| ID | 163819 |
| Title Proper | From Oral History to Intellectual History (and the Unintended Autobiography) |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chaturvedi, Vinayak |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper provides an interpretation of the Bengali Intellectuals Oral History Project as a new archive for studying the intellectual history of South Asia. It explains that an important outcome of the nexus between oral history and intellectual history is the construction of an ‘unintended autobiography’ of each subject interviewed in the project. By considering the centrality of autobiography, the paper offers insights into rethinking the methodological approaches to writing the intellectual history of South Asia. Finally, it provides a reading of Partha Chatterjee’s seminal writings, along with his oral history, as a way to consider the convergence of autobiography with political thought. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 41, No.4; Dec 2018: p.846-862 |
| Journal Source | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies 2018-12 41, 4 |
| Key Words | Biography ; Methodology ; Autobiography ; Bengal ; Archive ; Intellectual History ; Partha Chatterjee ; Oral History |