Siddharth Menon
Position title: Ph.D.
Email: ssmenon@wisc.edu
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Pronoun(s): he/him/his
Advisor: Stephen Young
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EDUCATION
2018, MA, Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder
2018, Graduate Certificate in Development Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder
2011, BArch, Architecture, University of Mumbai
Interests
International Development, Urban Studies, Environmental Politics, STS, Architecture & Environmental Design, Qualitative Research Methods
RESEARCH AREAS
Economic & Urban Geography, Political Ecology, Development Studies, Science & Technology Studies (STS), South Asia/Kerala, Built Environment
CURRENT RESEARCH
My doctoral dissertation research highlights the imbalances between dominant narratives of urban economic growth in India through real estate and infrastructure construction in rapidly developing second-tier cities – like Kochi, Kerala – along with the social and environmental impacts of its major material embodiment: concrete.
COURSES TAUGHT
Fall 2020, Teaching Assistant, INT ST 402 – Global Poverty and Inequality
Spring 2020, Teaching Assistant, GEOG 101 – Introduction to Human Geography
Fall 2019, Teaching Assistant, GEOG 101 – Introduction to Human Geography
Spring 2019, Teaching Assistant, INTL ST 101 – Introduction to International Studies
Fall 2018, Teaching Assistant, GEOG 101 – Introduction to Human Geography