Siddharth Menon

Position title: Ph.D.

Email: ssmenon@wisc.edu

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Pronoun(s): he/him/his
Advisor: Stephen Young

WEBSITE

https://sidmenon.com/

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

AFFILIATIONS

Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies

Center for South Asia

Center for Culture, History, and Environment (CHE)