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Suicide Protests in South Asia

Talk by Simanti Lahiri, assistant professor of political science, University of Alabama

Event Details

Date
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Time
12 p.m.
Description
This talk examines the history and strategic impact of suicide protest. In South Asia iterations of this tactic have been used during the latter half of the 20th century, including the use of fasting to the death, self-immolation and deliberate drowning. She argues that suicide protests are unlikely to work well in isolation, instead movements must carefully narrate their deployment of the tactic, embedding it within a constellation of other types of protest in order to create political change.
Cost
Free

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