Citizenship… India’s GIFT: The hubris of technotopia in its “first” smart city 19 May 20155 Jun 2018 It was 45 degC on a scorching day in early May as we made our way to the much publicized GIFT (Gujarat International Financial Tech-city). Excitement and anticipation was building…
Citizenship… City Forgotten: The fate of small towns in India’s urbanization 23 Sep 201328 Jan 2016 THIS ARTICLE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN OPENDEMOCRACY ON 18TH SEPTEMBER 2013. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE http://youtu.be/vJRLRdcujBc Late one evening, my academic partner Abdul Shaban, his research assistant Noor Alam and I…
Citizenship… City Bypassed: The casualties of Mumbai’s urban renewal 31 Jul 201328 Jan 2016 This film was first hosted on the openDemocracy website. https://vimeo.com/71271947 Mumbai's road to global city status has been marked by the construction of road infrastructure projects. Apart from increasing the…
Citizenship… What is smart about smart cities? A response from the global south 30 Jun 20135 Jun 2018 Imagine that you get off your flight and go straight into an electric car that takes you zipping over traffic into your business meeting. Imagine that your mobile phone never…
Citizenship… Are Women underrepresented at academic conferences? 24 Jun 201325 Jun 2013 This post is a response to an article in the Times Higher Education today that women are underrepresented in academic conferences. The article dealt with a number of issues and statistics…
Announcements… Announcement: Elected as Co-Chair of Feminist and Women’s Studies Association, UK 23 Jun 201323 Jun 2013 ANNOUNCEMENT AYONA DATTA elected as co-chair of the Feminist and Women's Studies Association (FWSA) UK It is my great pleasure and delight to announce that I was elected to co-chair…
Announcements… ‘Feminist Geography Conference: Who we are, what we do, why we do it’, May 15-18, 2014 22 Jun 20136 Jan 2014 Feminist Geography: Who we are, what we do, why we do it MAY 15-18, 2014 University of Nebraska at Omaha On May 15-18, 2014, scholars will come together in Omaha,…
Citizenship… Revisiting the Delhi gangrape six months on 20 Jun 20139 Sep 2013 RECENT INTERVIEWS WITH BBC RADIO LEEDS IN JUNE 2013 I was recently asked to comment on the events surrounding the Delhi gang rape six months on. While I had commented…
Citizenship… Book Review – Andrew Ross (2011) Bird on Fire: Lessons from the world’s most unsustainable city. (OUP: USA). 19 Jun 201320 Jun 2013 This review first appeared on LSE Review of Books. For the original review click here.Bird on Fire is a tour de force of the sustainability credentials of “the world’s least…
Citizenship… Critical Urban Geographies at the Nordic Geographers Annual Meeting 2013 3 Jun 201320 Jun 2013 NORDIC GEOGRAPHERS ANNUAL MEETING Reykjavik (11-14th June 2013) This year is the first time that I will attend the Nordic Geographers' Annual Meeting taking place in Reykjavik from 11th-14th June 2013.…
Announcements… Calling participants for the ‘Negotiating Multilingual Identities among Migrant Construction Professionals’ project 3 Jun 201330 Jun 2013 NEGOTIATING MULTILINGUAL IDENTITIES AMONG MIGRANT CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS IN LEEDS AND SURROUNDING AREAS We're inviting volunteers to take part in research which examines how skilled migrants working in…
Citizenship… RGS-IBG 2013 Sessions on Ecological Citizenships in the Global South 31 May 201321 May 2014 I am organizing a double session on Ecological Citizenship in the global south in the forthcoming RGS-IBG 2013 Annual International Conference in London. This stems from my recent interest in…