I delivered the keynote lecture at the New Zealand Geographical Society’s Annual Conference in Wellington, NZ. Details here: https://nzgsconference2020.gitlab.io/#portfolioModal1
Hundreds of Thousands of Students Traveled Home This Week Amid COVID Spike
I was interviewed by Truthout about travel and large gatherings in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic. Details here: https://truthout.org/articles/hundreds-of-thousands-of-students-traveled-home-this-week-amid-covid-spike/
US election: Climate experts react to Joe Biden’s victory
Check out the article by Climate Desk containing interviews with several global experts on what the Biden victory means for climate work internationally. My interview addressed a range of issues. Read more here! https://www.carbonbrief.org/us-election-climate-experts-react-to-joe-bidens-victory?utm_content=buffer4e97e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR3l2mJAXgnfugjHXAi0FGPflSQMKNdRSTUNNWXp3dsnxWQj7Hntdgh14FY
Here’s How Scientists Want Biden to Take on Climate Change
Check out my interview with Scientific American on what a Biden presidency could mean for climate change and climate justice! https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/heres-how-scientists-want-biden-to-take-on-climate-change/
Climate Justice and Intersectionality: An Emancipatory Research Agenda
I spoke at the Climate Justice and Intersectionality webinar organized by the Centre for Climate Justice of the Glasgow Caledonian University (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intersectionality-and-climate-justice-an-emancipatory-research-agenda-tickets-109786462264#). Watch the webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tRpxaTHWMw
1100+ Academics release letter demanding state legislators divest New York from fossil fuels
I was one of the original signatories to the letter to NY Governor & NY State Comptroller for NY fossil fuel divestment that was subsequently signed by 1100 academics. I spoke at the Press Conference, organized by 350.org, along with other signatories. The press statement, press conference video, and the letter are here: 1100+ Academics release letter demanding state legislators divest New York from fossil fuels
My radio interview with Media Sanctuary related to this and climate justice is here: https://soundcloud.com/mediasanctuary/farhana-brooks-divestny-academics-1005-news-9-11-2020https://soundcloud.com/mediasanctuary/farhana-brooks-divestny-academics-1005-news-9-11-2020
‘Climate Change, Cities and Violence in the Time of Covid-19: Perspectives from South Asia’
I gave a talk at the session organized by the Karachi Urban Lab and Climate Change & Urban Violence Network (CCUVN) on issues related to climate change, gender, and urban injustices. Check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5yIp9e-Wt0. Two newspapers covered the session:
Dawn Newspaper: https://www.dawn.com/news/1565208
Pakistan Tribune: https://tinyurl.com/ycwsdx29
Bingo Cards for Racist Bullsh*t in Academia and STEM
Check out my latest piece on moving forward from racism in academia & STEM fields, created in solidarity with #ShutDownSTEM, #ShutDownAcademia, #Strike4BlackLives and #BlackInIvory. https://medium.com/@rowan_institute/bingo-cards-for-racist-bullsh-t-in-academia-and-stem-db19a8ad8f7e
Digitising Anti-Racist & Anti-Imperialist Teaching Amidst COVID-19
I was an invited speaker at the webinar “Digitising Anti-Racist & Anti-Imperialist Teaching Amidst COVID-19” organized by University of Oxford, UK. The webinar video is here, check it out! https://youtu.be/a9cX7AAJE_E
An article we wrote related to the event can be found here: https://www.coronatimes.net/digitising-critical-pedagogies-higher-education-covid-19/
Decolonizing Development Education and the Pursuit of Social Justice
My new article in the journal Human Geography is out! It’s a wide-ranging theoretical piece that takes on higher education, pedagogy, praxis, colonialism, international development & social justice. Access it here: https://www.farhanasultana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Farhana-Sultana-Decolonizing-Development-Education-and-the-Pursuit-of-Social-Justice.pdf