The Indian Ocean World Centre (IOWC) at McGill University is a research initiative and resource base established to promote the study of the history, economy, and cultures of the lands and peoples of the Indian Ocean world (IOW) – from China to Southeast and South Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Announcements

Call for Papers: “Environmental Crises in the Indian Ocean World since 1800”
The IOWC will be holding an international conference on enviromental crises in the Indian Ocean World since 1800 on May 29-29, 2021. Abstracts are due March 1, 2021. See the above link for more information.

New Book Published
Professor Gwyn Campbell’s new book, The Travels of Robert Lyall, 1789–1831: Scottish Surgeon, Naturalist and British Agent to the Court of Madagascar, has just been published by Palgrave Macmillan.

Podcasts
The IOWC as part of its SSHRC sponsored Partnership project Appraising Risk has launched a new podcast series exploring the critical role of climatic crises in the past and future of the Indian Ocean World. More information about the podcasts and access to the recordings can be found online here.

Contact Us

Email: iowc@mcgill.ca
Peterson Hall, Room 100, 3460 rue McTavish
Montréal QC, Canada, H3A0E6