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DESCRIPTION:Webinar Description: The Islamic built environment in India is 
 under tremendous strain today. Adherents of Hindu nationalism continue to 
 disparage mosques in particular as “ocular reminders” of India’s Mus
 lim past. In this fraught context\, how can we understand the range of sig
 nifications that such sites have for Muslims? This talk focuses on mosques
  on the southeastern coast of India\, built in a distinctive style that is
  rooted in local architectural idioms. Such mosques are an integral part o
 f the Tamil sacred landscape\, indexing the region’s longstanding Muslim
  presence as well as histories of maritime trade and mobility. This presen
 tation explores how the architecture and materiality of the built environm
 ent mediate people's connection to the past\, and how such sites are space
 s of heritage\, historical consciousness\, and affective resonance. In doi
 ng so\, this research offers fresh insights into Islamic material culture 
 and questions of religious belonging from a region that has long been cons
 idered marginal to the study of Muslim societies.\n\nAbout the Speaker: Ha
 rini Kumar is a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University. S
 he is a sociocultural anthropologist whose research focuses on Islam and M
 uslim societies in contemporary South India\, with further regional intere
 sts in Southeast Asia and the Americas. Her scholarship lies at the inters
 ection of lived religion\, kinship\, gender\, ethics\, the built environme
 nt\, and migration. Her current book project\, Formations of Tamil Islam: 
 Belonging\, Place\, and Historical Consciousness in South India\, is an et
 hnographic study of Tamil-speaking Muslims' lived experience and religious
  practices.\n\nHarini's second book project\, The Logistics of Religiosity
 : Transoceanic Muslim Mobility from the Bay of Bengal to the Americas\, co
 nnects South India\, Southeast Asia\, and the Americas through the endurin
 g legacy of a Sufi saint. It traces present-day continuities with older lo
 gistical networks of trade\, indentureship\, and migration\, providing new
  perspectives on religious belonging that emerges from an interconnected o
 cean space.\n\nDr. Kumar received her PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology fr
 om the University of Chicago in 2022. Her research has been supported by t
 he Wenner-Gren Foundation\, the American Institute of Indian Studies\, and
  by several programs at the University of Chicago and Princeton University
 . \n\nRegistration is required.
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SUMMARY:Stone that Breathes: Counternarratives of Islamic Material Culture
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 narratives_of_islamic_material_culture
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