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Literature TalkLiterature TalkThe Phallic Lives of Statues: Notes from a Hindutva Heartland
At Encina Commons
Stanford
Rahul Rao brings a queer, postcolonial lens to the politics of monumental statues in contemporary India, unpacking how the Statue of Unity embodies religious nationalism and extractive capitalism.
Academic lecture
Political theory
Queer perspectives
Postcolonial studies
Tips
📚read "The Psychic Lives of Statues" first
🎓Q&A follows the talk
🚗parking at Galvez Lot nearby
The Phallic Lives of Statues: Notes from a Hindutva Heartland
At Encina Commons
Stanford
Literature TalkLiterature TalkRahul Rao brings a queer, postcolonial lens to the politics of monumental statues in contemporary India, unpacking how the Statue of Unity embodies religious nationalism and extractive capitalism.
Academic lecture
Political theory
Queer perspectives
Postcolonial studies
Tips
📚read "The Psychic Lives of Statues" first
🎓Q&A follows the talk
🚗parking at Galvez Lot nearby
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