Department News

South Asia Studies Department Hiring

The South Asia Studies Department at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a full-time appointment as Lecturer in Sanskrit. The appointment will begin in August 2019 and includes teaching six courses per academic year. This appointment will be for one academic year with the possibility of annual renewal for up to an additional two years, contingent upon a satisfactory performance review and approval of the Dean.

2018 Fall Hindi-Urdu Workshop

The Workshop will be organized by Gregory Goulding (Assistant Professor, Department of South Asia Studies) and is supported by the Department of South Asia Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

SAC and SAST Launch Artist Residency Programs in Chennai and Philadelphia

In summer 2017, the South Asia Center (SAC) and the South Asia Studies Department (SAST) launched the SAC Chennai Artist Residency which sent three students to India to work with local artists for eight weeks. With generous support from Penn Design and Penn Global, undergraduate English major Seung Hyun Chung joined Master of Fine Arts students Danièle Dennis and Laura Altman on this artistic adventure to South Asia.

URDU Proficiency & Placement Exam

WHAT: URDU Proficiency & Placement Exam

DATE: Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017

TIME: 12 -1:30 pm

WHERE: 820 WIlliams Hall, South Asia Studies Conference Room

RSVP: You must let email mmenai@sas.upenn.edu  

Note: You may contact Professor Menai if you need to schedule an alternate time for your exam