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"Pakistan Beyond Tremors and Terror: Critical Engagements with Political, Economic and Cultural Change"Conference at York University, University of Toronto and Ryerson University29th and 30th May 2014Keynote speakers:Aasim Sajjad Akhtar (Political Economy, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad): Failed State or Fragmented Hegemony? The Political Economy of Change in Contemporary PakistanSaadia Toor (Sociology, CUNY): Politics After Neoliberalism in Pakistan24 papers (8 panels) - themes include law, neoliberalism, gender, labour movements, cinema, urban space and imperialism.Public event with Madiha Tahir (Journalist, PhD Candidate, Columbia): Wounds of Waziristan documentary screening, followed by panel discussion on drone attacks and US imperialism in Pakistan.All panels and the film screening are free and open to all.No registration is required.www.pakistanconference.orgThis conference is co-organised with:York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR)United South Asians at York (USAY)Pakistan Development Fund (PDF) – University of Toronto TanqeedOther sponsors:Faculty of Liberal Arts &#38; Professional Studies, York UniversityFaculty of Graduate Studies, York University Department of Political Science, York University Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) – York UniversityOntario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) – University of TorontoThe Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS), University of TorontoGraduate Association of Students in Political Science (GASPS), University of TorontoDepartment of Politics &#38; Public Administration, Ryerson University York University Graduate Students' Association (YUGSA)Yeates School of Graduate Studies, Ryerson University