ASCL 55.03 Insurgent South Asia

Within the short quarter century run of the 21st century, the world has witnessed a global upwelling of insurgency. Southern Asian sites, including but not limited to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal have been fertile grounds for tens of millions of insurgent publics protesting against austerity, rising living costs, student debt, corrupt governments, police brutality, and government neglect during the COVID-19 pandemic. Who are these Southern Asian insurgent publics? How does South Asia reflect – or depart from – global patterns of insurgency and other forms of social protest? Do we need to theorize southern insurgency differently from those occurring in other parts of the world?

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