Conference on Pakistani infrastructure and its impact

April 1, 2016
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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 10:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, 2016

EVENT: From the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to new construction of overpass and underpasses, the infrastructure in Pakistan is rapidly transforming its landscape. A one-day annual conference at the University of Michigan will bring together leading academicians and artists to discuss Pakistani infrastructure and its implications for society, development and politics.

For a list of speakers and panels, visit myumi.ch/Lrky9.

PLACE: Room 1636, School of Social Work Building, 1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor.

SPONSORS: Pakistani Students’ Association, Office of the President, Institute for the Humanities, Center for South Asian Studies, Departments of History of Art, Anthropology, Urban Planning, Asian Languages and Cultures; The Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design; Science and Technology Studies; Islamic Studies Program; Residential College; Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs; LSA Central Student Government; the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies; and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies.