PhD Masterclass: Reciprocity, positionality and humour - Dr Susan Banki, University of Sydney

Event details
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Wednesday 25 June 2025 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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Wed 25th June 2025 - afternoon - time TBC
Susan Banki will lead a workshop for PhD researchers about the possibilities for meaningful and enriching research – meaningful and enriching also for her research participants. Drawing on examples from research in Thailand, Nepal, Cambodia, Japan, Indonesia, and Myanmar, Susan will discuss the importance of reciprocity, positionality, and a sense of humour.
is Associate Professor at the University of Sydney and the Director of the . Susan’s focus is in the Asia-Pacific region, where she has conducted extensive field research in Thailand, Myanmar/Burma, Cambodia, Nepal, Bangladesh and Japan on refugee/migrant protection, statelessness and border control.
Susan will present her new book: (Cornell University Press) in the MRG/Activism and Social Movement Network seminar on Thursday 26th June, 12pm , based on a 10-year extended, international ethnography of exiled activists from Bhutan.