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From CSAS,
Anna Stirr, Director
Mari Martinez, Coordinator
CSAS News
[In Person] CSAS 2024 Spring Symposium
Save the date for our upcoming Spring Symposium 2024, on South Asian Futures. The symposium aims to provide a platform for scholars and visionaries to engage in discussion, share insight and explore the diverse dimensions of futures as imagined, and as people have striven to realize them, from South Asian perspectives, including diaspora and transnational perspectives.
Keynote Speakers:
Vijay Prashad, Historian, Author, Journalist
Subash Thebe Limbu, Filmmaker, Sound Artist
Sadaf Padder, Curator
Ritodhi Chakraborty, Geographer
WHEN: April 10-12, 2024
WHERE: Room 301, Hamilton Library
For more information, preliminary schedule and talks, visit: https://southasiasymposium2024.wordpress.com/
FUNDING & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
In order by upcoming deadlines.
South Asian Literature in Translation
South Asian Literature in Translation is delighted to announce an exciting first-of-its-kind opportunity for emerging translators: SummerSALT translation school will be held August 5-9, 2024, in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
SummerSALT is a residential course for 40 translators working from South Asian languages. The program will include concurrent workshops and plenary sessions with distinguished authors and publishers.
For more information: http://tinyurl.com/tjccarcf
DEADLINE: March 15.
Call For Papers – Online seminar: Emotions in the Global South
The seminar aims to delve into the multifaceted theme of emotions within the specific context of the Global South. At its core, the primary objective of this event is to foster an in-depth examination of how emotions are manifested, operated, lived, perceived, and practised. Emotions, within the scope of this seminar, are conceived both as individual bodily reactions but also as intricate socio-cultural constructs, thereby embracing a comprehensive understanding that spans the interplay between personal experiences and broader cultural contexts. This event will take place online from June 12-14, 2024.
For more information: http://tinyurl.com/745rfrp4
Deadline: March 15, 2024
Call for Submission – IAAC Erasing Borders Dance Festival
The Indo-American Arts Council is seeking submissions for their 2024 Erasing Borders Dance Festival. Solos, Duets, and large groups welcome to apply.
For more information visit: https://iaac.us/dance/?fbclid=IwAR
For submission guidelines visit: https://iaac.us/erasing-borders-dance-festival-2024/#guidelines
Deadline: March 15, 2024
South Asia Summer Language Institute
SASLI 2024 Applications are NOW OPEN! SASLI is an eight-week intensive Summer Language Program hosted at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Our students come from a variety of disciplines at institutions around the world to study one of 13 South Asian languages at the Elementary, Intermediate, and, for a select few, Advanced level. We are happy you made it here and look forward to joining you on your journey into South Asian Studies. Keep reading for more information about our program and application process. Questions? Contact us directly at sasli@lpo.wisc.edu.
For more information: https://sasli.wisc.edu/ To apply: https://tinyurl.com/47433bvh
Deadline: March 15, 2024
Association for Asian Studies – Paper Prize, South Asia Council
The South Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies announces the 2024 competition for the best paper on a South Asia topic scheduled to be presented by a graduate student at the AAS Annual Conference. The prize will recognize emerging scholarship in the field and foster intellectual exchange among junior and senior scholars. The award of $500 and a certificate will be presented at the 2025 AAS Conference in Columbus, Ohio. The South Asia Council of the AAS will also provide a sum of up to $300 to the winner of the prize to partially cover the cost of his or her travel to the 2025 Columbus Conference, where the winner will be recognized at the AAS Awards Ceremony.
For more information visit: https://tinyurl.com/yhuydr4r
Deadline: March 18, 2024
Meridian-Cox Foreign Service Fellowship for Emerging Leaders
The Meridian-Cox Foreign Service Fellowship for Emerging Leaders is a fully-paid enrichment and training program seeking to expand awareness and access to Foreign Service careers to students from underrepresented communities across the United States. A partnership among Meridian International Center, the Una Chapman Cox Foundation, and Community Colleges for International Development, the Foreign Service Fellowship provides undergraduate students with insight into American diplomacy while underscoring educational, internship, and career paths within the U.S. Foreign Service. The program will spotlight the vital work of Foreign Service Officers, while also teaching the critical soft skills necessary to succeed in a diplomatic career. Fellows will enhance their understanding of diplomacy and international affairs through site visits while developing their career development skills through workshops and networking opportunities.
For more information visit: https://tinyurl.com/yddf39yj
Deadline: March 20, 2024
One World Media Fellowship Programme
Stories shape our world. It matters how they’re told. We support journalists and filmmakers globally to tell stories that inform and connect us all. The One World Media Awards celebrate and recognise the best media coverage across a wide range of genres that focus on low- and middle-income countries across the global south; stories that break through stereotypes, change the narrative and connect people across cultures. Our Fellowship programme is a springboard for new talent covering stories globally with creativity and integrity. Selected fellows receive a £1,000 production grant, one-to-one mentoring and a year-round programme of industry workshops and webinars, while they produce a non-fiction piece of media.
Deadline: March, 21 2024
For more information please visit their website here.
If you have any questions, contact contact@oneworldmedia.org.uk.
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA)
The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) fellowship program provides opportunities for doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The program is designed to deepen research knowledge and increase the study of modern foreign languages, cultural engagement, and area studies not generally included in U.S. curricular.
For more information visit: http://tinyurl.com/56rzcret
DEADLINE: March 29, 2024
The Surya P. Subedi Prize
The Royal Asiatic Society is inviting submissions for the second award of the Surya P. Subedi Prize for the publication of a book or article on Nepal in English in any one calendar year. Nominations are invited for publications on Nepal during 2023 and should include a short paragraph of not more than 500 words detailing why the book or article should be considered for the prize accompanied by a short biography of the author and one letter of support. The value of the annual Prize is £500 (five hundred pounds).
For more information: https://royalasiaticsociety.org/awards-prizes-visiting-fellowships/
or contact: mb@royalasiaticsociety.org
Deadline for nominations: March 30, 2024
The Quad Fellowship
The Quad Fellowship is an initiative of the governments of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. Announced by the Quad partners on September 24, 2021, this first-of-its-kind scholarship program is designed to build ties among the next generation of scientists and technologists. The Quad Fellowship is operated in consultation with a non-governmental task force composed of academic, foreign policy, and private sector leaders from each Quad country. Beginning in 2024, the fellowship will be administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE), a global not-for-profit organization that manages many of the world’s most prestigious scholarship and fellowship programs.
Info Session: March 11, 2024
Deadline: April 1, 2024
For more information visit: https://www.quadfellowship.org/
Global Ambassadors Scholarship
The Global Ambassadors Program is an initiative created for current students who are planning to study, intern, volunteer or teach abroad. The Global Ambassadors will serve as global correspondents, sharing their experiences to motivate other members of the BeGlobalii and Diversity Abroad community to go abroad. By writing insightful articles, sharing inspiring videos and pictures about your new surroundings, cross-cultural observations and personal growth, your words will inspire other diverse students to go abroad and challenge them to rethink how study abroad experiences can be for everyone.
For more information visit: https://www.diversityabroad.com/overseas-ambassador
Deadline: April 15, 2024
Call for Papers – BDI International Conference 2024
Bangladesh Development Initiative (BDI) is organizing an interdisciplinary international conference on Bangladesh, scheduled to take place in the USA. The conference is set for November 8–10, 2024 (Friday–Sunday) at the University of California, Berkeley. They are inviting academics, scholars, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners engaged in diverse facets of Bangladesh’s development to submit extended abstracts or completed research papers addressing the conference theme: “Bangladesh Reimagined: The Next Half-Century.”
November 8-10, 2024
University of California at Berkeley, USA
For more information visit: https://bdiusa.org/conference-2024/
DEADLINE: April 15, 2024
EVENTS
[In Person]
Synergy: Ishaan + Nayaan Ghosh with Lyon Leifer
Don’t miss this one-night-only special presentation by masters of Indian classical music!
Presented by the Jhamandas Watumull Foundation.
Synergy is an amalgamation of the musical energies of the legendary sitar maestro Nayan Ghosh and his son, tabla virtuoso Ishaan Ghosh. Together, they play Indian classical music of a superlative order replete with a rich repertoire, dynamic virtuosity and soulful aesthetics. The concert will also feature flautist Lyon Leifer.
WHEN: March 16, 2024, 7pm
WHERE: Doris Duke Theater, Honolulu Museum of Art
To purchase tickets and for more information visit: https://tinyurl.com/499uk5sr
[Online]
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Indian Elections:
A Psephologist’s Perspective India is coming up for elections this year.
Mr. Yashwant Deshmukh, the founder-director of Centre for Voting Opinion & Trends in Election Research (CVoter), one of the leading international Public Opinion and Stakeholder research agencies will be joining the East-West Center.
WHERE: Mar 21, 2024
WHEN: 04:00 PM
To Register and for more information visit: https://tinyurl.com/3kbvtdxw
[Online]
Wilson Center – Completing the US Strategic Rebalance
The Wilson Center invites you to a public forum marking the launch of its new Indo-Pacific Program. The event will address the way forward for the United States to secure its strategic interests and mitigate risks in the Indo-Pacific, as well as prospects for US partnering with like-minded partners in the region. The discussions will feature voices from Capitol Hill, the Biden administration, and the diplomatic and analytical communities. For more information and complete guide visit: https://tinyurl.com/3m564wak
When: Wednesday, March 20, 2024
8:30am – 12:00pm ET
To RSVP for Webcast visit: https://tinyurl.com/bdf7228b
[Online] 6th Annual Rustgi Undergraduate Conference on South Asia – South Asia in Story
The University of Buffalo’s 6th Annual Rustgi Undergraduate Conference on South Asia will feature a keynote by Javaid Tariq, co-founder of New York Taxi Workers Alliance, a grassroots predominantly immigrant and people-of-color-led labor organization that was founded by South Asian drivers and organizers almost 30 years ago. In his keynote, Javaid Tariq will reflect on the importance of building a labor movement that is democratic, membership-led, internationalist in its solidarity, and unafraid to confront power and express urgency for student activism.
This hybrid event is free, but registration is required.
To register visit https://bit.ly/rustgi2024
For more information please contact southasiaundergradconf@gmail.com
WHEN: April 6, 2024
WHERE: ONLINE
JOBS & POST DOCS
Positions open until filled unless otherwise noted.
Davidson College, Department of Religious studies
The Department of Religious Studies at Davidson College seeks to hire a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor with expertise in Religions in South Asia for the academic year 2024-2025. For more information visit: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=66813
Deadline: March 19, 2024
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Fellowship Program
The Fulbright-Hays Program awards grants to individual U.S. K-14 pre-teachers, teachers and administrators, pre-doctoral students and postdoctoral faculty, as well as to U.S. institutions and organizations. This program supports research and training efforts overseas, which focus on non-Western foreign languages and area studies. It is funded by a Congressional appropriation to the U.S. Department of Education and is one of the few Fulbright Programs that supports group projects abroad.
For more information: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsfra/applicant.html
Application Deadline: April 23, 2024
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Fellowship Program
The Fulbright-Hays Program awards grants to individual U.S. K-14 pre-teachers, teachers and administrators, pre-doctoral students and postdoctoral faculty, as well as to U.S. institutions and organizations. This program supports research and training efforts overseas, which focus on non-Western foreign languages and area studies. It is funded by a Congressional appropriation to the U.S. Department of Education and is one of the few Fulbright Programs that supports group projects abroad.
For more information: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsfra/applicant.html
Application Deadline: April 23, 2024
Southern Methodist University – History
The William P. Clements Department of History at SMU invites nominations and applications for a two-year appointment to begin Fall semester 2024. They are seeking a teacher-scholar in the field of South Asian history, in any area or period, to fill this position.
For more information visit: https://apply.interfolio.com/129501
Deadline: May 1, 2024
Brown University: DOF: Comparative Literature
The Department of Comparative Literature at Brown University invites applications for an International Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowship in Indian Ocean Studies. We seek a scholar with expertise in Indian Ocean literatures, including but not limited to the textual traditions of South Asia, Southeast Asia, or East Africa. The historical period and field of specialization are open, and we encourage applications from candidates whose work is comparative in nature. The position is a two-year term, beginning July 1, 2024.
For more information visit: https://apply.interfolio.com/137329
Marymount Manhattan College – History and International Studies
Marymount Manhattan College seeks applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of History and International Studies to begin Fall 2024 pending final budget approval. For more information visit: https://www.mmm.edu/offices/human-resources/faculty-positions.php
Deadline: August 1, 2024
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