Events
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Event Archive
TAPSA: Between ghṛṇā and dharma: The Rhetoric of Middle-caste Positioning in Colonial India
Thursday January 30, 2025 - 5pm, Foster 103 Sthira Bhattacharya, PhD Candidate, Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago This talk examines the rhetorical moves through which spokespersons from three middle-caste...
Southern Asia Seminar: The Negro Our Aryan Brother’: Race, Caste, and Hindu Cosmopo-nationalism in the Transcolonial 1920s
Thursday January 16, 2025 - 5pm, Foster 103 J. Barton Scott, Associate Professor, Department of the Study of Religions, University of Toronto In 1925, Pandit Chamupati went on an Arya Samaj mission tour of British East Africa—presumably to avoid the scandal that...
[GRAD] Language Tables
Monday, December 2, 2024 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm, International House Assembly Hall 1414 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637 Looking to brush up on your language skills or practice conversation in a relaxed setting? The Language Tables provide a welcoming space for speakers of...
TAPSA: Half-Castes and Parts: Labels and Language Use for Constructions of Mixedness in Fiji
Thursday, November 21, 2024 - 5pm, Foster 103 Steven Castro, PhD Candidate, Department of Linguistics, University of Chicago This project investigates the utilization of linguistic labels to reflect how race and by extension, mixedness, are conceptualized in Fiji....
Cambridge History of Indian Literature Workshop
Friday, November 15, 2024 - 10am, Franke Institute for the Humanities Details TBA
TAPSA: Encounters with Chinese Marxist Ideological Education: Tibetan Teenagers’ Moral Development and Practical Wisdom
Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 5pm, Foster 103: Xue Han, PhD Candidate, Department of Comparative Human Development, University of Chicago Contemporary Tibetan teenagers are obligated to receive a uniform anti-religious Marxist ideological education in formal...
Southeast Asia Night
Southeast Asia Night (6-8pm, International House Assembly Hall) Join International House and the Asian Policy Forum as we honor the vibrant social heritage of Southeast Asia! Registration required Proudly co-sponsored by the Asian Policy Forum and...
Southern Asia Seminar: Bodies and Buildings: Performing Arts and Performing Artists in the Temples of Classical and Medieval India
Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 5pm, Foster 103 Anna Tosato, Visiting Scholar and Bhagwan Munisuvrata Swami Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Religion, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Performing arts played a crucial role in shaping the cultural...
Tibetan Poetry as Resistance
"Tibetan Poetry as Resistance,” Bhuchung D. Sonam, Founder, TibetWrites (5-6:30pm, Classics 110) Experience the power of words as a tool for cultural preservation and social change. Join us as the leading Tibetan poet and activist shares insights on poetry,...
TAPSA: From Learning to Earning: The Influence of Siblings on Job and Wage Preferences
Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 5pm, Foster 103 Rubina Hundal, PhD Candidate, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago This study explores how sibling dynamics, particularly among same-sex siblings within a 2 – 5 year age gap, shape job preferences and...