CSAS Newsletter
March 27 -31, 2023
Join us for the CSAS Spring Symposium on
Climate Change and South Asia, April 18-20, 2023
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Visit the website and register for virtual panels & keynotes
TMYS Review March 2023 in association with CSAS, UH Manoa
Cultural Identity & Ideology – IV themed on Community Appearance & Individual Presentations. Poems, short stories, essays, articles on Books & Films. The paperback and ebook are available worldwide via Amazon now. Project link: https://tellmeyourstory.biz/tmys-review
CALLS FOR PAPERS
Call for abstracts for edited volume
Sexual Violence in Muslim Communities: Towards Awareness and Accountability
Seek essays that raise awareness of sexual abuse in Muslim communities, analyze or offer support to victims and survivors, and present ideas and projects aimed at holding perpetrators accountable. Particularly interested in public-facing, interdisciplinary, transnational, and intersectional approaches to the question of Muslims and sexual abuse.
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Call for Paper
International Conference Christianity and Christians in Pakistan, Kellogg College, University of Oxford
Outcome: A major outcome of this conference will be a special issue of a leading journal based on selected papers. Process: To participate in the conference, please send a 200-word abstract with a copy of your CV to ChristiansinPakistanconf@gmail.com by midnight GMT on April 1, 2023. Replies will be sent by April 5, 2023.
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Call for Paper
Association for Asian Performance 23rd Annual Conference
The AAP conference is a one-day event, to be held at the JW Marriott in Austin, Texas preceding the annual Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) conference. Proposals are invited for papers, panels, workshops, roundtable discussions, and other formats. Learn more about the AAP at https://www.asian-performance.org/.
Deadline for proposals is April 7, 2023
Submit by filling out this form https://forms.gle/udhFNjeenseWo6JH6.
Call for Paper
51st Annual Conference on South Asia,
Madison, Wisconsin
The Annual Conference on South Asia invites scholars, students, and professionals to Madison, Wisconsin, for a three-day event featuring research panels and round tables, lectures, performances, film screenings, booksellers, association receptions, and other special presentations!
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EVENTS
UHM Department of Geography and Environment lecture series talk:
Climate Change and Livelihood Outcomes in Rural India
D. Sandeep Kandikuppa, Fellow, East-West Center
Thursday, April 13, at noon in 443 Saunders.
Webinar: Beads, Batok and Beauty: Philippine Traditions of Beauty by Dr. Maharaj “Raju” Desai
Register here.
Dalit History Month event at Syracuse University on April 3rd & 5th
Women’s and Gender Studies: Dalit History Month Lecture
Graduate Workshop: Dalit Feminist Activist Research
AIIS Dissertation-to-book workshop held at the Annual Conference on South Asia
FELLOWSHIPS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
UH Endowment for the Humanities for faculty
The College of Arts, Languages & Letters announces that funds are available from the UH Endowment for the Humanities to support summer research projects that fall within one of the humanities disciplines.
Disciplines include: languages (both modern and classical); linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; and the history, criticism, and theory of the arts.
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Application due by April 3
Sehat Kahani Fellowship, American Pakistan Foundation Pakistan Fellowship
In this fellowship, the American Pakistani Fellows are invited to work within two domains, Research and Marketing. Fellows go through an intensive 7 week training and mentoring sessions with our team.
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Application due by April 6
American Pakistan Foundation Pakistan Fellowship Summer 2023 Placement with the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center (SAC)
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Application due by April 6
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
- 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)
LankaCorps Fellowship Program
LankaCorps is a unique opportunity for young leaders of Sri Lankan heritage to professionally engage in social, cultural, and economic development activities in Sri Lanka.
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Application due by May 15
Paid Summer Internship: Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
The UH Mānoa Indo-Pacific Affairs Initiative is offering funding to support internships during Summer 2023. UHM undergraduate and graduate students can apply to receive a $4,000 stipend to work at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. This funding is part of the new Indo-Pacific Affairs Internship Program. Application due by April 4
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Nepali Summer Language Program at the University of Washington this summer!
This two-week intensive online Nepali language program is ideal for those who plan to study abroad, conduct research, work or travel in Nepal. The program will provide an introduction to basic conversational Nepali, the Nepali script, and the foundations of Nepali grammar.
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Application due by May 12
The Society of Asian Art of Hawai’i, Inc.
a non-profit organization, is offering two scholarships ($2,500 each) to university and college students enrolled in Hawai’i to study Asia-related art courses during the 2023-24 academic year.
Scholarship announcement and Application link: http://www.saahhawaii.org/scholarship-application
Deadline: June 30, 2023
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