Another India
The Burden
of the Urban
Workshop | 10-12 December 2015 | Tata Institute of Social Sciences | Mumbai
For most of the twentieth century, India was understood primarily in terms of the
rural (‘village India’). But today, ‘The city’ has come to serve as an indispensable
site from which to launch broader investigations about India and its place in the
contemporary world. Whether we write about the environment, violence, wealth,
sexuality, modernity or poverty, India’s urban landscapes regularly ground our
inquiry. Themes for discussion include:
The city as index
Shadow Cities
Keeping It Real
After the City
By bringing together colleagues who possess expertise from a range of disciplines
and a range of urban contexts, we seek to interrogate these questions and consider
what the city in question might take us next onto.
This event will be followed by a performance art happening:
This city reminds me of another
ARTIndia, Jindal Mansion Lobby, Pedder Road, Mumbai
Saturday 12 December, 6-8 PM
Made Possible with funds from the Departments of Economics, English &
Comparative Literary Studies, History, Politics & Interantional Studies, Sociology,
Social Science Faculty, International Developmant GRP & Connecting Cultures GRP
This workshop is part of the University of Warwick’s Another India series
Ulka Anjaria, Brandeis University
Brinda Bose, JNU
Mala De Alwis, Colombo
Peter Hitchcock, CUNY
Sarah Hodges, Warwick
Anjali Monteiro and KP Jayasankar, TISS
Pablo Mukherjee, Warwick
Shilpa Phadke, TISS
Nikhil Rao, Wesleyan
Jon Shapiro Anjaria, Brandeis University
Rashmi Varma, Warwick
warwick.ac.uk/research/priorities/internationaldevelopment/research/southasia/anotherindia/indiaurban