BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7e7d3252d825a502dffefc844bddd8b0 CATEGORIES:Lecture / Reading / Talk CREATED:20211120T121113 SUMMARY:"Decolonizing Psychology: Globalization, Social Justice and Indian Youth Identities" - A Talk By Prof. Sunil Bhatia (Connecticut College) LOCATION:Ramanujan IV Lecture Theatre\, FLAME University Campus DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Centre for Experimental Social Sciences (CESS) Nuffield - FLAME Uni versity is pleased to welcome Sunil Bhatia, Professor of Human Development at Connecticut College. Professor Bhatia will be presenting his new book "D ecolonizing Psychology: Globalization, Social Justice and Indian Youth Iden tities." His research focuses on the development of self and identity withi n the postcolonial contexts of migration, globalization, neoliberalization and formation of transnational diasporas. His scholarship specifically exam ines how concepts such as culture, power, and representation shape theories of acculturation, racial, and cultural identity in human development, crit ical and cultural psychology. \n\n\nProfile\n\n\nSunil Bhatia is a Professo r of Human Development at Connecticut College. His research focuses on the development of self and identity within the postcolonial contexts of migrat ion, globalization, neoliberalization and formation of transnational diaspo ras. His scholarship specifically examines how concepts such as culture, po wer, and representation shape theories of acculturation, racial, and cultur al identity in human development, critical and cultural psychology. His pub lications include the book, American Karma: Race, culture and identity in t he Indian diaspora (2007, New York University Press) and the forthcoming bo ok, Decolonizing Psychology: Globalization, Social Justice and Indian Youth Identity (Oxford University press).\n\nHis articles have appeared in journ als including: American Psychologist, Human Development, and Theory and Psy chology. Sunil Bhatia also served as the director of the Holleran Center fo r Community Action and Public Policy from 2008-2011 and is an associate edi tor of Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology. In 2014, the Am erican Psychological Association elected Sunil as a Fellow for his outstand ing contributions to the field of psychology. In December 2014, The America n Psychological Association (APA) also selected Sunil for the prestigious A PA 2015 Humanitarian of the Year award. This special recognition is given t o one psychologist annually amongst its 137,000 members is “the highest hon or the association has to recognize humanitarian services by psychologists, particularly those working in the field under trying circumstances and wit h underserved populations." In 2006, Professor Bhatia received the 2006 Sig mund Koch Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology, also by the AP A. In 2011, Campus Compact, a national organization, selected Sunil as one of the runners-up for the nationally known Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award. This award is bestowed annually to recognize faculty for ex emplary leadership in advancing students’ civic learning and community enga gement.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:



The Centre for Experimental Social Sciences (CESS) Nuffield - FLAME University is pleased to welcome Sunil Bhatia, Professor of Human D evelopment at Connecticut College. Professor Bhatia will be presenting his new book "Decolonizing Psychology: Globalization, Social Justice and Indian Youth Identities." His research focuses on the development of self and ide ntity within the postcolonial contexts of migration, globalization, neolibe ralization and formation of transnational diasporas. His scholarship specif ically examines how concepts such as culture, power, and representation sha pe theories of acculturation, racial, and cultural identity in human develo pment, critical and cultural psychology. 


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Sunil Bhatia is a Professor of Human Development at Connecticut Co llege. His research focuses on the development of self and identity within the postcolonial contexts of migration, globalization, neoliberalization an d formation of transnational diasporas. His scholarship specifically examin es how concepts such as culture, power, and representation shape theories o f acculturation, racial, and cultural identity in human development, critic al and cultural psychology. His publications include the book, American Kar ma: Race, culture and identity in the Indian diaspora (2007, New York Unive rsity Press) and the forthcoming book, Decolonizing Psychology: Globalizati on, Social Justice and Indian Youth Identity (Oxford University press).

His articles have appeared in journals including: American Psycholo gist, Human Development, and Theory and Psychology. Sunil Bhatia also serve d as the director of the Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Po licy from 2008-2011 and is an associate editor of Journal of Theoretical an d Philosophical Psychology. In 2014, the American Psychological Association elected Sunil as a Fellow for his outstanding contributions to the field o f psychology. In December 2014, The American Psychological Association (APA ) also selected Sunil for the prestigious APA 2015 Humanitarian of the Year award. This special recognition is given to one psychologist annually amon gst its 137,000 members is “the highest honor the association has to recogn ize humanitarian services by psychologists, particularly those working in t he field under trying circumstances and with underserved populations." In 2 006, Professor Bhatia received the 2006 Sigmund Koch Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology, also by the APA. In 2011, Campus Compact, a na tional organization, selected Sunil as one of the runners-up for the nation ally known Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award. This award is be stowed annually to recognize faculty for exemplary leadership in advancing students’ civic learning and community engagement.

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