Edward works on the history and politics of modern and contemporary India and Britain. His research focuses on the Indian diaspora, transnational politics, religious nationalism, and British histories of migration, ethnicity, and multiculturalism.
Before joining ϲ in 2020, Edward was the Smuts Research Fellow in Commonwealth Studies at the University of Cambridge (2015-19). He has also held a postdoctoral position at LMU, Munich, and visiting fellowships at the Centre for Development Studies in Trivandrum, the University of Mumbai, and the London School of Economics.
At Northumbria, he runs an undergraduate module on 'Migration, Diaspora & the Making of Modern Britain' and an MA module on 'Britain's Empires: Imperialism & Resistence in the Modern World'. His teaching also includes the modules: ‘Cultures, Empires and Ideas: Global Histories of Power and Ideology’, ‘Making History’, and ‘A Disunited Kingdom: The British and Irish Isles since 1689’.
Edward is the Programme Leader for History and Politics, and convenor of the History of Activism Group. From 2023 he co-founded and is co-convenor of the North East South Asia Network (NESAN).
Meghmala Bhattacharya Spaces of Anti-colonial Resistance and Activism for Women in Colonial Bengal 1880-1942 Start Date: 01/10/2021
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