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Roy, Ananya

Name of Person: 
Ananya Roy
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Department: 
City and Regional Planning, Associate Professor
Research Interests: 
Ananya Roy's current research project is entitled Povertyscape: The New Global Order of Aid, Debt, and Development
Achievements: 
Ananya Roy is the author of City Requiem, Calcutta: Gender and the Politics of Poverty (University of Minnesota Press, 2003) and co-editor of Urban Informality: Transnational Perspectives from the Middle East, South Asia, and Latin America (Lexington Books, 2004). Her current research project is entitled Povertyscape: The New Global Order of Aid, Debt, and Development (Routledge, forthcoming). The project has already received several prestigious awards including the Hellman Faculty Award and the Prytanean Faculty Award, the latter being a research and leadership award given to one junior woman faculty member on the UC Berkeley campus each year. Roy teaches in the fields of comparative urban studies and international development. She currently serves as chair of the undergraduate Urban Studies major.

Center for African Studies

Name of Research Center: 
Center for African Studies
Description: 
The Center supports scholarly activities over a broad range of topics that address contemporary African issues. The Center provides opportunities for students majoring in traditionally defined fields to develop a comprehensive interdisciplinary program in African Studies. Areas of research include Natural Resources and Political Ecology.

International and Area Studies (M.A., Ph.D.)

Name of Degree Program: 
International and Area Studies (M.A., Ph.D.)
Course Type: 
Graduate

International and Area Studies

Name of Degree Program: 
International and Area Studies
Course Type: 
Undergraduate