Speakers Profile
We aim to deliver high-quality talks and practical takeways during the course. The question that is often asked is whether there could be ways of spiritualizing or affectualizng technology, a technology that is not controlled by "market mandarins" and does not work solely for profit and produces what is called "capitalocenes", but works for enhancing the potencies of the 'bio-sphere"
Professor Nicholas Tampio,
Fordham University, New York, USA
Professor Nicholas Tampio is Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University in New York City, USA. He earned his BA at New College of Florida, his MA at Indiana University, and his PhD at Johns Hopkins University. Tampio is the author of many articles and three books: Kantian Courage: Advancing the Enlightenment in Contemporary Political Theory, Deleuze's Political Vision, and Common Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy. He is an editor of the journal Politics and Religion (Cambridge University Press), and he writes popular articles for outlets such as Aeon, the Huffington Post, and the Journal News. Tampio's writings have been translated into Chinese, Hebrew, Persian, Portuguese, and Turkish.
Professor B.S.Chimni
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Professor B.S.Chimni recently retired as Professor of International Law, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. He served as Vice Chancellor of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (2004-2006). He has been a visiting professor at Brown and Tokyo Universities and held visiting positions at Harvard, Cambridge, Minnesota, and York universities. He is an associate member of Institut de Droit International, and Member, Academic Council, Institute for Global Law and Policy, Harvard Law School. He sits on the editorial board of several international journals including the American Journal of International Law. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Indian Journal of International Law.
Professor Ajay Gudavarthy,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Ajay Gudavarthy is currently Associate Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India. His published works include, Democracy versus Revolutionary Violence (ed) (Sage, Delhi, 2017-forthcoming). He was a visiting scholar with the Centre for Modern South Asian Studies, Tubingen University, Germany, 2015; Visiting Fellow, Centre for Citizenship, Civil society and Rule of Law, University of Aberdeen, 2012; Visiting Fellow, Centre for Human Rights, University of Hyderabad, 2011; Visiting Fellow, Goldsmith College, University of London, 2010; Charles Wallace Visiting Fellow, SOAS, London, 2008. He regularly contributes to various national dalies.
Professor Saswat Samay Das,
Indian Institute Of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
Saswat Samay Das is an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social sciences, Indian Institute Of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. He carries out research in critical Theory, postmodern and post-colonial studies and continental Thinking.
Professor Anindya S. Purakayastha,
Kazi Nazrul University, West Bengal, India
Anindya Sekhar Purakayastha, formerly Assistant Professor in Central University of Orissa, and SKB University, Purulia, now teaches in the Department of English, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, India. He holds a Ph.D. on Critical Theory and Postcolonial interventions from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute Of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India and his area of research covers domains of contemporary critical theory, postcolonial politics and radical political theology.
