy of the CFP can be downloaded here: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2024-jiows-e...
If you are interested, please submit an abstract by 30 August 2024.
A PDF copy of the CFP can be downloaded here: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2024-jiows-e...
The IOWC is hosting an online conference from 15-16 May via Zoom, entitled "Visual Portrayals of Environmental Crises in the Indian Ocean World, Past to Present."
More information can be found here including how to register: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2024-visual-...
More information can be found here including how to register: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2024-visual-...
November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM
The IOWC is hosting an online conference from 15-16 May via Zoom, entitled "Visual Portrayals of Environmental Crises in the Indian Ocean World, Past to Present."
More information can be found here including how to register: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2024-visual-...
More information can be found here including how to register: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2024-visual-...
Join us for our final speaker series event of the semester next Wednesday, April 3 at 3pm!
Dr Darren Reid (McGill, History) will be speaking on "Betraying Imperial Citizenship in the Cape Colony: Disinformation and the Erosion of Black Voting Rights in 1887"
Light refreshments will be served
Dr Darren Reid (McGill, History) will be speaking on "Betraying Imperial Citizenship in the Cape Colony: Disinformation and the Erosion of Black Voting Rights in 1887"
Light refreshments will be served
November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Join us for our final speaker series event of the semester next Wednesday, April 3 at 3pm!
Dr Darren Reid (McGill, History) will be speaking on "Betraying Imperial Citizenship in the Cape Colony: Disinformation and the Erosion of Black Voting Rights in 1887"
Light refreshments will be served
Dr Darren Reid (McGill, History) will be speaking on "Betraying Imperial Citizenship in the Cape Colony: Disinformation and the Erosion of Black Voting Rights in 1887"
Light refreshments will be served