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We are a research centre @ McGill studying the history, economy & cultures of the Indian Ocean World

05/14/2026

The IOWC is hosting an online conference on the 20th and 21st of May via Zoom, entitled "Mapping Historical Environments in the Indian Ocean World."

For more information, you can visit our website: indianoceanworldcentre.com/2026-mapping... or email us at [email protected]

04/24/2026

New publication! Congratulations to Philip Gooding, who just had his article published in History in Africa.

Read more about it here: https://indianoceanworldcentre.com/2026/04/24/new-open-access-publication/

04/06/2026

We hope you take the time to listen to our latest podcast!

Gillian Mathys, from the University of Ghent, joins Philip Gooding to discuss her newly published book “Fractured Pasts in Lake Kivu’s Borderlands.”

Listen here: https://www.appraisingrisk.com/2026/04/06/gillian-mathys-fractured-pasts-in-lake-kivus-borderlands/

04/01/2026

We hope to see you at our Speaker Series next week!

Yuan Yi, from Concordia University, will be hosting a talk and discussion titled: "China at the Center of the Global Cotton Trade: When Cotton Was Yellow”

3-5pm on April 8. Peterson Hall, rm 116.

Free snacks and coffee!

03/20/2026

We hope to see you at our Speaker Series next week!

Debanjan Das from McGill University will explore the Kāmasutra and Richard Francis Burton.

3-5pm on March 25. Peterson Hall, rm 116.

Free snacks and coffee will be served!

03/13/2026

We hope to see you at our Speaker Series next week!

Azizul Rasel from McGill University will discuss worker solidarity and class in East Pakistan.

3-5pm on March 18. Peterson Hall, rm 116.

Free snacks and coffee will be served!

02/20/2026

We hope to see you at our Speaker Series this week!

Kate Reeve from Columbia University will discuss pastoral leases and Aboriginal presence in South Australia.

3-5pm on Feb 25th. Peterson Hall, rm 116.
Free snacks and coffee will be served!

02/12/2026

A new issue (9:1-2) of the Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies (JIOWS) has just been published!

Check it out here: https://jiows.mcgill.ca/issue/view/17

02/09/2026

We hope to see you at our Speaker Series this week!

Davin Luce from McGill University will discuss peripatetic monk paintings from present-day Gansu Province, China.

3-5pm on Feb 11. Peterson Hall, rm 116.
Free snacks and coffee will be served!

01/29/2026

We hope you take the time to listen to our latest podcast!

Eric Jennings, from the University of Toronto, joins Philip Gooding to discuss his newly published book “Vanilla: The History of an Extraordinary Bean.”

https://www.appraisingrisk.com/2026/01/29/eric-jennings-vanilla-the-history-of-an-extraordinary-bean/

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McGill, University, Peterson Hall, 3460 Rue McTavish
Montreal, QC
H3A0E6

Website

https://indianoceanworldcentre.com/

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