Department News
Dissertation Defense | Philip Carroll Friedrich | Nov. 23rd
The South Asia Studies department is pleased to announce the dissertation defense of Phillip Carroll Friedrich, on November 23rd 2020. Please find additional information below, including the Zoom link, and feel free to reach out with further questions. The thesis is available for inspection by the graduate group upon request.
Education Reforms in Global Context - Policy & Practice (Webinar) Nov. 23rd
Discussing the efforts of governments and international organizations to ensure quality education for all children, particularly in the times of COVID-19.
Congratulations Ishani Dasgupta: APLA 2019 Graduate Student Paper Prize Winner
Ishani Dasgupta (PhD Candidate, University of Pennsylvania) was awarded APLA’s 2019 Graduate Student Paper Prize for her paper, “The Burning Body and the Withering Body: Embodied Resistance Practices in the Tibetan Community.” Ishani recently spoke with Randi Irwin (Casual Lecturer, University of Newcastle, Australia) about her award-winning paper, writing, and fieldwork, more broadly.
Dr. Afsar Mohammad's Poetry at 40
Towards the end of this decade, in December, Hyderabad (India)-based prestigious cultural organization- Chitra Lekha Foundation- has celebrated Afsar Mohammad's four decades of poetry. Dr. Afsar is our own faculty member in the Department of South Asian studies and he teaches South Asia courses and Telugu studies.
Solidarity Statement condemning the attack on Students and Professors of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on 5 January 2020
We, the undersigned members of the Department of South Asia Studies and the South Asia community at the University of Pennsylvania, strongly condemn the violence unleashed by the BJP, RSS, ABVP, and their allies under the Hindu Nationalist government of Prime Minister Modi.
Holden Furber Undergraduate Writing Prize
This prize is awarded annually for the best undergraduate essay on any topic related to South Asia.
Undergraduate Research Grants Deadline Extended!
The Department of South Asia Studies invites applications for the South Asia Undergraduate Research Grants has extended the deadline to April 1st by 12 noon.
Congratulations on New Publication, Sahil Vastaadu by Asfar Mohammad!
Congratulations to South Asia Studies Department Senior Lecturer Asfar Mohammad in his recent book publication, “Sahil Vastaadu,” a collection of short stories written in Telugu, his home language.