Discussion autour du livre de Ravi Ahuja, Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers

Bonjour à toutes et à tous, Je me permets d’attirer votre attention sur un événement organisé autour du livre de Ravi Ahuja, Shipping Lords and Coolies Stokers. Class Race and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century, qui se tiendra à l’université de Göttingen et en ligne le 5 juin 2025 à 15h. Bien cordialement, — Camille Buat Post-doctoral researcher Centre for Modern Indian Studies, University of Göttingen Chercheur associée Centre d’histoire de Sciences Po, Paris Centre d’études sud-asiatiques et himalayennes — Dear all, You are cordially invited to the launch of the book Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers. Class, Race and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century (Verso 2025) by Ravi Ahuja. A TRAGIC SHIPPING ACCIDENT OPENS A WINDOW ON RACIALIZED LABOUR MANAGEMENT IN AN AGE OF IMPERIALISM When eighty-seven passengers and crew died in the shipwreck of the Royal Mail ship Egypt in 1922, the accident gave rise to a racist international press campaign against the employment of Indian seafarers, such as those who made up most of the ship’s crew. This was not unusual at a time when a fifth of the British mercantile marine’s workforce was recruited from the subcontinent. Ravi Ahuja explains the business logic behind a labour regime steeped in racist irrationalism and examines the scope for solidarity among a divided workforce in an age of imperialism – an issue that is no less relevant in our own time. Discussants: Peter Birke (Göttingen University) Samita Sen (Cambridge University) Rupa Viswanath (Göttingen University) Klaus Weinhauer (Bielefeld University) Date & time: Thursday, 5 June 2025, 3pm Venue: Alte Mensa, Wilhelmsplatz 3, 37073 Göttingen. The event can also be attended digitally. To register please write to labour_repository@cemis.uni-goettingen.de <mailto:labour_repository@cemis.uni-goettingen.de>
The event poster can be found here www.uni-goettingen.de/en/events/131932.html