Interdisciplinarity in historical research, by Dr. Anne Murphy
The first event of the Graduate Student Seminar Series on the advantages and challenges of interdisciplinary research. In the seminar series, intended for IHRC graduate student members, IHRC's senior researcher and faculty members showcase their successful interdisciplinary research projects and debate the advantages and challenges of interdisciplinary research in the modern university setting.
Dr. Anne Murphy is the Head of Interdisciplinary Histories Research Cluster and Associate Professor in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia and co-Director of the Centre for India and South Asia Research in the Institute of Asian Research. Dr. Murphy’s research interests focus on early modern and modern cultural representation in Punjab and within the Punjabi Diaspora, as well as more broadly in South Asia, with particular attention to the historical formation of religious communities and special but not exclusive attention to the Sikh tradition. Dr. Murphy is currently pursuing research on the history of the Punjabi language and the early modern and modern emergence of Punjabi literature, for which she has received major funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council from 2017-22.