Urvashi Butalia, Publisher and Co-Founder of Kali for Women and Founder of Zubaan Books, was the keynote speaker for CSAMES' Empire and Partitions Conference, Sept. 22-23, 2016. She gave a MillerComm lecture at Knight Auditorium, entitled Partition: Histories, Stories, Memories.
The imperial partitions of the twentieth century reverberate to the present, and inform contemporary insecurities of different regimes across the world. Present-day challenges to the postcolonial nationstate and its boundaries are often rooted in imperial partitions. Whether in Kashmir, Syria or Palestine, the legacies of partition form the everyday experiences of conflict and violence for millions of people. With these considerations in mind, CSAMES' Partitions conference explored the theme of partition and empire in global, comparative, and connective frames.
For details on Partitions speakers and topics, see the conference web site: http://publish.illinois.edu/partitionandempire/