‘Tea Plantation Workers’ Living and Working Conditions in India: Can Things Change?’

A Talk by Mr. Sushovan Dhar

by ssa-admin-032024 | Sep 8, 2015 | Discussions, Events & Activities

‘Tea Plantation Workers’ Living and Working Conditions in India: Can Things Change?’ A Talk by Mr. Sushovan Dhar A talk on tea plantation workers in India by Mr. Sushovan Dhar, was hosted by SSA on 8 September 2015, under the title Tea Plantation Workers’ Living and...

‘Extremism and Current Politics in India’

A Talk by Prof. Amrita Basu

by ssa-admin-032024 | Feb 27, 2015 | Discussions, Events & Activities

‘Extremism and Current Politics in India’ A Talk by Prof. Amrita Basu SSA hosted a talk by Dr. Amrita Basu on her forthcoming book Violent Conjunctures in Democratic India forthcoming as a Cambridge University Press publication. Professor Basu is affiliated to Amherst...

Manipulating Capital: Former Garment Factory Workers Negotiating New Lives in Sri Lanka’s Villages by Dr. Sandya Hewamanne

by ssa-admin-032024 | Jun 10, 2014 | Discussions, Events & Activities

Manipulating Capital: Former Garment Factory Workers Negotiating New Lives in Sri Lanka’s Villages by Dr. Sandya Hewamanne The Social Scientists’ Association hosted Dr. Sandya Hewamanne who made a presentation on Manipulating Capital: Former Garment Factory Workers...

The Trouser under the Cloth: Colonial, Vernacular and Regionalist Identities in the Making of a Sri Lankan Architecture

A Talk by Prof. Anoma Pieris

by ssa-admin-032024 | May 8, 2014 | Discussions, Events & Activities

The Trouser under the Cloth: Colonial, Vernacular and Regionalist Identities in the Making of a Sri Lankan Architecture A Talk by Prof. Anoma Pieris The SSA was pleased to host a talk by Prof. Anoma Peiris of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the...

Round Table Discussion with Dr. Tariq Jazeel on Sacred Modernity: Nature, Environment and the Postcolonial Geographies of Sri Lankan Nationhood.

by ssa-admin-032024 | Apr 19, 2014 | Discussions, Events & Activities

Round Table Discussion with Dr. Tariq Jazeel on Sacred Modernity: Nature, Environment and the Postcolonial Geographies of Sri Lankan Nationhood. The Social Scientists’ Association hosted a round table discussion with Dr. Tariq Jazeel from the Department of Geography...

Labour Movement in the Global South: Trade Unions in Sri Lanka – New Possibilities a Talk by Dr. Janaka Biyanwila

by ssa-admin-032024 | Jan 9, 2014 | Discussions, Events & Activities

Labour Movement in the Global South: Trade Unions in Sri Lanka – New Possibilities a Talk by Dr. Janaka Biyanwila Unions across the globe are grappling with the issue of renewal. Under attack from neo-liberal market-driven politics, most unions are narrowing their...