Abstract
This paper explores the cosmopolitan thought zones that informed the life and work of S.K. Datta, an Indian Christian, nationalist and internationalist from 1900 to 1942. I draw on Priyamvada Gopal’s use of the dialogical to grasp the contingency of friendship in imperial contexts to reveal the possibilities of a cosmopolitan shared ground as well as its limits within imperial and post-imperial Christian internationalisms. The term cosmopolitics best describes how Datta, as an anti-colonial subject, negotiates friendships within a continuum of relational struggle shaped by structural racism and hegemonic whiteness.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2021 |
Keywords
- Cosmopolitan thought zone
- S. K. Datta
- nationalist
- friendship
- cosmopolitics
- structural racism
- hegemonic whiteness