In recent years, an increasing number of high-quality children’s and young adult books have been published that portray cultures, histories, and contemporary issues in South Asia or dealing with South Asians living abroad. To encourage …
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Center for South Asia welcomes new IRIS Executive Director Anju Reejhsinghani
Welcome, Anju! The Center for South Asia is pleased to welcome the new Executive Director of the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS), Anju Reejhsinghani. Anju will join us from UW-Stevens Point, where she is …
Paul Robbins promoted to Dean of Nelson Institute
Area & International Studies Undergraduate Paper Awards
Participating area and international studies centers of the Institute for Regional and International Studies are each awarding $1,000 to the best paper/s written by an undergraduate and focused on their respective world regions. Full submission …
J. Mark Kenoyer honored by Society for American Archaeology
The Society for American Archaeology has announced its 2019 award recipients. UW-Madison Professor J. Mark Kenoyer has been awarded the Award for Excellence in Archaeological Analysis “For his detailed and rigorous empirical analyses of a broad …
New Documentary Short Film
A new documentary on The Kalasha, a Dardic indigenous people of Pakistan, was recently produced by students and colleagues of Mark Kenoyer (Professor, Anthropology, UW-Madison). You can view the documentary here.
Faculty Publication Announcements
Please join us in congratulating the following South Asia Studies Faculty and Affiliate Faculty in their recent accomplishments! Rikhil Bhavnani (Associate Professor, Political Science, UW-Madison) and Bethany Lacina (Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Rochester) …
Professor honored with Mentorship Award
Associate Professor Mitra Sharafi (Law School, Department of History, South Asia) was recently recognized with a Postdoc Mentoring Award. The UW-Madison Postdoctoral Association recognizes faculty for their efforts in mentoring postdocs and helping to advance …
Chancellor Blank recognizes South Asia alumna and faculty
At the Fall Event for the Bascom Hill Society, Chancellor Blank presented the achievements of many outstanding UW-Madison alumni, faculty, and staff. Among those featured in her presentation were Hannah Lider (UW alumna), Sarah Beckham …
Affiliate Faculty chairs Hurst Summer Legal Institute
The J. Willard Hurst Summer Institute in Legal History is a biennial event sponsored by the Institute for Legal Studies in conjunction with the American Society for Legal History (ASLH). Each Hurst Institute is organized …