Weekly Lecture Series

Spring 2026 Schedule

Check back here soon to see more of our upcoming Spring 2026 Lecture Series schedule. To see past Lecture Series talk information and recordings, click the archive links below.

Feb 5, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT

Sandra Schlage
Cosmic Dance in Stillness and Motion: New Insights into the Connection Between Indian Art History and Dance

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Feb 19, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT 

Peter deSouza
Why did Mrs. Gandhi impose the Emergency, and why did she lift it? Revisiting the Indian Emergency of 1975

206 Ingraham Hall
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Feb 26, 2026, 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CT

Parul Kapur
Censorship and the Imperiled Modern Artist in Nehru’s India

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March 5, 2026, 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CT

Darshana Mini

206 Ingraham Hall
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March 12, 2026, 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CT

Swethaa Ballakrishnen
BEND IT.
Queer Coding in South Asian Popular Culture and Law

206 Ingraham Hall
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March 19, 2026, 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CT

Anirban Karak

206 Ingraham Hall
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April 6, 2026, 4:00 pm- 5:00 pm CT

Lia Wolock

206 Ingraham Hall
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April 16, 2026, 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CT

Anirban Baishya

206 Ingraham Hall
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April 23, 2026, 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm CT

Andrew Sartori

206 Ingraham Hall
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