Prof. Dr. Hans Harder
Room: | 130.02.06 |
Phone: | +49 (0)6221 54 15271 |
E-Mail: | h.harder@uni-heidelberg.de |
Research
Research interests
Modern South Asian literatures, especially Bengali and Hindi, but also Marathi, Urdu and Tamil;
Intellectual history of colonial and independent South Asia;
Religious developments, particularly Bengali Islam and modern Hinduism;
Satirical traditions in South Asia
Current projects
- Gauging Cultural Asymmetries: Asian Satire and the Search for Identity in the Era of Colonialism and Imperialism (B1 Satire) (completed)
- Grenzen, Rituale und Reflexivität (completed)
- Engaging with Transcultural Public Spheres: The Case of Tamil-Speaking Muslims in Colonial Singapore (B13 Tamil-Speaking Muslims) (completed)
- Abou Naddara Collection (completed)
- MC2 Sufism
- MC2.1 Sufi Shrines
- MC2.2 Listening Communities
- MC4 Frames
- MC4.2 Didactics