The 2023 Research Festival has officially commenced! Snapshots of the welcome address by Director of Midlands4Cities Nicola Royan.

Excellent presentation by Nitya Gundu ❤️

Having to be carried two flights of stairs (or any no. of stairs) is both an unsafe and a demeaning experience. It is so disheartening to know that Virali Modi had to endure this painful episode. Such a shame that the govt. buildings continue to lack basic access facilities.

Have you seen that the registration for Divine Disasters Conference 2024 is now live? 😱 We have 18 panellists, the amazing Patricia Murrieta from Lancaster University as our keynote speaker and interactive workshops. Did I mention it's also hybrid? 😍 Full details here 👇 warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/hrc/c…

Introducing the organisers! Part 1... Ambika Raja is a Midlands4Cities PhD candidate at University of Warwick. Her thesis examines the representation and narrativisation of 'Solastalgia' in World Literatures. Her interests include environmental humanities and graphic narratives.

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Over the next few weeks, we'll be introducing the (provisional) schedule for #DivineDisasters2024. What are you most excited to see? 😍 Register here: buff.ly/3LiwgvD

If all those amazing panels weren't enough, there's more! We wanted to build a space for conversation and sharing ideas at the conference, so we have two interactive workshops for you. One critical, one creative. Which one will you attend? 👀 buff.ly/3LiwgvD

Last but by no means least, we have our amazing keynote speaker 🤩 Patricia Murrieta from Lancaster University will give a keynote titled: “Nepantla, between indigenous time and colonial space: Reflections about the end of the world in Central Mexico”. buff.ly/3LiwgvD

Thanks to everyone for your amazing participation in yesterday's event on Trans voices in comics in collaboration with Sex:Queer Research Network! It was a great opportunity to discuss and problematise notions of 'good', 'bad', and 'alright' trans objects together with our guest Dr. Ash Stokoe

🎟️ It's your last chance to get tickets to #DivineDisasters2024 🎟️ Join us online for a fantastic day of panels, workshops, and a keynote address. Tickets here 👇 buff.ly/3LiwgvD

Had the best time organizing Divine Disasters Conference 2024 conference with the brilliant Ruth-Anne (kudos to their organization, tech and research skills!). Thanks to @HRCWarwick for making this possible, and to our wonderful panellists & volunteers. 😃

Congratulations, Adwaidh Rajan for getting shortlisted for the NCTJ Sports Journalism Award. You deserve this (and more) for your dedication and brilliant work!!!😃🎉

Do watch this video that my friend Shubham Thakur made on Ladakh. We need more independent YouTubers like him to cover what the mainstream media deliberately ignores. youtu.be/Wn2kgWLH6sQ?si…

Had a fabulous time in Lisbon, presenting my work on 'Solastalgia' and interacting with some wonderful researchers. 😃💫

Here's a link to an article I wrote for ThePrintIndia on this extremely disturbing debate started by Smita Sabharwal theprint.in/opinion/take-a…