Social Science and Public Policy
Dust, Dams and the Weaponization of Water in Kashmir
February 10, 2020 at 12:00pm – 2:00pm EST
Eggers Hall, 341
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Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
South Asia Center and the Sovereignty, Order and Conflict Series presents
Mona Bhan, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies, Syracuse University
Infrastructures of Occupation: Dams, Development, and the Politics of Integration in Kashmir
This talk analyzes the relationship between dam building, border wars, and India’s settler colonial politics in Kashmir, particularly in the aftermath of the removal of Articles 370 and 35A that maintained Kashmir’s semiautonomous status in the Indian union. Bhan will discuss how controlling vital Himalayan rivers fortifies Hindu reimaginings of Kashmiri territory while forcibly integrating the region into India’s extractive economy.
For more information or to request accessibility, please contact Emera Bridger Wilson (elbridge@syr.edu).
This event was first published on January 14, 2020 and last updated on February 6, 2020.
Event Details
- Category
- Social Science and Public Policy
- Type
- Talks
- Region
- Main Campus
- Open to
- Public
- Contact
- Emera Bridger Wilson
elbridge@syr.edu
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