Dr. Vazira Zamindar

Associate Professor

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Biography

Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar is an Associate Professor of History at Brown University, focusing on decolonization, displacement, war, non-violence, and anticolonial practices. She authored the book 'Long Partition: Making Modern South Asia: Refugees, Boundaries, Histories,' which examines the significance of refugees and nation-state formation in the aftermath of 1947. Her works have inspired various artistic forms including performances and films. Zamindar is involved in multiple initiatives related to South Asian studies and has co-organized events exploring Pakistani cinema. She has received numerous accolades and fellowships, including the Richard B. Salomon Faculty Research Award and a Fulbright Research Scholar designation. Her recent publications highlight the intersection of art, history, and politics, emphasizing the critical discourse around these themes.

Research Interests

Decolonization Displacement War Non-Violence Anticolonial Practice Visual Archive

Experience

Associate Professor

2019-01-01 — Present

Brown University • Providence, RI

Teaching history courses with a focus on South Asia and decolonial studies.

Director

2012-01-01 — 2016-01-01

South Asian Studies Program • Brown University, Providence, RI

Directed and developed the South Asian Studies Program enhancing the curriculum and academic offerings.

Awards

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Richard B. Salomon Faculty Research Award

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CCSA Faculty Research Award

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Visiting Fellow

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Pembroke Center Faculty Fellowship

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Brown-RISD Mellon Teaching Fellowship

Courses

Decolonizing Minds: People's History of the World Patterns of Migrations/People Objects Refugees: Twentieth-Century History Resisting Empire: Gandhi and the Making of Modern South Asia Hindu/Muslim: Readings in South Asian History Civil Disobedience: A Historical Guide to Action City Strife: Mapping Segregations, Inequality, Insurrection Anti-Colonial Temporalities Art History South II: Archive and Contemporary Decolonizing Minds: People's History of the World Art History South: Circulations, Simulations, Transfigurations Belief Decolonial Matters: Thinking South Anti-Colonial Temporalities: Geographies and Artisanal Formations

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics