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When:
October 16, 2019 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
2019-10-16T12:00:00-06:00
2019-10-16T13:00:00-06:00
Where:
Eric S. Dobkin Boardroom, SAR
660 Garcia St
Santa Fe, NM 87505
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Maria Spray
505-954-7237

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Rashmi Sadana, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, George Mason University and Weatherhead fellow at SAR

Rashmi Sadana, Weatherhead Fellow, SAR Resident Scholar

Rashmi Sadana, Weatherhead fellow, SAR

What happens when a hyper-modern, state-of-the-art metro rail system gets built on top of and underneath an ancient and modern Indian megacity? Delhi’s new metro system is not just a new way to get around but is also a new set of public places spread over two hundred miles of urban space. With eight lines and 250 stations, the metro has re-framed everyday life for millions and re-painted the urban landscape. Rashmi Sadana has spent the last ten years studying the social impact of the Delhi Metro and the contradictions of what it means to be a world-class city amid social progress and deep inequality. Using an ethnographic approach, Sadana analyzes how the Metro is a vehicle for class, caste, and gendered mobility from the perspective of planners, architects, politicians, officials, and commuters. This presentation reveals the politics of urban development as Delhi-ites step onto the trains and into a new social reality.

This event is free and open to the public. The presentation will take place in the Eric S. Dobkin Boardroom on the SAR campus. Advanced registration is encouraged.

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