PREVIOUS WEBINARS
WEBINARS / VIRTUAL PUBLIC LECTURES
Webinar on “Pedagogy of Migration Studies: A Roundtable ” , January 13, 2022
Panellists:
Anju Mary Paul, Yale- NUS College, Singapore
Joyce C. H. Liu, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Natalija Perišić, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Moderator: Paula Banerjee, University of Calcutta & CRG
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Webinar on “Afghanistan: Transition and Justice ” , November 08, 2021
Speakers: Professor Paula Banerjee, Professor and Head of Department of South and South-East Asian Studies, University of Calcutta and Member of the Calcutta Research Group.
Professor Nergis Canefe, Associate Professor with the Department of Politics and Research Faculty with the Centre for Refugee Studies, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.
Professor Giorgia Dona, Professor of Forced Migration and Refugee Studies and Co-Director of the Centre for Migration, Refugees & Belonging, University of East London, UK.
Moderator : Dr Anita Sengupta, Director of Asia in Global Affairs and Member of the Calcutta Research Group
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Webinar on “Borders and Mobility ” , April 05, 2021
Speakers: Ranabir Samaddar, Distinguished Chair in Migration and Forced Migration Studies, Calcutta Research Group
Moderator : Nasreen Chowdhory, Assistant Professor, Delhi University &Vice-president, CRG
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Webinar on “Migrants and Social Policy ” , September 23, 2020
Speakers: Ranabir Samaddar, Distinguished Chair in Migration and Forced Migration Studies, Calcutta Research Group
Arun Kumar, CEO, APNALAYA
Shewli Kumar, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, TISS
Moderator : Sohini Sengupta, Assistant Professor, SSW, TISS
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Virtual Public Lecture on “The Dalit: In Search of a Homeland ” , September 18, 2020
Speakers: N. Sukumar, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi
Moderator : Paula Banerjee, Professor, University of Calcutta; Member, Calcutta Research Group
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Webinar on “Covid 19 in South Asia: Regional Perspectives on Vulnerabilities and Dispossessions” , August 24, 2020
Speakers: Amena Mohsin , Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Hari Sharma , Executive Director, Alliance for Social Dialogue/Social Science Baha, Kathmandu, Nepal
Jeevan Thigrajah , Chairman, Center for Humanitarian Affairs, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Reza Hussaini , Research Fellow, Afghanistan Public Policy Research Organisation, Afghanistan
Saqib Jafarey , Professor of Economics, City, University of London, UK
Moderator : Paula Banerjee , Professor, University of Calcutta; Member, Calcutta Research Group
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Webinar on “COVID 19 and Migrant Labour: Laws, Policies, Practices” , July 30, 2020
Speakers: Kalpana Kannabiran, Director, Council for Social Development, Hyderabad; Member, Calcutta Research Group &
Bharat Bhushan , Eminent journalist; Member, Calcutta Research Group
Moderator : Parivelan KM, Associate Professor, Tata Institute for Social Sciences, Mumbai; Member, Calcutta Research Group
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Webinar on “COVID 19: Redrawn Borders, Redefined Lives” , July 08, 2020
Speakers: Sandro Mezzadra, Associate Professor, University of Bologna &
Paula Banerjee, Professor, University of Calcutta; Mmember, Calcutta Research Group
Moderator : Samata Biswas , Assistant Professor, The Sanskrit College and University; member, Calcutta Research Group
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Webinar on “Migration: Dimensions and Perspectives” , June 15, 2020
Speakers: Shyamalendu Majumdar, Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Sivanath Sastri College; Secretary, Calcutta Research Group &
Samata Biswas , Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, The Sanskrit College and University , Treasurer, Calcutta Research Group
Moderator : Arup Sen, Associate Professor, Serampore College, ; Member, Calcutta Research Group
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Webinar on “COVID 19: Public Health Crisis and Sudden Visibility of Migrant Workers” , June 12, 2020
Speakers: Ranabir Samaddar, Distinguished Chair in Migration and Forced Migration Studies, Calcutta Research Group &
Samita Sen ,Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History, University of Cambridge; member of Calcutta Research Group
Moderator : Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury, Vice-Chancellor, Rabindra Bharati University; member of Calcutta Research Group
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