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We are thrilled to share the exciting news that Professor Mark Kenoyer has been appointed to the prestigious Evjue Chair, Hilldale Professorship. As a distinguished member of the Center for South Asia community, Professor Kenoyer’s work has had a significant impact on our understanding of South Asian archaeology and ancient civilizations. His dedication to scholarship and mentorship …
We are thrilled to announce that Professor Darshana Mini’s recent book ‘Rated A: Soft-Porn Cinema and Mediations of Desire’ was awarded the Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize in the Indian Humanities by the American Institute of Indian Studies. Join us in congratulating Professor Mini for this remarkable achievement, which highlights the profound contributions of our faculty to …
Co-PIs Dr. Anirban Baishya (Communication Arts) and Dr. Todd Michelson-Ambelang (Senior Academic Librarian for South Asian Studies) received a Library Research Enhancement Initiative grant for their project “Indian Media & Communication at the Turn of Liberalization.” Congratulations! Read about the project here.
UW Alum, Raney Aronson-Rath ’92, is the second-ever executive producer of PBS’s acclaimed investigative series Frontline. She is leading the charge in innovative storytelling. Aronson-Rath is recognized for her groundbreaking work in driving the series’ respected documentary journalism, and recently spearheaded Frontline’s foray into virtual reality with a gripping exploration of the Ebola crisis in West …
UW Alum Maung Zarni (PhD, 1998 ) has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by Mairead Corrigan Maguire (Nobel Peace Laureate, 1976) for his work on Rohingya displacement in Myanmar. Congratulations Zarni!
We are thrilled to announce that Professor Darshana Mini’s recent book ‘Rated A: Soft-Porn Cinema and Mediations of Desire’ was awarded the Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize in the Indian Humanities by the American Institute of Indian Studies. Join us in congratulating Professor Mini for this remarkable achievement, which highlights the profound contributions of our faculty to the field …
The submission portal for the 52nd Annual Conference on South Asia opened on Thursday, February 1, 2024, for all proposal types. The theme for this year’s conference is Democracy and Authoritarianism. We invite proposals related to all countries of South Asia across a diverse range of disciplines. The 52nd ACSA is scheduled to meet in-person, October 30-November 2, …
We’re thrilled to share that ‘The Nonviolence Project’ led by Prof. Mou Banerjee an assistant professor in UW–Madison’s Department of History, and a team of approximately 10 paid student-researchers has been featured in the prestigious L&S News of the University of Wisconsin Madison! Congratulations! More information on the project can be found on the website.
Sri Vamsi Matta, artist in residence for the UW–Madison’s Division of the Arts’ Interdisciplinary Art Residency Program gave a private performance of “Come Eat With Me” a provocation on India’s caste system in October 2023 at the Sultan restaurant on Williamson St in Madison, WI.
According to the 2023 Open Doors Report, which is published annually by the Institute of International Education in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The report listed the UW as #12 among all U.S. universities for total study abroad participation.