Objects, Images, Stories: Simon Digby's Historical Method
Edited by Francesca Orsini (Oxford university Press: 2022)
Release of the book followed by a discussion
Discussants: Dr. Narayani Gupta, urban historian, author and formerly Professor of History, Jamia Millia Islamia University; Dr.Shahid Amin, formerly Professor of History, University of Delhi; Prof. John Seyller, Professor of Art History, University of Vermont; and Prof. Francesca Orsini, Professor of Hindi and South Asian Literature, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and Editor of the book
An important volume demonstrating the enduring impact of renowned scholar Simon Digby's work, and its profound relevance to future research. In this volume prominent scholars of South Asia in the fields of economic, social, religious, literary, music, photography, and art history reflect on Simon Digby's method and contribution to their respective fields, and each offer an example of their method through the analysis of a painting, object, manuscript, literary text, or building from the Sultanate, Mughal, and colonial periods.
