Events
Upcoming Events
All COSAS events are free and open to the public.
Event Archive
Southern Asia Seminar: The Love Tub of Duff: Christianity, Conversion and the Law in Colonial Calcutta
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 5pm, Foster Hall 103 Mou Banerjee, Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison This talk examines the growing unease in Calcutta’s Hindu elite society over the power of the Christian missionary as teacher,...
SAGSC XXI: South Asia Graduate Student Conference
Islam in South and Southeast Asia Join us for our 21st Annual South Asia Graduate Student Conference! This year's conference, ISLAM IN SOUTH & SOUTHEAST ASIA, welcomes keynote speaker Teren Sevea, who delivers his lecture, Karāmāt: The Prophet's Eastern Heirs...
TAPSA: Language Use and Identity Constructions among mixed-race Indo-Fijians
Steven Castro, PhD Student, Linguistics, University of Chicago Language Use and Identity Constructions among mixed-race Indo-Fijians This research project examines the role of language variation in the conceptualization and lived experiences of race and mixedness...
Southern Asia Seminar: Maximum Pressure: How Refugee Repatriation Shapes Conflict
Christopher Blair, Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, Princeton University Maximum Pressure: How Refugee Repatriation Shapes Conflict How does mass refugee return shape conflict dynamics in destination communities? In 2018, the Trump Administration...
TAPSA: Investigating the genetic history of humans in the trans-Himalaya
Esha Bandyopadhyay, PhD Student, Human Genetics, University of Chicago Investigating the genetic history of humans in the trans-Himalaya The Himalayan arc has played a crucial role in molding the genetic, cultural, and ethno-linguistic diversity of human...
Southern Asia Seminar: No Smoke Without a Fire: Bureaucratic Incentives, Crop Burning, and Air Pollution in South Asia
Gemma Dipoppa, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Brown University Air pollution in South Asia is one of the largest health emergencies on the planet responsible for two million deaths every year. A leading cause of this pollution, crop residue burning (CRB),...
The Battle for the Soul of the Dalai Lama
The norms of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition dictate that the Dalai Lama will leave instructions about his own incarnation. The Chinese government is likely to think otherwise. In a recent article in Foreign Affairs, Dr. Lobsang Sangay, delves into this battle for...
TAPSA: Onscreen Dādā-s: Bengali Cinema and the Postcolonial Youth
Titas De Sarkar, PhD Student, South Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago Onscreen Dādā-s: Bengali Cinema and the Postcolonial Youth The elder brother – Dādā – has emerged as a distinctive social category in the political and public domains...
Southern Asia Seminar: Vagabonds and Talking Donkeys: Progressivism and Cinema in 1950s India
Jennifer Dubrow, Associate Professor, Asian Languages and Literature, University of Washington Progressive literature and cinema have usually been considered separately in the study of South Asia. Yet many progressive writers worked in some capacity for the Bombay...
TAPSA: Do We Know Anything? Can We Know If We Don’t Know Anything?’: Karmapa VIII Mikyö Dorje’s Madhyamaka Critique of Conventional Ways of Knowing”
Seth Auster-Rosen, PhD Student, Philosophy of Religions, University of Chicago Do We Know Anything? Can We Know If We Don't Know Anything?': Karmapa VIII Mikyö Dorje's Madhyamaka Critique of Conventional Ways of Knowing" In his Praise to Dependent Arising (Rten...