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Thu, Mar 24, 2016 from 05:30pm — 08:30pm
Special Event In collaboration with the upcoming “Megacities Asia” exhibition on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from April 3 to July 17, 2016, this event will bring together artists and academics to examine contemporary Asian megacities including Beijing, Delhi, Mumbai, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Discussions will focus on the built environment in these […]
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Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 06:00pm
What is the role of the Ephemeral City in the broader discussion about urbanism globally? Professor Rahul Mehrotra, Chair of the Department of Urban Planing and Design (GSD), will moderate a conversation across disciplines about ephemerality in the landscapes of South Asian and Latin American cities. The panel will feature Harvard scholars Felipe Hernandez (GSD), Marianne […]
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Thu, Apr 16, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm
VENUE
Loeb House
ADDRESS
Loeb House
17 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Over fifty Harvard professors, students, administrative staff, and medical practitioners made the pilgrimage to Allahabad, India, to the Kumbh Mela site in 2013, to analyze issues that emerge in any large-scale human gathering. The Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral MEGACITY book and exhibition consolidate research findings and serve as an example of interdisciplinary research conducted at […]
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Fri, Apr 24, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm
South Asia Without Borders Seminar Prasannan Parthasarathi, Professor of History, Boston College Amit Basole, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts-Boston Discussant: Sanjay G Reddy, Associate Professor of Economics and Co-Academic Director of the India-China Institute, The New School for Social Research Chair: Parimal G. Patil, Professor of Religion and Indian Philosophy, Committee on the Study of Religion, […]
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Wed, Feb 25, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm
SAI Global Health Event Thomas Vallely, Senior Advisor, Mainland Southeast Asia, Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy School Dr. Cynthia Maung, Director, Mae Tao Clinic, Thai-Burmese Border Dr. Parveen K. Parmar, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Community Partners International Phyu Phyu Saan, Senior Researcher, Global Justice Center, New York Chair: Arthur Kleinman, Director, Harvard University Asia Center; Esther and Sidney Rabb […]
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