He writes frequently for South Asian publications. Prashad is a contributing editor for the online magazine “Naked Punch” and a member of the editorial boards of the scholarly journals “Amerasia Journal” and “Left History.” His monthly column “Letter from America” appears in Frontline, an English language current events affairs magazine published in India. His free and public presentation will be followed by a reception.Ī frequent commentator on world affairs, Prashad is the author of more than a dozen books, most recently of “Arab Spring, Libyan Winter” and “Uncle Swami: Being South Asian in America.” He has appeared frequently on the television/radio show “Democracy Now,” written for The Nation magazine, and he is a blogger for and Znet.

in the auditorium of Harris Hall, 1881 Sheridan Road, on the University’s Evanston campus. Prashad, professor of international studies and Kellner Chair in South Asian History at Trinity College, will speak at 5:15 p.m. Scholar and author Vijay Prashad will discuss “The Outsider: Hatred and Fear in a Declining America” when he delivers the Allison Davis Lecture Wednesday, Nov. A couple of months later, 9/11 happened down the block from that same high school and we knew things would be different. Uncle Swami picks up there and leads people through life as a South Asian in the wake of 9/11.” Join us as we proudly present one of the leading voices on cultural and racial politics in America at the dawn of the twenty-first century.NOTE: This event has been rescheduled for November 14 due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy.ĮVANSTON, Ill. I felt like I found a handbook to explain my identity issues. Himanshu Suri of Das Racist says “I remember where I was when my bandmate Ashok lent me his copy of The Karma of Brown Folk. By illuminating these dynamic communities whose identities are all too often lumped together, Uncle Swami celebrates the possibilities for South Asian American resistance, as well as the potential for cross-racial solidarity in struggles for justice.

Prashad confronts post 9/11 Islamophobia and charts the burgeoning world of South Asian American political identity, from the birth of political activism among second-generation immigrants to the meteoric rise of South Asian American politicians. Vijay Prashad’s latest, Uncle Swami, continues the critique of the model minority myth by challenging the master narrative of South Asian American identity formation.

Uncle Swami by Vijay Prashad