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Her name was Sita – Documentary Film and Panel Discussion on shame, suicide, and self-harm in South Asia

Wednesday 24 July 2024

Asha Abeyasekera was invited to be a panellist for a discussion on womanhood, virtue, shame, and suicide in South Asia hosted by the International Centre for Ethnic Studies in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 17th July 2024.


Barbie at the Design Museum

Tuesday 23 July 2024

Congratulations to CWS PhD student Daisy MacManaman on the publication of her article on the Barbie exhibition at the Design Museum in London in The Conversation.


Urban Studies Foundation- Knowledge Mobilization Award

Tuesday 23 July 2024

Asha Abeyasekera was awarded a Knowledge Mobilization Award (KMA) from the Urban Studies Foundation (USF) to build a community manifesto on housing and urban planning with poor working-class communities in Central Colombo.


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