Department News
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.
South Asia Studies' Annalysse Mason selected for Grad Ben Talks!
Proud news from the South Asia Studies Dept!
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 Two New CU in India and Southeast Asia Courses this Spring
Read more about our new course offerings.
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.