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Ground Down by Growth: tribe, caste, class and inequality in 21st century India [Audio]
Ground Down by Growth: tribe, caste, class and inequality in 21st century India [Audio]
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Length:
90 minutes
Released:
Jan 25, 2018
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Podcast episode
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Speaker(s): Professor Philippe Bourgois, Dr Jens Lerche, Dr Alpa Shah | Our panel examines how economic growth in India entrenches social difference of tribe, caste and class and has transformed identity-based discrimination into new forms of exploitation and oppression. Philippe Bourgois is Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles. Jens Lerche (@JensLerche) is Reader in Labour and Agrarian Studies, SOAS. Alpa Shah (@alpashah001) is Associate Professor (Reader), Department of Anthropology, LSE. Katy Gardner is Head of Department of Anthropology, LSE. LSE Anthropology (@LSEAnthropology) is world famous and world leading. We are ranked top Anthropology department in the Guardian League Tables 2018. The International Inequalities Institute at LSE (@LSEInequalities) brings together experts from many LSE departments and centres to lead critical and cutting edge research to understand why inequalities are escalating in numerous arenas across the world, and to develop critical tools to address these challenges.
Released:
Jan 25, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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