I had the opportunity to complete the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCertHE) at the LSE. Many thanks to Jenni Carr and other members of LSE’s Eden Centre for Education Enhancement for their support through the program. Below are some readings from the course. Brookfield, S. D. (2017). Becoming a critically reflective teacher. John Wiley & […]
I had the opportunity to participate in the 12th Summer Institute in Economic Geography in Toronto from July 5-10 2026. Many thanks to Sergio Montero, Michelle Buckley, Jamie Peck, Maya Campo, and Benjamin Owens for organizing the same. Below are some readings shared by the Institute’s resource persons and images from the week. Bassens, D., […]
I had chance to present my research at UCL’s Economic Geography Network Seminar Series. Many thanks to Fabio Miccoli and Dr. Jessica Ferm for the invitation. You can find more details about the seminar series here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/events/2026/feb/economic-geography-network-seminar-series
I was invited to present my research at my the Human Geography Seminar Series at my home institution, the Department of Geography and Environment at The London School of Economics and Political Science on February 5, 2025. I started my position here as an Assistant Professor of Urban Environmental Geography on September 1, 2025. Many […]
I was invited to share my research at the Cities and Climate Change Workshop: Edition III at the Indian Institute of Human Settlements (IIHS) in Bengaluru from January 8-9, 2026 which was co-organised by the Center for the Advanced Study of India-University of Pennsylvania and the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development. Many thanks To […]
I was invited to present my research at the Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR) Webinar Series on November 6, 2025. Many thanks to the organisers for this opportunity and to the Project Assistant, Pooja Priyadarsini, for organising the same. Below are some promotional materials from the webinar.
I was interviewed as part of the ‘Spotlights’ series run by the Department of Geography & Environment, LSE where they put a ‘spotlight’ on different members of the department each month. Many thanks to Isobel Jones for the questions. You can read the interview here: https://www.lse.ac.uk/geography-and-environment/spotlights What was your route into academia, and what advice […]
Dr. Smriti Srinivas and I organised a panel on “Indian Ocean Urbanisms” at the 54th Annual Conference on South Asia in Madison, Wisconsin on October 24, 2025. Many thanks to the participants for making this an engaging session (CFP below). Indian Ocean Urbanisms Organizers: Smriti Srinivas, Professor, Department of Anthropology, UC-Davis & Siddharth Menon, Assistant Professor […]
Below is the Malayalam translation of my 2025 article for Ala. Many thanks to the editor for translating the same. Please find the full article here, https://alablog.in/issues/86/nri-flat-translation/ ഇതുവരെ കേട്ടിട്ടിട്ടില്ലാത്ത ആഡംബരസൗകര്യങ്ങളുള്ള ഫ്ലാറ്റുകൾ പ്രവാസികൾക്കായി മത്സരിച്ചു വിളംബരംചെയ്യുന്ന പരസ്യബോർഡുകളിൽ നമ്മുടെയൊക്കെ കണ്ണുടക്കിയിട്ടുണ്ടാകും. ഈ ഫ്ളാറ്റുകളുടെ വിപണിയുടെ ലോകത്തിലേക്കു എത്തിനോക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ കേരളത്തിലെ മാറുന്ന സാമൂഹ്യ-സാമ്പത്തവ്യവസ്ഥയുടെയും പ്രവാസി കുടിയേറ്റങ്ങളുടെയും കഥപറയുകയാണ് സിദ്ധാർഥ് മേനോൻ.
In Spring 2025, I had the opportunity to teach an upper-level undergraduate course, “How to do Undergraduate Research in International Studies”, in the International Studies Major at UW-Madison. Please find below a brief description and the the syllabus for the course.
Siddharth Menon 