June 4, 2013

On Monday August 19th, 2013, from 2:30-4pm, Dr Laavanya Kathiravelu, a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, will be giving a presentation entitled Conversations over Walls: Friendship and Aspiration Amongst Low Wage Migrants in Singapore and Dubai. It will be chaired by Professor James Sidaway (FASS Geography). This event is co-organized by FASS Cities Research Cluster and the Singapore Research Nexus.

Dr Laavanya Kathiravelu is currently working on a multi-sited project that looks at everyday diversity across three cities. Her previous research explored labour migration and the urban condition in Dubai.

More details can be found here. The event poster can be downloaded here.

If you would like to attend, please RSVP with your name, email, and affiliation. Light refreshments will be provided. Thank you and hope to see you there!