Yasmin Saikia Provides Keynote Address at 2015 Critical Approaches to South Asian Studies Workshop

February 27th, 2015

2015 Critical Approaches to South Asian Studies Workshop:

Questions of Method in South Asian Studies

Love and Hate in South Asia: Rethinking humanity after 1971


Yasmin Saikia, Arizona State University

At Critical Approaches to South Asian Studies Workshop, York University

February 26, 2015, 4:30 – 6:00 pm

Room 519 Kaneff Tower, York University, Toronto

Remembered experiences of violence, humiliation, and loss suffered in the 1971 war of Bangladesh provide potent materials for rethinking a new narrative bonding victim and perpetrator communities in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Read more »

Sammit Khandapakar, ASU Religious Studies PhD Candidate, Selected for Prestigious Dissertation Workshop

February 9th, 2015

Sammit Khandapakar, ASU Religious Studies PhD Candidate, was selected as one of eleven doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences to present a portion of his dissertation at the 2015 The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Dissertation Workshop Series. The workshop occurs in conjunction with the AAS Annual Conference in Chicago. Read more »

2015 Sage Competition Deadline Announced

December 3rd, 2014

2014-15 A.T. Steele Faculty Grant Application Date Set

November 24th, 2014

The Center for Asian Research invites competitive proposals for faculty travel to Asia up to $4,000 each. In the past two years, the Center has awarded 11 grants, supported through the Center’s A.T. Steele Endowment.

The application deadline for submitting proposals the A.T. Steele Faculty Travel Grant will be January 23, 2015. Read more »

AAS/SSRC Dissertation Workshop

November 24th, 2014