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CSA Welcomes New Assistant Director

The Center for South Asia is pleased to welcome incoming Assistant Director Andrea Fowler on December 1st. Andrea Fowler has served the Center as office manager since 2017, coordinating events and communications across a variety of Center programs. In her new role as Assistant Director, she will oversee the Annual Conference on South Asia and …

New Faculty Profile – Priya Mukherjee

In October, the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences published an interview with new faculty member, Priya Mukherjee (Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics). Read the full interview here.

New Faculty Focus – Darshana Mini

Earlier this month, Darshana Mini, Assistant Professor of Film Studies, was featured in the New Faculty Focus column for Inside UW. Read the full interview here.

New Publication from UW History Professor Mou Banerjee

Assistant Professor of History and member of the South Asian Studies faculty Mou Banerjee recently published the introduction to a teaching roundtable on decolonizing pedagogy. Professor Banerjee’s introduction is available here, along with the complete roundtable essays.

ACSA Fall 2020 Virtual Book Exhibit

To support our publishing exhibitors and scholarly community as well as provide our participants with a  conference-like experience, the Annual Conference on South Asia is pleased to announce the Fall 2020 Virtual Book Exhibit. Flyers and links from our participating publishers are included on the Virtual Book Exhibit page of the ACSA website. Cambridge University …

Grant awarded to UW–Madison to study language proficiency gains in virtual and in-person instruction

Among the many lessons highlighted by the current pandemic is the need to be able to understand and reimagine instruction, especially as many educators and students grapple with questions about the benefits and challenges of in-person and remote modes of delivery of instructional programs. With the support of a $173,168 grant, UW–Madison will conduct a …

UW-Madison moves up in university rankings

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has once again been named one of the top universities in the country by Washington Monthly magazine, ranking 21st overall (up from 23rd last year) and 12th among public universities (up from 13th last year). Click here for the full article.

CSA Director goes Live on Facebook with Chazen

Anthony Cerulli (Director, Center for South Asia and Associate Professor, Asian Languages and Cultures) recently spoke with the Chazen Museum of Art about his participation in their Faculty Exhibition 2020. Cerulli’s contribution included images from The Manuscriptistan Project. Learn more about The Manuscriptistan Project here. Watch Cerulli’s video from the Chazen’s Our Kind of Happy …

Library by Appointment Services

Library services by appointment are now available for students, faculty, and staff for research and instructional purposes. Please click the link below for additional details.

2020 Annual Conference on South Asia Postponed

The 2020 Conference on South Asia has been postponed until 2021. The full announcement, with preliminary information on proposals and registrations, is available here.