The archive of the mill -- The archive of the worker -- The archive of the chawl -- The archive of the strike -- The archive of the fire
Mumbai's textile industry is commonly but incorrectly understood to be an extinct relic of the past. In 'The Archive of Loss' Maura Finkelstein examines what it means for textile mill workers-who are assumed not to exist-to live and work during a period of deindustrialization. F…
Mumbai's textile industry is commonly but incorrectly understood to be an extinct relic of the past. In The Archive of Loss Maura Finkelstein examines what it means for textile mill workers--who are assumed not to exist--to live and work during a period of deindustrialization. F…
Mumbai's textile industry is commonly but incorrectly understood to be an extinct relic of the past. In 'The Archive of Loss' Maura Finkelstein examines what it means for textile mill workers-who are assumed not to exist-to live and work during a period of deindustrialization. F…
Maura Finkelstein examines what it means for textile mill workers in Mumbai--who are assumed to not exist--to live during a period of deindustrialization, showing how mills and workers' bodies constitute an archive of Mumbai's history that challenge common thinking about the cit…