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Call For Proposals
Old City, New City: Locating the Past in Urban India. An Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference, September 25-26, 2009 at the University of Michigan. For more information.
American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship Competition
AIIS invites applications from scholars from all disciplines who wish to conduct their research in India. Junior fellowships are given to doctoral candidates to conduct research for their dissertations in India for up to eleven months. Senior long-term and short-term fellowships are available for Ph.D. level scholars. Some additional fellowships are available in the performing and creative arts and to other scholars and professionals.
For application deadlines, rules, restrictions and further information please visit the AIIS website or contact them via e-mail.
The Modern City: State, Space, and Citizenship in Urban Asia
Today, thirteen of the world's twenty tallest buildings are in Asia. All but two were built in the last twelve years.
According to United Nations estimates, Asia's urban population will double between 2000 and 2030, adding 1.3 billion people. Asia's urban transformation has tremendous implications for the countries of the region and for the rest of the world.
To learn more, please read Gavin Shatkin's article in the current II Journal. To learn even more, plan to join in the activities surrounding CSAS's first Trehan India Initiative Theme Year, State, Space, and Citizenship: Indian Cities in the Global Era.
Calendar of Events
View or download the upcoming CSAS Events on our Google Calendar.
Consider a Gift to the Center for South Asian Studies
If you have been thinking about making a gift to CSAS, supporting South Asia at Michigan is now easier than ever. Visit our brand new Center for South Asian Studies online giving page, Giving to CSAS.
Upcoming Events
On the Horizon
The Center for South Asian Studies is in the process of organizing a host of lectures, conferences, performances and workshops for the Fall Semester of 2009. The following is just a preliminary snapshot; more detailed information will be posted as we acquire it. We hope to see you at these events!
September
September 11 and 12: Conference in honor of University of Michigan History Professor Barbara Metcalf
September 16: Indian Classical Music (Indian Slide Guitar) Lecture Demonstration by Pandit Debashsish Bhattacharya
September 25 and 26: Old City, New City: Locating the Past in Urban India. An Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference
October
October 2: Summer in South Asia Undergraduate Student Symposium
October 15: Ravi and Anoushka Shankar Sitar Concert at the University Musical Society
October 16: Lineages of Political Society. CSAS Theme Year Lecture by Partha Chatterjee
October 20-22: Indian Classical Dance (Kathakali) Demonstration/Workshop by Shanmughan and Kaladharan
November
November 6: CSAS Speaker Series Lecture by Aswin Punathambekar
November 13: Terminal Present: Making Art From Either Side of the Margin in the 21st Century. CSAS Speaker Series Lecture by Kanishka Raja
November 20: Globalization and Democracy: A Theoretical Perspective on Inequality and Citizenship in Contemporary India. CSAS Theme Year Lecture by Leela Fernandes
December
December 4: CSAS Speaker Series Lecture by Ranjani Mazumdar

