Visiting Scholar (Remote), 2020-2021 Associate Professor of Modern South Asian Studies; University of Copenhagen
Ravinder Kaur is Associate Professor of Modern South Asian Studies at the University of Copenhagen. She works across the disciplines of history, anthropology... Read more about Ravinder Kaur
What do the sprawling cities of the global South tell us about the contemporary urban condition? How is urban space produced and experienced in an era of increased interconnectedness, but also of great inequality and instability? How does the view from the South change our understanding of urban forms and processes, especially when so much of the "South" seems to be located in the "North"? To address these questions we will explore urban lives and spaces across cities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The course will include works in anthropology, geography, urban...