Todd Michelson-Ambelang, Associate Lecturer and Bibliographer for Scandinavian Humanities, Classics, Jewish, and South Asian Studies, together with a team of interdisciplinary collaborators across UW–Madison, have been awarded $5 million by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation …
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UW-Milwaukee Sociology Professor, CSA Faculty Affiliate A. Aneesh featured in CNN Series
UW-Milwaukee Sociology Professor and CSA Faculty Affiliate A. Aneesh was recently featured in a CNN series about the “Y2K bug.” The piece recalls millennial anxieties that were as global as the pandemic is now, highlighting …
Mitra Sharafi (Center for South Asia & UW Madison Law School) wins Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award
Please join us in congratulating CSA and UW Madison Law School Professor Mitra Sharafi for winning one of this year’s prestigious Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Awards!
December 2020 Newsletter
The December 2020 Center for South Asia Newsletter is now online. We are so proud of the many accomplishments of out our students, staff, and faculty amidst what has proven to be an extraordinarily challenging …
SASLI and FLAS Applications open
The 2021 South Asia Summer Language Institute, along with summer & academic year FLAS grants, are now accepting applications. Now is the perfect time to apply to fund and study a South Asian language!
UW South Asian organizations raise awareness, funds for Punjab farmers’ protests in India
Laura Hammond appointed Director of Language Programs Office
This announcement first appeared on November 27, 2020. A message from Guido Podesta, vice provost and dean, International Division I am pleased to announce the creation of a new unit in the International Division—the Language …
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 …
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 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 …