Inderpal Grewal papers (Ms.2018.016)

This collection consists of the professional papers of Inderpal Grewal, professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and professor of Ethnicity, Race and Migration at Yale University. Her research spans topics including transnational and postcolonial feminist theory; feminism and human rights; nongovernmental organizations and theories of civil society and citizenship; law and subjectivity; travel and mobility and South Asian cultural studies. Materials include correspondence, syllabi and course readings, conference materials and notes, and writings by Grewal. This collection dates from 1987 to 2019 and is arranged into 11 series.

Series 1, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, 1992-2011, contains six files related to Grewal’s career including external review materials and correspondence regarding promotions. The series is arranged alphabetically by institution.

Series 2, ADMINISTRATIVE, 1995-2018, includes grant applications, project and workshop proposals, and meeting materials. Of particular interest is the rally schedule for a Yale University protest against the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh in 2018. This series is arranged alphabetically by record type, then by topic.

Series 3, CORRESPONDENCE, 1987-2008, primarily contains professional correspondence related to invitations to lectures and conferences. Box 3, folder 14, contains three years of correspondence regarding talks given by Grewal on Sikh women in the Punjab. This series is arranged chronologically, then by subject.

Series 4, TEACHING, 1990-2017, includes syllabi, notes, and course readings for courses Grewal taught at various institutions. Courses include Culture and Theory, Feminist and Queer Theories, Modern Pleasures, and Transnational Feminist Theory. This series is arranged alphabetically by course title.

Series 5, CONFERENCE MATERIALS, 1999-2017, includes schedules, pamphlets, and handwritten notes from conferences Grewal attended. Conferences include Democratizing Women; Gender, War, and Militarism; Religion, Gender, and the Politics of Security; and Transnational Feminist Cultural Studies of Travel, Militarism, and Empire. This series is arranged alphabetically by conference title.

Series 6, LECTURES, 1999-2017, includes drafts of lectures given by Grewal at various institutions. Titles include Analyzing the Global; Cultures of Rights and Cultures of Consumption; Geopolitics and Biopolitics; Outsourcing Patriarchy; and World Citizens and Traders. This series is arranged alphabetically by lecture title.

Series 7, WRITINGS BY GREWAL, 1988-2006, includes offprints and photocopies of articles, books, and reviews written by Grewal. Titles include Autobiographic Subjects and Diasporic Locations; The Guidebook and the Museum: Imperialism, Education, and Nationalism in the British Museum; and An Introduction to Women's Studies. This series is arranged by type of writing, then by title.

Series 8, WRITINGS BY OTHERS, 1995-2005, contains photocopies, proofs, and offprints of writings by other scholars. Titles are: “Arrogant Perception, World-Travelling, and Multi-Cultural Feminism” by Isabelle Gunning; “Nineteenth-Century United States Literary Culture and Transnationality” by John Carlos Rowe; and “Livet Cats, Fried Grasshoppers, and David Beckham's Pajamas: Unruly Bodies after SARS” by Mei Zhan. This series is arranged alphabetically by author’s last name.

Series 9, PRINT MATERIAL, 1990-2019, includes zines, newsletters, and pamphlets from various organizations. Titles include Feminist Transnational Times: Women's Studies Newsletter, Sakhi Quarterly, and Poor Magazine: Resisting Poverty through Media, Education, and Art. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.

Series 10, ELECTRONIC RECORDS, 1997, contains one VHS tape from the Social Work and Social Change conference.

Series 11, OVERSIZE MATERIALS, 1990-2017, contains conference posters.