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World Affairs Lecture Series: India And the U.S. Elections: Democracies at a Crossroads

October 17, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Siddhartha Deb
Siddhartha Deb. Photo by Nina Subin.

In this virtual World Affairs Lecture, writer Siddhartha Deb will be in conversation with Dr. Souzeina Mushtaq, assistant professor of Communication and Media Studies at University of Wisconsin–River Falls, on the topic of “India and the U.S. Elections: Democracies at a Crossroad.”

Born in Shillong, north-eastern India, Siddhartha Deb lives in New York. His fiction and nonfiction have been longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize, and been awarded the Pen Open prize and the 2024 Anthony Veasna So Fiction prize. His journalism and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Republic, Dissent, The Baffler, N+1, and Caravan. His latest novel is The Light at the End of the World. His nonfiction collection of essays and journalism, Twilight Prisoners: The Rise of the Hindu Right and the Fall of India, came out this May. He is an associate professor of creative writing at The New School.

The Department of Social Sciences’ World Affairs Lecture Series fulfills FIT’s mission to foster an understanding of diverse cultures and politics within the international as well as domestic perspectives. It also embraces, supports, and expands upon the president’s campuswide initiative on civility.

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Date:
October 17, 2024
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Organizer

Praveen Chaudhry
Phone
212 217.4924
Email
praveen_chaudhry@fitnyc.edu