CSAS Newsletter
January 23 – 27, 2023
CONFERENCES/CALLS FOR PAPERS
Call for papers
The Center for South Asian Studies invites proposals for papers for the virtual symposium on Climate Change and South Asia held on April 18 & 19, 2023. Abstract Submission Deadline: January 31, 2023
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Call for Papers
34th Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
“Intersecting Asias: Reflections on Connections and Mobility”
Abstract submission due: Feb 5, 2023
The School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS) and the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM) invites proposals for papers, performances, and panels that seek to move beyond the ‘traditional’ regions of Asia for the 34th annual Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference, held in-person at the Center for Korean Studies on the UHM campus in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, on April 27–28, 2023.
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Call for Submissions
Journal of South Asian Studies is looking for article submissions. They welcome submissions that explore the historical, visual, and literary cultures of South Asia. You can find more, including how to submit here.
EVENTS
Virtual Book Talk: Calcutta on Your Plate by Nilosree Biswas
Center for South Asian Studies, UHM
Join CSAS for a conversation with the author to talk about her book and the foodscape as an incredible journey of tastes, innovations, acceptance, indulgences, and celebrations.
on 31 January 2023, Tuesday at noon HST
Zoom Meeting ID: 915 2148 6770
Passcode: 905586
Find more: https://fb.me/e/2L5GOd4Fh
Book Launch for Wiley Blackwell Companion to Indian Cinema
Date & Time: Jan 28, 2023 06:00 AM HST
Register here
Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI), University of Pennsylvania
Thursday seminar calendar for Spring 2023Click here for more information
FUNDING & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
The J. Watumull Scholarship for the Study of India
The J. Watumull Scholarship for the Study of India provides support for University of Hawai`i undergraduate or graduate students with focused and well-developed proposals to study for a minimum of two months in India.
Deadline: March 1, 2023.
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Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
UROP coordinates and promotes opportunities for undergraduate students across ALL DISCIPLINES at UH Mānoa to engage in faculty-mentored research and creative work.
Students from ALL DISCIPLINES are encouraged to apply for the following funding opportunities:
- Entering Research and Creative Work (ERC) Funding (up to $3,000 per individual for up to two semesters) – Due 5pm, April 20, 2023
- Project Funding (up to $5,000 per individual, $10,000 per group) – Due 5pm, March 3, 2023
- Presentation Funding (up to $2,000 per individual, $5,000 per group) – prior to the event date on a rolling deadline (three months in advance strongly recommended)
Attend a hybrid informational session either in-person or via Zoom:
- General Information Session
- Intended Audience: Students, faculty and staff interested in learning more about UROP’s various funding opportunities
- Date/Time: Wednesday, January 25, 2:30pm-3:30pm
- Location: Moore Hall 104 & Zoom
- Entering Research and Creative Work (ERC) Funding Information Session
- Intended Audience: Undergraduate students early in their academic careers with little to no research or creative work experience that are motivated to start exploring research or creative work with a faculty mentor; Faculty interested in mentoring students; and staff
- Date/Time: Thursday, January 26, 10:30am-11:30am
- Location: Moore Hall 104 & Zoom
- Project Funding Information Session
- Intended Audience: Undergraduate students interested in conducting faculty-mentored research or creative work; Faculty interested in mentoring students; and staff
- Date/Time: Friday, January 27, 11:30am-12:30pm
- Location: Moore Hall 104 & Zoom
Register using your hawaii.edu email address and a unique meeting link will be emailed to you. Information sessions are open to students, staff, and faculty.
Join us to learn more about our funding opportunities as well as additional opportunities for undergraduate students at UHM including the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) and accompanying SURE Symposium, and the Undergraduate Showcase every Fall and Spring semesters (in collaboration with the Honors Program).
Contact UROP: urop@hawaii.edu • 808.956.7492 • manoa.hawaii.edu/urop • Moore Hall 107/108
Connect with us on social media! Instagram: @urop.uhm • Facebook: www.facebook.com/UROP.UHM
2023 Himalayan Studies Fellowships
The Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (ANHS) is pleased to announce its annual Himalayan Studies Fellowships for the support of short-term research or other scholarly projects that will advance knowledge of the Himalaya-Karakoram-Hindukush regions. Projects may be from any scholarly discipline, addressing any aspect of Himalayan Studies. The ANHS offers two $1500 fellowships, one for pre-PhD students and one for scholars who have earned their PhD. The application deadline is 15 February, 2023 with an anticipated award date of 15 March, 2023.
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American Institute of Indian Studies
Summer Student Fellowships for Digital Sonic and Visual Projects
Application deadline: February 15, 2023
SALSI 2023
An eight-week intensive Summer Language Program to study one of 13 South Asian languages at the Elementary, Intermediate, and, for a select few, Advanced level hosted at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Applications now open. Click here for more information
Jagdish P. Sharma Memorial Scholarship, UHM
This department is currently accepting applications with a deadline of March 1, 2022.
The scholarship assists graduate students enrolled in the Colleges of Arts, Languages & Letters (CALL) or the College of Social Sciences (CSS) at UH Manoa who are pursuing studies on the South Asia region and its people. Funds shall be used for costs associated with attendance (tuition, books, fees, etc.). Average award amount: three awards annually of $5,000 each.
Apply here. For more information contact gradhist@hawaii.edu
JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
American India Foundation’s the Banyan Impact Fellowship
The Banyan Impact Fellowship is a fully-funded, interdisciplinary experiential learning program that places young professionals from India and the US in service with communities across India. Through collaboration and capacity-building, Fellows and local communities exchange knowledge and skills to steer projects that advance social and economic development. Fellows learn about grassroots development and inclusive leadership through fieldwork, mentorship, and conferences over the course of the program.
Apply by January 31, 2023
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Tenure-track Assistant Professor Art History, The University of Texas at Austin: College of Fine Arts: Department of Art & Art History
The Department of Art and Art History seeks applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Art History. This department seeks scholars whose research engages with underrepresented archives and repertoires in the arts and whose methodological or theoretical approaches expand traditional geographic and/or temporal articulations of artistic canons and/or traditions. The Expanding Approaches Initiative places high value on inter- and cross-disciplinary thinking, public humanities, and creative practice components of a scholar’s portfolio. The position requires relocation to Austin, TX. Applicants are particularly encouraged who have expertise in the art and material culture of areas interconnected by the Indian Ocean, the Silk Routes and other transregional historical trade routes of Asia.The University has rich resources to support such work, including world-class library and archival holdings in Asian Studies and Middle Eastern Studies and affiliated academic programs in History, Anthropology, Classics, and other disciplines – a collective scholarly network offering wide-ranging coursework and training in over a dozen languages.
Apply by February 6, 2023
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Lecturer in the History of the Indian Ocean World before 1750, The University of Edinburgh
There is an opportunity to join the History department of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology as a lecturer in the History of the Indian Ocean World before 1750. The role requires expertise in any aspect of the history of the Indian Ocean World before 1750. The successful candidate will teach courses at the honours and MSc level and will contribute to team teaching across all levels of the curriculum, including pre-honours, honours and MSc level courses, as appropriate. The successful candidate will also conduct research under their own direction.
Review of applications will begin on17th February 2023
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Post Doctoral Fellow, The India Studies Program at the University of Houston (UH)
invites applications from outstanding scholars and teachers with an active agenda of research on India and a strong record of professional service to advance existing intellectual programming. Candidates may have PhDs in Cultural Anthropology, Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, Sociology, History, Religious Studies, English, Gender Studies, Development Studies, Cultural Geography, or related disciplines to apply for this India Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship. The purpose of this position is to advance the program’s research and teaching profile.
Review of applications will begin on February 20th, 2023
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Bhagvan Vimalnath Endowed Chair in Jain Studies and South Asian Religions
The Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, invites applications for an open rank position to fill the Bhagvan Vimalnath Endowed Chair in Jain Studies and South Asian Religions. We seek a rigorous and imaginative specialist in Jain Studies and South Asian Religions with a wide range of knowledge of Jain philosophy, religion, history, and culture who will complement and enhance our research and teaching strengths as one of the preeminent programs in South Asian Religions in the country. Research foci may include but are not limited to: sex, gender, and bodily identities; subject formations and transformations; somatic disciplines and dietary regimens; and social and environmental ethics based on the principle of nonviolence.
Final date: Friday, Jun 30, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
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