In February 2025, the UChicago Center in Delhi hosted a landmark two-day conference titled Decolonizing Feminism: Perspectives from India and the Global South in collaboration with Miranda House (University of Delhi), the North East Regional Research and Resource Centre, the Policy Centre and Gender Lab, and the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. The conference featured five dynamic sessions that brought together scholars, researchers, and practitioners to critically examine feminist theory, women’s movements, decolonizing historical narratives, rights, and citizenship through a Global South lens.
Anchored in rich academic discourse, the interdisciplinary sessions over the two days of the conference explored the complexities and intersections of feminist scholarship and activism in post-colonial contexts. Discussions unpacked the continued influence of colonial legacies in shaping contemporary feminist debates and underscored the need for reimagining feminism to reflect diverse lived experiences, particularly from the margins. The conference created a collaborative space for academic exchange between institutions and offered a valuable platform to amplify voices from the Global South committed to intersectional, inclusive, and historically grounded feminist frameworks. The event marked a significant step in fostering global dialogue on decolonizing knowledge production within feminist thought.
