Department of German and Russian guest speaker. Dr. Anindita Banerjee, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Cornell University, will present. Dr. Banerjee’s research explores the interfaces between techno-scientific, cultural, and social imagination across Russia, Eurasia, and the Indian subcontinent.  The comparative study of global modernities intersects with her broader interests in critical geography, migration and border studies, media studies, and cultures of energy.