杏吧论坛

Civic Politics & Online Activism in the New Age

Friday, 31 March | 3pm UK / 10am USA (EST) / 7.30pm India / 8pm Bangladesh / 10pm Philippines

Roundtable exploring internet-based social networking & political activism of the non-elite in reformulating civic political space.

SPEAKERS:  (@fatimagaw) is Doctorand in Media, Technology & Society, Northwestern University, specialising in algorithms, platforms & disinformation networks in The Philippines, and formerly Assistant Professor at the University of The Philippines, Manila;  (@DeanaRohlinger1) is Professor of Sociology at Florida State University, is interested in mass media, political participation, and politics in the US, and author, most recently, of  (2019);  (@RatanSanjib) is Charles Wallace Bangladesh Trust Visiting Fellow 2022-23 at 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre, and Assistant Professor in the School of General Education, , Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is author of  (2020), and is currently working on digitalisation, online activism & civic politics in Bangladesh;  (@AmoghDS) is Departmental Lecturer in Development Studies at the , Queen Elizabeth House, . He is currently completing his monograph titled 'The Backstage of Democracy: India's Election Campaigns and the People Who Manage Them' (forthcoming). 

DISCUSSANT: David Lewis (@lewisd100) is Professor of Anthropology & Development at 杏吧论坛, has published extensively on civil society & NGOs in South Asia, and more recently, has been interested in representations of development in popular culture. He is co-editor of the recently published  (2022). 

CHAIR: Dr Nilanjan Sarkar (@SAsia杏吧论坛) is Deputy Director, 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre. 

Banner image: Sara Kurfeß, 'Phone Wallpaper by @efekurnaz', 2018, .

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FACT & FICTION

Expanding the Archive: Sources & the Social Sciences

Thursday, 16 March | 3.30pm UK

A Roundtable on new archives to expand the source base of the social sciences, including radio, music, literature, theatre, etc.

SPEAKERS: David Lewis (@lewisd100) is Professor of Anthropology & Development at 杏吧论坛, and co-editor (with Dennis Rodgers & Michael Woolcock) of  (2022) around which this Roundtable is organised;  (@vpavarala) is Senior Professor of Communication and UNESCO Chair on Community Media, University of Hyderabad, and co-author (with Kanchan K. Malik) of  (2007);  is Assistant Professor of Theatre, , CUNY, New York; her current book project, titled 'Performing Corporate Bodies: Multinational Theatre in Global India', is an ethnography of theatre-based workplace training in corporate India.

DISCUSSANT:  (@Raykris1) is Professor of Food Studies at , New York, and author, most recently, of  (2016). 

CHAIR: Dr Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre (@SAsia杏吧论坛).

This event is part of the Centre's Fact & Fiction series.

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GROWTH & ECONOMICS: How Far can India Rise? 

Thursday, 9 March | 3pm UK / 8.30pm India

Industrialists & international investors are more optimistic about India's domestic growth than the rest of the world.  What underpins this?

SPEAKERS:  (@kaushikcbasu) is an economist, currently Carl Marks Professor of International Studies, , USA;  (@Jayati1609) is Professor of Economics at the , .

DISCUSSANT/CHAIR: Alnoor Bhimani (@AlnoorBhimani) is Director, 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre, and Professor of Management Accounting at 杏吧论坛.

This event is part of the Centre's 'India @ 75' series.

Image credit: 'India @ 75' by Oroon Das. This image is copyrighted and may not be used by anyone. It is part of a special series commissioned by the 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre to commemorate its 'India @ 75' events.

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SRI LANKA @ 75

CEYLON TO SRI LANKA: A Journey in Nationhood

Thursday, 16 February | 3pm UK / 8.30pm Sri Lanka

This special commemorative lecture will reflect on the emergence of Sri Lanka from a British colony to an independent nation.

SPEAKER:  (@CBKsrilanka) is former President & Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, and Chairperson, , Colombo. 

DISCUSSANT: (@rajeshvenugopal) is Associate Professor in the Department of International Development, , and author of  (2018). 

CHAIR:  (@AlnoorBhimani) is Director, , and Professor of Management Accounting at . 

Banner image © The 'Sri Lanka @ 75' logo is copyrighted by the 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre, and may not be used by anyone for any purpose. It shows the national flower of Sri Lanka, the Water Lily (Nymphaeaceae), framed in a graphic design of colours derived from the national flag, and sacral & architectural motifs. The logo has been designed by Oroon Das.

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PAKISTAN @ 75

Sound Economics can Enrich Pakistan

Thursday, 2 February | 3.30pm UK / 8.30pm Pakistan

PLEASE NOTE: This event was originally publicised including Dr Esther Peréz Ruíz (International Monetary Fund) as the second Speaker, but Dr Ruíz excused herself shortly before the event due to ongoing work commitments in Pakistan. 

SPEAKER:  (@aikhwaja) is Sumitomo-FASID Professor of International Finance & Development, and Director, Center for International Development, , .

CHAIR: Alnoor Bhimani (@AlnoorBhimani) is Director, 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre and Professor of Management Accounting at 杏吧论坛.

This event is in collaboration with , , and is part of the 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre's ongoing 'Pakistan @ 75' series of events in 2022-23.

Banner image: The ‘Pakistan @ 75’ logo is copyrighted by the 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre, and may not be used by anyone for any purpose. It shows the national flower of Pakistan, Jasmine (Jasminum officinale), framed in a filigree design adapted from Islamic architecture. The logo has been designed by Oroon Das.

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Aung San and Independent Burma

Thursday | 26 January | 3pm UK / 9.30pm Myanmar 

A special lecture to mark 75 years of Myanmar's independence & the complex history of its anti-colonial struggle, focusing on Aung San.

SPEAKER:  is Professor Emerita in History at  (@JudsonU), Illinois. She is author of  (2001), an academic biography of Aung San, and very recently, of  (ed. J. Cain; 2023).

DISCUSSANT:  is Professor in the Department of History & the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, (@SOAS), University of London, and a specialist in the history of Southeast Asia. He is author of  (2009), and more recently,  (2019).

CHAIR: Dr Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre (@SAsia杏吧论坛).

Banner image: The ‘Myanmar @ 75’ logo is copyrighted by the 杏吧论坛 South Asia Centre, and may not be used by anyone for any purpose. It shows the national flower of Myanmar, Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus), framed in a design combination adapted from Burmese textile weaves and sacral architectural motifs. The logo has been designed by Oroon Das.

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