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Princely Independence and Innovation in Nawab Shah Jahan Begum’s Bhopal | Barbara D. Metcalf
The Karwaan Distinguished Lecture by Professor Barbara D. Metcalf
Barbara Daly Metcalf, born in Philadelphia, recounts in the autobiographical fragment preceding her recent essay collection, her upbringing in a family whose travels rarely extended beyond the Jersey shore by train. However, her exposure to a culture valuing European languages in high school and Swarthmore College's focus on global social issues during the Cold War era expanded her horizons. In 1963, she pursued comparative tropical history at the University of Wisconsin under Philip Curtin, sparking her interest in India. This fascination led her to complete her doctoral studies at the University of California, Berkeley in 1974, focusing on South Asian Muslims and Urdu under the guidance of Ira Lapidus and Hamid Algar, shaping her career as a historian with a specialization in the modern history of South Asian ulama.
Barbara D. Metcalf served as president of the American Historical Association in 2010. She is professor of history emerita at the University of California, Davis, and was Alice Freeman Palmer Professor of History at the University of Michigan from 2003 to 2009. She has authored several notable works, including "Islamic Revival in British India: Deoband, 1860–1900" (Princeton University Press, 1982) and "Husain Ahmad Madani: The Jihad for Islam and India's Freedom" (Oneworld, 2009). Additionally, she has edited "Islam in South Asia in Practice" (Princeton University Press, 2009).
Her scholarly contributions continue with recent publications such as "Photography and Imagination: White Socks and Mughal Costumes in Nineteenth Century Bhopal" in "Objects, Images, Stories: Simon Digby’s Historical Method," edited by Francesca Orsini (Oxford University Press, 2022, pp. 214-239), "A Way with Words: Nawab Siddiq Hasan Khan (1832–1890) and the Unexpected Power of Print" in the "Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society," and "On the Cusp of Colonial Modernity: Administration, Women, and Islam in Princely Bhopal" in "Religious Interactions in Modern India," edited by Vasudha Dalmia and Martin Fuchs (Oxford University Press, 2022).
Barbara D. Metcalf's outstanding contributions to scholarship have been recognized with numerous awards and fellowships, including the Sir Syed International Excellence Award from Aligarh Muslim University in 2022, the Mellon Emeritus Fellowship at the University of Michigan from 2009 to 2012, and a Resident Fellowship at the Rockefeller Study Center, Bellagio in 1999. She has also received prestigious fellowships such as the American Institute of Pakistan Studies Senior Fellowship in Pakistan in 1998, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Grant in Britain and Pakistan in 1991, the Fulbright Islamic Civilization Fellowship in India in 1990, the National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for University Teachers in 1989-1990, and a Fellowship at the National Humanities Center in 1989-1990.
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