Friday, February 12 05:30pm
India China Institute
Tishman Auditorium: University Center, 63 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10003

Speakers: Amitav Ghosh and Prasenjit Duara

Modoerator: David Ludden, Professor of History, NYU

The India China Institute’s Flagship 2016 event will engage two renowned intellectuals – Amitav Gosh and Prasenjit Duara – in a conversation on climate change and capitalism in Asia.

Amitav Ghosh: Empire and the Anthropocene: Asia’s Place in the Genealogy of Global Warming.
In accounts of the Anthropocene, and of the present climate crisis, capitalism is usually the pivot on which the narrative turns. But this narrative overlooks a driver of history that is of equal importance: Empire and imperialism.

Prasenjit Duara: Network Asia and the Problem of Sustainability
The December 2015 Climate Change Summit was a landmark event for the global recognition of the planetary crisis of sustainability. While policy makers intended the integration of Asia to enhance capitalist competitiveness, the new or renewed connections will have to be mobilized equally to address problems of regional and global sustainability. What are the forces working for sustainability in the region and how can they be enhanced?

The talk will be moderated by Professor David Ludden, ICI Research Scholar & NYU History Professor.

Free admission! RSVP at: https://www.eventbrite.com