Freedom From Caste: The Political Thought of Periyar E.V. Ramasamy in a Global Context

Project description

An Indian political thinker’s challenge to global caste-related injustices

Periyar E.V. Ramasamy (1879-1973) is a key anti-caste thinker from India. He was known for his firm opposition to the hierarchical caste order based on Indic practices and traditions. He is celebrated for promoting rationalism. Periyar was also a radical feminist who fought for gender equality. The EU-funded CasteFree project will provide a comprehensive and critical account of Periyar’s political thought to inform research conducted at the University of Wolverhampton on decolonised philosophy and on casteism in the South Asian diaspora. The project aims to advance Periyar’s thought within global intellectual conversations on identity, feminism and social justice and to strengthen efforts to tackle caste-related injustices among South Asian communities in Europe.

Fields of science

• humanities › history and archaeology › history
• social sciences › sociology › gender studies › women’s studies
• humanities › philosophy, ethics and religion › philosophy › political philosophy
• social sciences › law › human rights

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2019 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2019

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON

Net EU contribution

€ 224 933,76

Address

Wulfruna Street
WV1 1LY Wolverhampton
United Kingdom

Region

West Midlands (England) › West Midlands › Wolverhampton

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Links

Other funding

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