From seeds of friendship to technologies of resistance: Understanding China’s ambiguous role in rural Tajikistan
By Irna Hofman (University of Oxford) Webinar via Zoom & in-person seminar at and jointly hosted with the International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague (Aula A, ISS, Kortenaerkade 12,…
Plantation Crisis: Ruptures of Dalit Life in the Indian Tea Belt
By Jayaseelan Raj (King’s College London) Webinar via Zoom & in-person seminar at Queen Mary University of London (PL 301, Peter Landin Teaching Rooms, QMUL, Bancroft Road, London E1 4DH,…
Fields of Revolution: Agrarian Reform and Rural State Formation in Bolivia (1935-1964)
By Carmen Soliz (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) Webinar via Zoom, jointly hosted with UCL Institute of the Americas 6 November, 4:15 – 6:00 pm UK time Webinar recording…
Differentiated outcomes of agrarian change among India’s Adivasis: land, labour and class inequality
By Rajanya Bose (University of Sheffield) 19 October, 4:15 – 6:00 pm UK time Webinar via Zoom Webinar recording available here: https://youtu.be/MnPigI7L1sw This presentation explores the class dynamics of ongoing…
Syrian Refugees as Agricultural Labourers in Turkey: Reflections on Refugee-Host Relations from a Labour Perspective
Face-to-face seminar at SOAS and online Zoom webinar by Zeynep Ceren Eren Benlisoy (International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague) Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reflections-on-refugee-host-relations-from-a-labour-perspective-tickets-583499862797 Abstract The Eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey…
Caste from Field to Factory: 100 years of accumulation, exploitation and caste oppression in rural Uttar Pradesh, India
Face-to-face seminar at SOAS and online Zoom webinar by Jens Lerche (SOAS) Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/accumulation-exploitation-and-caste-oppression-in-rural-uttar-pradesh-tickets-564180849107 Abstract This presentation focuses on the relations of exploitation and accumulation, and of oppression and…
Food and Agrarian Changes: What drives change to food and diets? New agendas for agrarian studies
Webinar by Sergio Schneider (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre) Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/food-and-agrarian-changes-what-drives-change-to-food-and-diets-tickets-528367179457 Abstract The food system is one of the main drivers of some of…
Farmers, Plants, and Poison: Ambivalences over Pesticide Use in Argentina
Pablo Lapegna (University of Georgia, in Athens, Georgia, USA) & Johana Kunin (CONICET & UNSAM, Argentina) Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/farmers-plants-and-poison-ambivalences-over-pesticide-use-in-argentina-tickets-518717436817 Drawing from in-depth interviews, participant observation, and archival research, our project…
Threatening Dystopias: Development, Agrarian Change, and Adaptation in Bangladesh
Kasia Paprocki (London School of Economics & Political Science) Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/development-agrarian-change-and-adaptation-in-bangladesh-tickets-503933718317 In the global imaginary of climate change, Bangladesh holds a prominent position. Frequently described as the ‘world’s most vulnerable…
Spinning dirt into gold: Transforming farmland into a financial asset class
Madeleine Fairbairn (University of California, Santa Cruz)