World Room, Pulitzer Hall, Columbia University, 2950 Broadway
Columbia Society of Professional Journalists; Institute for Comparative Literature and Society; Columbia Journalism School; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Columbia University; South Asia Institution; RISE at Columbia School for International and Public Affairs; Teachers College, Columbia University
The Ambedkar Lecture Series at the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, Columbia University presents
American Caste
Sunday, April 16 | 10:00am – 2:30pm | World Room, Pulitzer Hall, 2950 Broadway
Two panels that address the recent movement to focalize the experiences of caste oppressed persons in the South Asian diaspora, and issues of caste inequality, respect, and mutuality in its wake.
Registration for this event can be found here.
The Politics of Redress – 10AM-11:45AM
A panel on caste discrimination in the context of comparative constitutionalism, affirmative action, and political strategy around caste in the South Asian diaspora.
| ANNOUNCEMENT: Panel 1 The Politics of Redress 10AM has been rescheduled due to unavoidable circumstances.Panel 2 will run as per schedule at 12NOON. NEW TALK ALERT SPEAKER: Meena Kotwal, Journalist and Co-Founder, The Mooknayak, and Scott Stroud MODERATOR: Anupama Rao, Professor, Columbia University |
The University & its Exclusions – 12:00PM-2:00PM
A discussion on the University as social form, mass intellectuality, the experiences of caste and the politics of knowledge formation across South Asia.
Speakers:
Yashica Dutt (author, Coming out as Dalit)
Benson Neethipudi (Public Policy expert)
Vikas Tatad (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Vishal Thakare (UT Austin)
Moderators:
Sumit Baudh (Emory)
Gaurav Pathania (EMU Virginia)
Zoom Links:
Panel 1 | 10AM: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/95152009407?pwd=L1ZMeC9pUXFIUVRzZ2xIMFlVT2dQZz09
Panel 2 | 12NOON: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/94507851915?pwd=ZXphZUtXWVBvZVphdG4zQnhOV21mZz09
