Department News
Mark your calendars for the Spring 2016 South Asia Colloquium!
South Asia Summer Language Institute Funding Opportunities
Undergrad Summer Grants and Holden Furber Prize
Attn SAST Grad Students: Apply for 2016 Summer Funding and Briton Martin by Feb 8!
“Local community associations help immigrants and their children gain social mobility.”
C.U. in Southeast Asia students visit Batu Caves
Still in Malaysia -- the photograph shows students in a contemplative moment at Batu Caves where there is a Murugan temple dating from the end of the nineteenth century.
C.U. in Southeast Asia students immersed in meditation and prayer
Our C.U. in Southeast Asia students have been learning about the religious worlds of the South Asian diaspora in Malaysia, Singapore and Myanmar centered upon Hindu, Muslim and Sikh temples and shrines. These last weeks the students have been hopping around the islands in the region and gaining fresh historical perspectives relating to migration, popular religion and communities. These will shape the research projects that the students focus on next semester.
C. U. in India students send greetings from the wondrous Taj Mahal in Agra
The students currently enrolled in the Gender, Development and Empowerment class have been observing how theory from the classroom connects to the real life experiences of women --the issues they manage and how they secure their rights. The students have also been learning about how women organize and their role in thought leadership and public campaigns, and how non-profit groups facilitate this. Stay tuned -- we will have more news about the students' time in India and how this has influenced their perspectives and honed their research topics.
