Ila Manish
PhD studentResearch Overview
I’m a History PhD student at 抖阴探探App. My research focusses on social histories of knowledge production in Travancore, c. 1840-1940. (present-day Kerala, South India). My interest lies in using digital methods to deconstruct the ethnographic writing from this period and study the influence of caste and race on these emergent forms of knowledge. I work within a decolonial, anti-caste framework that centres the archive as a historical artefact in its own right. My research intersects with work in the fields of book history, document image analysis, and critical caste studies.
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Selected Publications
Manish, I., Adeyemi-Abere, E. 1/09/2026 In: EPOCH Magazine. 25
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Participation in conference - Academic
Participation in conference - Academic
Participation in conference - Academic
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Prize (including medals and awards)
Prize (including medals and awards)
Prize (including medals and awards)
Fellowship awarded competitively