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Sumathi Ramaswamy

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of History
History
Box 90719, Duke University, Department of History, Durham, NC 27701
Dept of History, 325 Classroom Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


I am a cultural historian of South Asia and the British Empire and my research over the last few years has been largely in the areas of visual studies, the history of cartography, and gender. My recent publications in this area include The Goddess and the Nation: Mapping Mother India (Duke University Press, 2010); and three edited volumes, Barefoot Across the Nation: Maqbool Fida Husain and the Idea of India (Routledge, 2010),  Empires of Vision (co-edited with Martin Jay, Duke University …

Current Appointments & Affiliations


James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of History · 2018 - Present History, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of History · 2007 - Present History, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Chair of the Department of History · 2023 - Present History, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of the International Comparative Studies Program · 2018 - Present International Comparative Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Education, Training & Certifications


University of California, Berkeley · 1992 Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania · 1986 M.A.
Jawaharlal Nehru University (India) · 1982 M.A.
University of Delhi (India) · 1980 B.A.