"Imagined Mobility: Indian Students in Australia and the Question of Racism and Migration& a talk by Dr. Michiel Baas at Ramjas College, University Enclave > 2pm-4pm on 15th October 2013
Time : 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : Seminar Room, Ramjas College, University Enclave, North Campus, Delhi University, New Delhi - 110007
Venue Info : www.ramjascollege.edu | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Vishwa Vidyalaya(Yellow Line)'
Event Description : 'Imagined Mobility: Indian Students in Australia and the Question of Racism and Migration' a talk by Dr. Michiel Baas.
As part of the International Seminar Series at Ramjas College, Delhi University, Dr. Michiel Baas (PhD, Research Fellow, Nalanda University) would be speaking on 'Imagined Mobility: Indian Students in Australia and the Question of Racism and Migration'
Over the last decade the number of Indian students coming to Australia for higher education achieved both spectacular growth and considerable decline. In 2004, there were little over 20,000 Indian students enrolled in Australian universities and colleges, by 2009 this number had reached over a 120,000. It is clear that until the year 2009 much of the growth in Indian student enrolment numbers was, to a large extent, the product of the relatively easy route the country offered towards permanent residency after graduation; as evidenced by the fact that in recent years 66% of all Indian students obtained permanent residency (PR) after studying in Australia. The year 2009 marks an important turning point in the presence of Indian student-migrants in Australia. Besides an expensive Australian dollar two reasons for this stand out. First, the collapse of a number of education providers, principally catering to Indian students and known as so-called ‘PR factories’ signaled in that there was something seriously wrong with the industry itself. While this received considerable media attention in both India and Australia it was nothing compared to the violent and often racially motivated attacks on Indian students of 2009.
In this paper I will present an overview of developments and happenings and provide a framework through which we can understand the various parties’ (education industry, international students, and local/central governments) intentions and ambitions as well as interpretations of each other. I will do so making use of research data collected over a decade-long period which includes ethnographic fieldwork in Australia and India as well as an extensive collection of newspaper articles from Australia and India.
Michiel Baas is currently Research Fellow with the new Nalanda University and based in Delhi for a period of nine months. Previously he was research fellow with the Asia Research Institute (National University of Singapore) and coordinator with the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) and Leiden. He completed his PhD in 2009 on the topic of Indian student-migrants with the University of Amsterdam where he also lectured within the anthropology and sociology department. He has published extensively on the topic of migration and transnationalism in particular in relation to the Indian middle class. In 2010 Anthem Press (London, New Delhi) published his book Imagined Mobility. Migration and Transnationalism among Indian Students in Australia which is now also available in an Indian edition. He is currently working on a project that examines the intersection and interaction of middle-classness, masculinity, and mobility.
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Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : Seminar Room, Ramjas College, University Enclave, North Campus, Delhi University, New Delhi - 110007
Venue Info : www.ramjascollege.edu | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Vishwa Vidyalaya(Yellow Line)'
Event Description : 'Imagined Mobility: Indian Students in Australia and the Question of Racism and Migration' a talk by Dr. Michiel Baas.
As part of the International Seminar Series at Ramjas College, Delhi University, Dr. Michiel Baas (PhD, Research Fellow, Nalanda University) would be speaking on 'Imagined Mobility: Indian Students in Australia and the Question of Racism and Migration'
Over the last decade the number of Indian students coming to Australia for higher education achieved both spectacular growth and considerable decline. In 2004, there were little over 20,000 Indian students enrolled in Australian universities and colleges, by 2009 this number had reached over a 120,000. It is clear that until the year 2009 much of the growth in Indian student enrolment numbers was, to a large extent, the product of the relatively easy route the country offered towards permanent residency after graduation; as evidenced by the fact that in recent years 66% of all Indian students obtained permanent residency (PR) after studying in Australia. The year 2009 marks an important turning point in the presence of Indian student-migrants in Australia. Besides an expensive Australian dollar two reasons for this stand out. First, the collapse of a number of education providers, principally catering to Indian students and known as so-called ‘PR factories’ signaled in that there was something seriously wrong with the industry itself. While this received considerable media attention in both India and Australia it was nothing compared to the violent and often racially motivated attacks on Indian students of 2009.
In this paper I will present an overview of developments and happenings and provide a framework through which we can understand the various parties’ (education industry, international students, and local/central governments) intentions and ambitions as well as interpretations of each other. I will do so making use of research data collected over a decade-long period which includes ethnographic fieldwork in Australia and India as well as an extensive collection of newspaper articles from Australia and India.
Michiel Baas is currently Research Fellow with the new Nalanda University and based in Delhi for a period of nine months. Previously he was research fellow with the Asia Research Institute (National University of Singapore) and coordinator with the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) and Leiden. He completed his PhD in 2009 on the topic of Indian student-migrants with the University of Amsterdam where he also lectured within the anthropology and sociology department. He has published extensively on the topic of migration and transnationalism in particular in relation to the Indian middle class. In 2010 Anthem Press (London, New Delhi) published his book Imagined Mobility. Migration and Transnationalism among Indian Students in Australia which is now also available in an Indian edition. He is currently working on a project that examines the intersection and interaction of middle-classness, masculinity, and mobility.
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"Imagined Mobility: Indian Students in Australia and the Question of Racism and Migration& a talk by Dr. Michiel Baas at Ramjas College, University Enclave > 2pm-4pm on 15th October 2013
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