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SABA is giving away book bundles for K-12 teachers, education faculty, and librarians. There are two picture book bundles, a middle grade bundle and a YA bundle. SABA hopes to complete the giveaway by the end of May. Please fill out this form to enter to win a book bundle from the South Asia Book Award.
Previous CSA Director Anthony Cerulli has been on research leave for the 2021-22 academic year, with Rikhil Bhavnani, Associate Professor of Political Science, serving as the Acting CSA Director during this time. Professor Anthony Cerulli will return in the AY22-23 to continue serving his second year as CSA Director. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Dr. Mou Banerjee on receiving the Dorothy and Hsin-Nung Yao Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching from the History Department, UW–Madison!
Dr. Todd Michelson-Ambelang and Dr. Mou Banerjee received the Library Collections Enhancement Initiative Grant to acquire British Foreign Office Files for Afghanistan and Burma. These grants will enhance the capacity for students and faculty to continue pursuing research on South Asia at the frontlines of academia in the US.
Funded under the Library Collections Enhancement Award by OVRGE, “South Asian Film and Media Collection” aims to build a research program on South Asian Cinema at UW–Madison by expanding the film studies collection. The proposed procurement includes trade magazines, film scripts, song-booklets, posters, and film-related ephemera to think critically about how South Asian cinema has …
Congratulations to Professor Asifa Quraishi-Landes, Professor of Law, on receiving the 2022 Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award! Read the full announcement here.
The Center for South Asia at UW–Madison seeks two energetic, responsible, and organized student-hourly workers beginning as soon as possible. Applicants must be students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, with a preference for graduate students. Knowledge of South Asia is preferred, but not essential. The job requires a commitment of 10-15 hours per week, up to 20 hours/week during …
SASLI has opened a second FLAS competition for Summer 2022! Students can submit their applications at flas.wisc.edu until 11:59 PM CDT on Monday, April 18, 2022. Additional details are available on the FLAS website or by contacting the CSA FLAS Coordinator, Andrea Fowler (assistantdirector@southasia.wisc.edu).
Judy Frater’s interdisciplinary arts residency is presented by the UW–Madison Division of the Arts and hosted by the Design Studies Department with Professor Jenny Angus as lead faculty. She is offering the course Design Studies 527: Diversity, Connection, Value and Sustainability – the Role of Hand Craft. As part of her residency course the students will be holding a trunk show of limited edition products …
(April 5 and 6, 2022) Give back to the Center for South Asia at UW–Madison! When you make a contribution to the Center for South Asia, take pride in knowing that you’re making a difference. Gifts from alumni and friends aid the Center for South Asia in its teaching, research and public service roles. Show …