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The Dawn of Everything - in India
9 February 2023
David Wengrow (UCL Institute of Archaeology) was invited to two of India’s major literary festivals to talk about his co-authored volume, The Dawn of Everything.
At the Jaipur Literary Festival 2023 in January, called 'The Greatest Literary Show on Earth', David Wengrow was in discussion with the archaeologist, author and winner of the 2021 PEN Hessell Tiltman Prize, Rebecca-Wragg Sykes.
"The Dawn of Everything provides an extraordinary perspective of human history and social evolution, challenging our most fundamental assumptions to reveal a broader scope for human emancipation. Authors David Graeber and David Wengrow study the origins of predominant theories of primitive ancestors, barbarianism, human instinct, the origin of states and civilisations and their ties to the conflict between European society and indigenous discourse."
David discussed with Rebecca the conceptual shackles and the possibilities that emerge from their removal.
At the subsequent Kolkata Literary Meet, David appeared in two separate events. He was firstly in dialogue with the LSE anthropologist (and his former teacher!) Mukulika Banerjee.
He then was involved in a discussion with the internationally acclaimed author Amitav Ghosh on the topic: ‘Do we need a new history of humanity?’
Read more
- David Wengrow gives TAG43 Plenary Lecture
- David Wengrow to give Sigmund H. Danziger Jr. Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities 2022-23
- The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity on Orwell Prize shortlist
- The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity on New York Times Best Seller list
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