University of Wisconsin–Madison

Spring 2024 Lecture Series

Spring 2024 Schedule

February 1, 2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT

Taymour Soomro

The Author is a Fraud: What Con Artists can Teach us about Writing

206 Ingraham Hall


Feb 20, 2024, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm CT

Sahana Ghosh (Assistant Professor Anthropology and Sociology, National University of Singapore)

A Thousand Tiny Cuts: Mobility and Security Across the Bangladesh-India Borderlands


March 7, 2024, 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CT

Afsar Mohammad (Senior Lecturer in South Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania)

Rethinking Muslim Past: 1948 Police Action and the Case of Hyderabad

206 Ingraham Hall


March 13, 2024, 4:30 pm- 6:00 pm CT

Anthony Cerulli (Professor of South Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

206 Ingraham Hall


April 4, 2024, 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CT

Vaishali Raval (Professor Global Health Studies, Psychology, Miami University, Ohio)

Unveiling the Tapestry: Psychological research exploring South Asian American identities, interpersonal relationships, and health

206 Ingraham Hall


April 18, 2024, 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CT

Darshana Mini (Professor Indian Cinema, Department of Communication Arts)

Rated A: Soft-Porn Cinema and Mediations of Desire in India

206 Ingraham Hall


April 25, 2024, 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CT

Anya Golovkova (Assistant Professor of Religion, Lakeforest College)

The Goddess’s Forgotten Consort: Desire in Early Śrīvidyā Ritual

206 Ingraham Hall