Ingredients for Protest

The year 2020 will go down in history books as the year for protests with citizens standing their grounds against corruption, systemic injustice, and global superpowers. This panel discussion explores some of the novel strategies used by contemporary movements for social and political change.  Panelists: Kenneth Bo Nielsen (Associate professor of social anthropology, coordinator of the Norwegian network for Asian Studies, Oslo), Kisnaphol Wattanawanyoo (architect based in Bangkok), Amandeep Sandhu (writer and journalist for Caravan, Scroll and The Hindu based in Bangalore, India), Merve Bedir (architect based in Hong Kong) and Chong Suen (artist and researcher based in Hong Kong). Moderator for the discussion is Sarah Kazmi (interdisciplinary artist, writer, and researcher based in Oslo and Karachi).