Category: Discussions

The SSA was pleased to host a talk by Prof. Anoma Peiris of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne on Thursday, the 8th of May, 2o14 at 4.30pm at the SSA premises. Abstract: The role of the home, the domestic sphere and the intimate identities cultivated within it, are critical… Continue reading The Trouser under the Cloth: Colonial, Vernacular and Regionalist Identities in the Making of a Sri Lankan Architecture – A Talk by Prof. Anoma Pieris

The Social Scientists’ Association hosted a round table discussion with Dr. Tariq Jazeel from the Department of Geography of University College London, UK, on his latest publication Sacred Modernity: Nature, Environment and the Postcolonial Geographies of Sri Lankan Nationhood on the 19th of April, 2014 at 10.00am at the SSA. The Paperback Edition of Sacred Modernity: Nature, Environment and… Continue reading Round Table Discussion with Dr. Tariq Jazeel on Sacred Modernity: Nature, Environment and the Postcolonial Geographies of Sri Lankan Nationhood.

Unions across the globe are grappling with the issue of renewal. Under attack from neo-liberal market-driven politics, most unions are narrowing their strategies to the workplace, while some are linking workplace issues with broader local, national and global issues. This presentation focuses on the new possibilities of unions in Sri Lanka. While acknowledging the diversity… Continue reading Labour Movement in the Global South: Trade Unions in Sri Lanka – New Possibilities a Talk by Dr. Janaka Biyanwila

Mr. Rohan Edrisinha is a distinguished legal scholar in the field of Constitutional Law. He has published extensively on issues relating to constitutionalism, constitution-making, and constitutional issues in Sri Lanka. Over the past two years he has been involved in an advisory capacity in the constitution making process in Nepal.  As the Constitutional Advisor to… Continue reading Constitution Making in Nepal: Complexities and Possibilities – A Talk by Mr. Rohan Edrisinha

The Social Scientists’ Association invited Mr. Saumya Liyanage, an award winning actor and academic in the field of Drama and Theatre Studies and currently a PhD candidate at the Theatre and Drama Program, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia to present his paper on “What Stanislavski tells us about acting?” Mr. Liyanage’s presentation took place on Wednesday, 18th… Continue reading What Stanislavski tells us about acting? – Paper Presentation by Saumya Liyanage

Prof. Jude Fernando, who is an Associate Professor of International Development at the Department of International Development, Community, and Environment at Clark University in the USA, presented his findings from his study of Puleliya today on the 12th of August 2013 at 5pm at the SSA. Prof. Fernando research draws on E. R. Leach’s study… Continue reading Puleliya Revisited: Kinship, State Formation and Globalization by Prof. Jude Fernando

The Social Scientists’ Association hosted an informal discussion with Prof. Nihal Perera, Professor of Urban Planning and the Director, CapAsia of the Ball State University in Indiana, on his latest research “Transforming Asian Cities: Intellectual Impasse, Asianizing Space, and Emerging Translocalities” on the 1st of August, 2013 at 4.00pm at the SSA.

SSA and the Women and Media Collective co-hosted an informal discussion on “Gender and Politics in Pakistan” on the 23rd of May 2013 at SSA. The main discussant was Ms. Nighat Khan, a prominent feminist scholar and activist from Pakistan. She is also the Executive Director of the Applied Socio-Economic Research (ASR) Resource Centre, Lahore,… Continue reading Discussion on Gender and Democracy in Pakistan