Ranu Basu Archives - Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change Wed, 20 May 2026 19:32:09 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Geopolitical framings of subalterity in education /euc/research-spotlight/geopolitical-framings-of-subalterity-in-education/ Wed, 10 May 2023 20:00:00 +0000 http://euc.yorku.ca/?post_type=research-spotlight&p=5650 As an urban, social and political geographer Professor Ranu Basu’s research explores questions of power, space and activism focusing on the urban geographies of migration and displacement; critical geographies of education; and the politics of redistributive justice. Basu’s current SSHRC Insight project on ‘Subalterity, Education and Welfare Cities’ traces the geopolitical impacts of forced displacement […]

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]]> Ranu Basu /euc/faculty/ranu-basu/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:24:33 +0000 https://euc.yorku.ca/?post_type=faculty&p=9126 Professor Credentials PhD Human Geography, University of TorontoMA Human Geography, University of TorontoBA Geography, University of Bombay Research Keywords Urban Social and Political Geography; Anti-Imperialism and Postcolonial Geographies; Critical Geographies of Education; Urban Geographies of Migration and Displacement; Theories of Collective Action and Community Organization; Spatial Methodologies including Phronesis and Critical Geographic Information Systems (GIS); […]

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]]> Migration & Diaspora /euc/euc-research/research-themes/migration-diaspora/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:25:24 +0000 https://euc.yorku.ca/?page_id=7671 Research at EUC critically examines the settlement of immigrants, and the experiences of migrant workers, in Canadian cities. We also seek to understand the global relations of power that drive migration processes and shape diasporic identities in all regions of the world. Projects Community Partnerships Professor Valerie Preston is the Principal Investigator of the Building […]

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]]> Subalterity, public education, and welfare cities: Comparing the experience of displaced migrants in three cities - Havana, Toronto, Kolkata /euc/research-project/subalterity-public-education-and-welfare-cities-comparing-the-experience-of-displaced-migrants-in-three-cities-havana-toronto-kolkata/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 08:41:00 +0000 http://euc.yorku.ca/?post_type=research-project&p=6097 Principal Investigator: Ranu Basu Funding: SSHRC Insight Grant. Term: 2015-2023. The project traces the geopolitical impacts of forced displacement on cities and schools through questions of conflict and displacement in Havana, Toronto, and Kolkata. The research explores the interrelationship between the quality of state-based education, the subalterity of displacement, and the implications which these issues have […]

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