Events

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Upcoming Events

All COSAS events are free and open to the public.

May
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Jashn-i ‘Alam: A Celebration of Muzaffar Alam and his Scholarship

From May 29, 2025 10:00 am to May 30, 2025 5:00 pm

Event Archive

The Legacy of Avicennism in Nineteenth-Century South Asia

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - 4:30pm, Stuart 104 Asad Q. Ahmed, The Catherine and William L. Magistretti Distinguished Professor in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, Department of Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures, University of California, Berkeley  This...

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Swara Sudha: Celebrating Rama Navami

Friday, April 25, 2025 - 6pm - 8:30pm, Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Welcome to Swara Sudha: Celebrating Rama Navami! Join us for a vibrant celebration at the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, featuring veena maestro Ramana Balachandhran, vid. Akshay Anantapadmanabhan on...

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Graduate Commons presents: Language Tables

Monday, April 21, 2025 – 5:30pm – 7:00pm, International House Assembly Room 1414 E 59th St Chicago, IL 60637 Join us for an engaging language learning experience. Practice or learn a new language through fun conversations and exciting activities. This event is...

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Remembering McKim Marriott

Monday, April 21, 2025 - 2pm, Swift Common Join us in remembrance of Professor McKim Marriott Welcome remarks: Constantine V. Nakassis (Chair and Professor of Anthropology, the University of Chicago) Remarks and remembrances from: Ralph Nicholas (Professor Emeritus...

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Eclectic Geographies of Tamil Music

Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 5pm, Foster 103 Davesh Soneji, Associate Professor, South Asia Studies, University of Pennsylvania This talk considers the somatic and sensorial practices of music, dance, and theatre among Tamil-speakers as sources of global...

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TAPSA: Standard Differences, Different Standards

Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 5pm, Foster 103  Shubham Shivang, PhD Student, Departments of Anthropology and Cinema and Media Studies, University of Chicago  This talk takes up the “problem” of standardization in the North Indian language of Bhojpuri, categorized as a...

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