Chowdhury Center Event: [Sat, Oct 12 @ 2 pm] Thinking from Bangladesh, Building towards Justice | Celebrating 10 Years of the Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies

[Globalmetrostudies Departmental]

Reminder about this GMS Co-sponsored event celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Chowdhury Center.

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Sat, Oct 12 @ 2 pm PST THINKING FROM BANGLADESH, BUILDING TOWARDS JUSTICE Celebrating 10 Years of the Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies We are thrilled to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Chowdhury Center with an event on October 12, 2024, bringing together scholars and practitioners for an afternoon of conversations on ecological and architectural practices towards sustainable collective futures. Considering Bangladesh simultaneously as a place and a node in global ecological flows, Thinking from Bangladesh, Building towards Justice foregrounds efforts to understand—and to help resolve—the challenges faced by the people of Bangladesh, as a result of climate change as well as the social, political, economic, and environmental contexts in which they live. We expect this event to be of interest to anyone concerned with the planetary climate crisis and attuned to the needs and dignity of the most marginalized members of any community. AGENDA KEYNOTE: Architecture of Transition Renowned Bangladeshi architect, educator, and one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2024, MARINA TABASSUM , on the architecture of relevance, reflecting on questions of survival, building, and flourishing in an environmental key. In conversation with ISHA RAY ROUNDTABLE Featuring architects, urban planners, artists, and social scientists: ADNAN MORSHED on building freedom and NAVEEDA KHAN on rivers and society. In conversation with ZACHARY LAMB,  SUGATA RAY, and AHMED BADRUZZAMAN. PERFORMANCE   Dil Se, UC Berkeley's premier a capella group. _____________ EVENT COSPONSORS Department of Architecture, The Institute for South Asia Studies, The Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities, Blum Center for Developing Economies, The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), Global Metropolitan Studies, Department of Anthropology, History of Art, Othering & Belonging Institute, Center for Race and Gender, BRAC USA, Faiza Rahim, Sarwat Siraj Shukla, Naheed Islam and S. Raihan Zamil _____________ Established in 2013 with a generous gift from the Subir & Malini Chowdhury Foundation,  The Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies at UC Berkeley champions the study of Bangladesh’s cultures, peoples and history. The first of its kind in the US, the Center’s mission is to create an innovative model combining research, scholarships, the promotion of art and culture, and the building of ties between institutions in Bangladesh and the University of California. Contact: is...@berkeley.edu Event FREE and OPEN to the public PARKING INFORMATION Please note that parking is not always easily available in Berkeley. Take public transportation if possible or arrive early to secure your spot.