Amani Ponnaganti is a graduate student in geography at UW–Madison. Grounded in feminist, postcolonial, and critical race thinking; her scholarship examines how power, place, and identity relate to questions of law and development. Currently, she is interested in exploring the ways that empire and race shape environmental management in global cities, from a historical perspective.
Her writing received awards from the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Cultural and Political Ecology Specialty Group and the AAG Political Geography Specialty Group. She holds a BA LLB (honors) (JD equivalent) from the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research in India.