热点大瓜

Panel Chair: Walter Hakala, University at Buffalo

Arza Zakir MP, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, “Subjugation of Muslim subjectivity: The etymology of ‘migrant’ in post-partition India and the Muslim identity quandary” 

Aishaani Bajaj, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, “Rebuilding cities, what remains? Development, heritage and changing forms of religious identity in India”

Marharnav Singhal, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, “Between the Courts of law and Public Opinion: Rethinking ‘Media Manipulation’ and ‘Politics of Othering’ through the Tablighi Jama’at Incident in India”

Panel Chair: Ayesha Rasul, University at Buffalo

Angshee Shankhdhar, University at Buffalo, “Dreaming, Being, and Meditating in South Asia”

Cynthia Francis, University of Cambridge, “English-Language Film Magazines in India c.1973-1990” 

Sabaa Ahmed, Columbia University, “Rokeya Hossian’s Padmarag as a Third Space of Anti-Colonial Feminist Resistance”

Panel Chair: Sharmeen Mehri, University at Buffalo

Ashfah Alam, Columbia University, “Public Perception of Nuclear Energy in Bangladesh:  Evaluating the Impact of Access to Tangible Economic Benefits on Public Opinion”

Siddhartha Chanda, Queens College, City University of New York, “The Framing of Kashmir in Secular Indian Nationalism”

Bhavika Ailawadi, University of California, San Diego, “Beyond Productivity: Rethinking Mental Health Metrics in Militarised Healthcare Economies”

Panel Chair: Christopher Lee, Canisius College

Shaherzad Chawdree, University of Chicago, “Dressing the Nation: The Politics of the Shalwar-Kameez in Early Pakistan”

Aneri Patel, University of Toronto, “Temples in Transition: Balancing Sacred Heritage and Urban Ambitions in India?”

Nicholas Aliani, State University of New York at Oneonta, “Rejecting Christianity or Colonialism?”

Khadija Rashid, Cornell University, “Women’s Education in Lahore and Yogyakarta through the Lens of Islam”

Dr. Ashima Krishna
Honoring Heritage, Preserving Community, and Building Resilience: Church Conversions in Buffalo, NY

Introduced by Professor Ernest Sternberg, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University at Buffalo