Activities
2019 UAA / First dialogue
First Indo-Latin America dialogue as colloquy at the UAA conference in Los Angeles
Organized by Prof. Surajit Chakravarty, with Prof. Tridib Banerjee, Prof. Eduardo Marques, Prof. Rachel Coutinho, and Prof. Clara Irazabal as speakers
Photograph by courtesy of Prof. Felicity Hwee-Hwa Chan
2022 UAA / Second dialogue
Second Indo-Latin America dialogue as a roundtable at the UAA conference in Washington DC.
2022 WPSC / APSA conference / Meetings
Prof. Surajit Chakravarty, Prof. Teti Argo, Prof. Widya Suryadini and Prof. Adriana Sansão Fontes met on the sidelines of the WPSC/APSA joint conference in Bali, to discuss opportunities for collaboration in teaching and research.
2022 IIT Delhi / ITB Bandung student interactions
Students of IT Bandung joined students from IIT Delhi (online) to discuss issues related to 'urban villages'. The session was co-organized by Prof. Teti Argo and Prof. Surajit Chakravarty
In a follow up session, Prof Chakravarty made an online presentation to ITB students on his research on small towns in India
2022 4S Conference / Research presentations
Prof. Arturo Flores presented his research on smart cities at a panel on Smart Cities Governance, co-organized by Prof. Surajit Chakravarty and Prof. Jocelyn Cranefield, at the 4S Conference in Cholula, Mexico.
2023 Discussion on the film 'District 9'
Prof. Walter Musakwa joined students and faculty from India and Indonesia to discuss the film 'District 9' (Neill Blomkamp, 2009), in an online session held on 2 March, 2023, .
Ms. Helen Phosho and Ms. Valery Moekela also joined from the University of Johannesburg, and contributed extensively to the discussion. Prof. Arini Murwindarti (IT Bandung), and Prof. Widya Suryadini (ITENAS Bandung) joined the online session with students from their respective institutions,
Themes of urban segregation, othering, and the lingering effects of apartheid, were examined, in a comparative global South perspective. Although there is a long way to go, the speakers shared hope for an inclusive and sustainable future, and endorsed the values of greater South-South collaboration.
The session was part of a course taught at IIT Delhi by Prof. Surajit Chakravarty. Students have been assigned to write a personal reaction to the film based on class materials and this session.