From Cart Wheel to Automobile: The Changing Terrain of Transportation in Asia
Thursday, February 5th, 2015
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, February 5, 2015 | 12:00PM - 2:00PM | Seminar Room 208N, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
Series
Constructing Asian Infrastructures: Politics, Poetics, Plans
Description
NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY ONLY
The Centre for South Asian Studies and the Contemporary Asian Studies Student Community presents an undergraduate/faculty conversation. This discussion hopes to explore the political and cultural meanings of transportation in a Pan-Asian context. Through the use of an interdisciplinary lens, the discussion seeks to engage the theme of urban development that the Asian Institute has embarked on this year. In touching upon the various aspects of the broader term ‘transportation’ (roads, railways, ports, rickshaws, sedan chairs, carriages, etc.), as well as the idea of mobility itself, this discussion will delve into the importance and evolution of transport, seeking to understand its impact on comparative politics, government policies, cultures and histories of various cultures in Asia.
Joshua Barker is the director of the Asia Institute, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator in the Department of Anthropology. His research focuses on Indonesia, where he has examined various themes relating to his three main topics of interest: urban studies, crime and security, and new technologies.
Alana Boland is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Program in Planning. Her research focuses on environmental governance in urban China with particular interest in understanding how the changing relationship between the economy and environment under market reforms has influenced the management of resources and governing of spaces.
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