Raktim Ray (PhD)

Urbanist, Lecturer @UCL. Co-PL. Interests include Postcolonial Studies, Urban Theory, Radical Politics, Anarchist Geography 🍉🍉

[Raktim Ray (PhD) @raktimplan]

We @TheoPapaioannou are happy to announce publication of our article where we discussed conflict politics as framework for understanding developmental politics @dpu_ucl . After years of rejections and revisions, we are glad to see it published by @RSA_ADP https://t.co/ZtZfHqQyjY

[Raktim Ray (PhD) @raktimplan]

We started our experimental project with CPP unit of the social movement MTST. In this we will try to challenge the normative idea of research skills, what does knowledge mean and will collectively develop a counter archive from the below for the social movement. @dpu_ucl

[Raktim Ray (PhD) @raktimplan]

I still read guardians sometimes, one of the reasons being Nesrine Malik’s opinion pieces. Such a great analysis. https://t.co/SatqggH3gA

[Harry Pettit 🇱🇧🇵🇸 @HarrygPettit]

Really grateful for this support from the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies.

We have to fight back against the suppression of free speech on behalf of 'israel'.

[south/south movement 🍉 @SouthSouthMvmt]

Call for Papers

International Conference: South-South Solidarity and Resistance to Imperialism

27–28 October 2026
Birzeit University, Palestine

In-person and virtual participation
Conference languages: Arabic, English, and Spanish

https://t.co/9QXaBtzd7B

[Simone Tulumello @SimTulum]

If it is compatible with genocide, your democracy is bullshit. Stop celebrating genocide cheerleaders
https://t.co/1FW1nibtfA

[Raktim Ray (PhD) @raktimplan]

I would highly recommend ECRs to apply! It’s a great place. If anyone needs support with the application, I am happy to discuss being one of the visiting fellows last year.

[ISA-RC21 @ISA_RC21]

The Antwerp Urban Studies Institute is currently looking for two full-time visiting scholars for a short-term research stay (in-person) at the University of Antwerp in 2026/2027. https://t.co/HpcwUzEcgW Apply by 28th May 202623:59 CEST#urban #sociology

[Raktim Ray (PhD) @raktimplan]

Folks in my list if you are in london and interested to hear about water landscape of Bengal, by Prof Swati Chattopadhyay on 11th March, please register. https://t.co/sB5ygZjDlr

[Malini Ranganathan @maliniranga]

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: The Critical Caste Geographies project of King's College London is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to research anti-discrimination law, labour rights, anti-caste legislation, & comparative law https://t.co/g8NSrOnjen. Please share!

[Ichamati Mousamputri @IchamatiM]

Recirculating this CFP! Please share amongst friends and colleagues!

[Raktim Ray (PhD) @raktimplan]

@HarrygPettit In solidarity Harry! ✊🏾

[Eric Reinhart @_Eric_Reinhart]

My new OpEd today seems to be offensive and absurd to most Americans, and immediately obvious to readers beyond US borders.
https://t.co/lA4jV6Ak8N

[CITY @CITYanalysis]

Careful obstruction: Rethinking urban knowledge formations from a protest site in India

Srilata Sircar, Raktim Ray, Ufaque Paiker

Volume 29, 2024 - Issue 3-4

https://t.co/RuTQCLBJaU

[Raktim Ray (PhD) @raktimplan]

@CITYanalysis Hi! Thanks for sharing, just to highlight a typo in the name of our third author Ufaque!

[Raktim Ray (PhD) @raktimplan]

@RGS_PolGRG Book prize panel #rgs2025 on Rupal Oza’s book ‘Semiotics of Rape’

[Gaurav Mittal @geo_mittal]

Really appreciated @raktimplan & colleagues’ thought-provoking presentation at #RGS2025 on how academic extractivism and omissions shape urban studies, in a session organised by CITY.

[Raktim Ray (PhD) @raktimplan]

Kickstarting #rgsibg25 with this wonderful panel on critical geopolitics and transport geographies organised by @geo_mittal sponsored by @RGS_PolGRG

[Raktim Ray (PhD) @raktimplan]

Folks heading to @RGS_IBG Conference in Birmingham, please consider attending our @rad_kinase @Lili_Assaba
session on "Rethinking Racial Geographies of Health" on the 27th at Arts Building: LR1 11:10-12:50. The session is sponsored by RACE Research group. See some of you there.

[Raktim Ray (PhD) @raktimplan]

@DrVrindaChopra @RGS_IBG @SonakshiS11 @DrVrindaChopra are you planning to attend in person! If so let’s have catch up!

[PolGRG @RGS_PolGRG]

Attending the @RGS_IBG Annual Conference and curious about the Political Geography Research Group?

We're sponsoring more than 30 sessions this year, and having a friendly lunchtime social on Friday 29th - all very welcome to join!

More info: https://t.co/aGwxTc77FY

#RGSIBG25

[Raktim Ray (PhD) @raktimplan]

We stand, we still resist and we dream of a liberation