Events

Makeup date for Spring 2020 forum Participants include: Swarnavel Eswaran, Lalitha Gopalan, Zoé Headley, Lisa Owen, Indira Peterson, and Anna Seastrand. More information can be found...

South Asia Seminar: Gendering Jajmani, Caste-ing Monastic Governmentality and Capital

Indrani Chatterjee, University of Texas at Austin, Department of History In 1855, Rashmoni, a widow of the caste of fishermen, built a large temple on the bank of the Ganges. Then she employed three very poor rural Brahmin men to serve as priests, paying each a...

South Asia Seminar: Gendering Jajmani, Caste-ing Monastic Governmentality and Capital

Doing Research during the Pandemic: Resources for South Asian Studies

This workshop will provide an overview of the Library tools and resources available for online or remote research in South Asian studies. We’ll share strategies for identifying and using remote resources, and we’ll discuss ways in which COSAS and the Library may...

Chicago Dialogues: Episode 1-The Ray Less Traveled

The inaugural episode of Chicago Dialogues sheds fresh light on some of the lesser known contours in the work and genius of the auteur, Satyajit Ray, including the film-makers who left a deep impact on him, the subtle political undertones in his films, the eternal...

Virtual Chai/Happy Hour with Irving Birkner

We will have a Virtual Chai/Happy Hour with COSAS’s former Associate Director, Irving Birkner, on July 9th, at 4:30pm. Please join via the Zoom link below: Link: https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/99857460266?pwd=ZWIrUmkvbHFlSmRkZTBxUVAxc2p4Zz09 Password: 585413 Dates:...

South Asian Music Ensemble: Spring Virtual Recital

Join us for an evening of music from the Indian Subcontinent that will explore intersections of rhythm and style through a variety of classical and devotional genres. The event is free and open to the public. Streaming Friday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. on Facebook....

Not Your Average Chai

In lieu of chai on Fridays, COSAS will be hosting a different version of Chai via Zoom. We’ll determine the frequency of the program based on the turnouts and interest. We know that the pandemic presents its fair share of challenges, both academically and in terms...

Postponed to Fall 2020: TAPSA: Francesca Chubb-Confer, PhD Candidate, University of Chicago Divinity School

Dates: Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 5:00pm Foster 103

Postponed to Fall 2020: TAPSA: Sunjukta Poddar, PhD Candidate in SALC, University of Chicago

Dates: Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 5:00pm Foster 103

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