Making Empire: Ireland and India

Recorded May 30th, 2024. As part of its continuing bi-centenary
celebrations, The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and
Ireland, in conjunction with Trinity College Dublin and the Chester
Beatty, is delighted to announce that a lecture by Professor Jane
Ohlmeyer, Erasmus Smith’s Professor of Modern History at Trinity
College Dublin, will be held on the 30th May at 6.30 pm at the
Trinity Long Room Hub. The lecture is open to all and we look
forward to seeing you there. As part of the celebrations, Dr Moya
Carey, Curator of Islamic Collections and Dr Ai Fukunaga, Curator
of East Asian Collections at the Chester Beatty have also
generously offered to lead special viewings (limited to 15 places)
in the afternoon of the 30th May from 2.30pm of the Islamic and the
East Asian Collections. This visit includes lunch first at the
museum’s Silk Road Café. Should you wish to attend, please contact
Alison Ohta ao@royalasiaticsociety.org. The Society is eager to
celebrate its long connection with Irish scholars working on Asia
while publicising its prizes among students at Irish universities.
The event has been made possible with the generous support offered
by the Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity Centre for the Book, the
Chester Beatty, Dr Anna McSweeney (TCD), Dr Moya Carey and Dr Ai
Fukunaga (Chester Beatty). Learn more about the Trinity Long Room
Hub: https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/