Sophy Forum of the Department of English (Graduate Studies) organised a seminar, titled “Creating Decolonial Spaces: Indigenous Knowledge, Tradition, and Alternative Epistemes” at the Iqbal Hall of Ibn Rushd Block on Tuesday, 09 May 2023. 

Our guest speaker Dr Shahzeb Khan, from the University of Punjab, discussed the concept of deconloniality and emphasized the need to work for the promotion of indigenous knowledge, which is based in our tradition. 

Concluding the session, Dr Muhammad Safeer Awan, Dean Faculty of Arts and Humanities, gave a background to Postcolonial Studies in general and underscored the need to promote alternative epistemes which are decolonial in nature and approach.

Dr. Uzma Abid Ansari moderated the session.