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Travelling Ayahs in the British Empire: A History of Counterflows, Care and Personal Relationships
Presenter: Dr. Arunima Datta, Assistant Professor of History, University of North TexasThe expansion of the British Empire facilitated movement across the globe for both the colonizers and the colonized. This talk will focus on the largely forgotten group of South Asian travelling ayahs (servants and nannies), who travelled between India and Britain while caring for British families on the move. Delving into the stories of individual traveling ayahs from a wide range of sources, this talk will illuminate their influences on British consumption cultures, their brave struggle to assert their rights and more. Please register here.
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2025-01-23 16:00:00
2025-01-23 17:30:00
Travelling Ayahs in the British Empire: A History of Counterflows, Care and Personal Relationships
Presenter: Dr. Arunima Datta, Assistant Professor of History, University of North TexasThe expansion of the British Empire facilitated movement across the globe for both the colonizers and the colonized. This talk will focus on the largely forgotten group of South Asian travelling ayahs (servants and nannies), who travelled between India and Britain while caring for British families on the move. Delving into the stories of individual traveling ayahs from a wide range of sources, this talk will illuminate their influences on British consumption cultures, their brave struggle to assert their rights and more. Please register here.
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Presenter: Dr. Arunima Datta, Assistant Professor of History, University of North Texas
The expansion of the British Empire facilitated movement across the globe for both the colonizers and the colonized. This talk will focus on the largely forgotten group of South Asian travelling ayahs (servants and nannies), who travelled between India and Britain while caring for British families on the move. Delving into the stories of individual traveling ayahs from a wide range of sources, this talk will illuminate their influences on British consumption cultures, their brave struggle to assert their rights and more.
Please register here.
