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Dr Amanda Lanzillo
Lecturer in South Asian History

Marie Jahoda 215

Summary

I am an historian of South Asia, researching labour, technology, and social change within South Asian Muslim communities. My forthcoming first book is titled Pious Labour: Islam, artisanship, and technology in colonial India. It analyzes colonial-era social, economic, and technological change in north India through the perspectives of Muslim workers and artisan labourers.

Prior to joining Brunel, I held a Cotsen Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Princeton University Society of Fellows, where I also taught in the Department of History. I hold a PhD in History from Indiana University.
My work has been supported by grants from the American Institute of Indian Studies, the Fulbright Hays Program, the American Historical Association, the Library of Congress, and other funders.

Qualifications

PhD, Indiana University, 2020   MA, Indiana University, 2015   BS, Georgetown University, 2013

Newest selected publications

Lanzillo, A. (2024) 'Pious Labor: Islam, Artisanship, and Technology in Colonial India'. Oakland, CA, USA: University of California Press. ISSN 10: 0-520-39858-0 ISSN 13: 978-0-520-39857-3 Open Access Link

Book

Lanzillo, AM. (2024) 'Prison Papermaking: Colonial Ideals of Industrial Experimentation in India'. Technology and Culture, 65 (1). pp. 63 - 87. ISSN: 0040-165X

Journal article

Lanzillo, A. (2022) 'Bombay Cinema's Islamicate History'. Journal of Religion & Film, 26 (2). pp. 1 - 8.Open Access Link

Journal article

Lanzillo, A. (2022) 'Meat, Mercy, Morality: Animals and Humanitarianism in Colonial Bengal 1850-1920'. South Asian History and Culture, 14 (1). pp. 93 - 95. ISSN: 1947-2498

Journal article

Lanzillo, A. (2022) 'Building Peshawar: Labor, Security, and Infrastructure at the Edge of Empire'. Journal of Social History, 56 (3). pp. 532 - 558. ISSN: 0022-4529

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