SAALG Summer Meeting 2024

The SAALG Summer meeting will take place on Wednesday, 19th of June at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. 

Address: Marston Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0EE

Programme

10:30 Refreshments

11:00 Welcome

11:05 Dr Jennifer Howes - Imperator: The British Library's statue of Robert Clive

11:50 Tour of OCIS by Ms Wassilena Sekulova, Librarian

12:30-13:40 Lunch

13:45 Mr Shankara Angadi - Revelations from the Thomas Munro private papers

14:30 Dr Arunima Datta - South Asian travelling ayahs in Britain: A story of waiting and negotiations (virtual presentation)

15:15 Refreshments

15:45 Business meeting

A charge of £25 is levied for attendance, luncheon and beverages

RSVP: Hedley.Sutton@bl.uk

This Friday's Conference

Do hope as many of you as possible will join our SAALG summer conference at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies this Friday, 2nd July.  We have an exciting programme of lectures and visits on the theme of Arts and Crafts.  Speakers include Dr Hassan Abedin, Dr Crispin Branfoot, Dr Renate Dohmen, Emma Martin and Dr Andrew Topsfield, who will be giving a gallery talk and tour of Indian collections in the recently refurbished Ashmolean. For the full programme, please refer to Jan Usher's post of 25th May.
If you haven't yet replied, but wish to attend, please email me a.s.a.p. The cost is £20, including lunch.