Scholars' Library: Rahul Rao on 'The Psychic Lives of Statues'

Tuesday, 24 June -  18:00 (UK)

This event is free and open to the public.

In our June event, Dr. Rahul Rao (India & Balliol 2001) will discuss his book The Psychic Lives of Statues: Reckoning with the Rubble of Empire.

Read more about his book here

Rahul is a Reader in International Political Thought at the University of St Andrews and Professorial Research Associate at SOAS University of London, where he taught from 2008–21. Prior to this, he was a Fixed Term Fellow in Politics at University College, Oxford. He has a BA, LLB (Hons) from the National Law School of India University and read for a DPhil in International Relations at Balliol College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. He is the author of three books – The Psychic Lives of Statues: Reckoning with the Rubble of Empire (Pluto, 2025), Out of Time: The Queer Politics of Postcoloniality (Oxford, 2020), and Third World Protest: Between Home and the World (Oxford, 2010). His writing has appeared in numerous academic journals as well as in The Caravan and Himal Southasian. He is a member of the Radical Philosophy editorial collective.

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Q & A:

Please feel free to submit any questions in advance to alumni@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk or you can use the Q&A function within Zoom to ask questions directly during the live event.

Part of the Lifelong Fellowship portfolio, The Scholars’ Library is a monthly book talk series, where Rhodes alumni can come together to present, discover and debate their literary works. If you’re interested in getting involved, please reach out to Nayana Niji at alumni@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk