Today we are spotlighting Constantine V. Nakassis, Associate Professor of Anthropology, who became COSAS Chair in 2020 and is the main organizer of the Chicago Tamil Forum which begins on May 13. The Chicago Tamil Forum is a workshop for scholars working on Tamilagam to share their ongoing, unpublished work. The theme of the 2021 forum is “Caste and Community in Modern Tamilagam.” Please be sure to check our events page for more information as well as the Chicago Tamil Forum website.
Upcoming Events
May
09
Minority Identities and Vernacular Visual Culture: An Interdisciplinary Symposium
From May 9, 2025 9:00 am to May 10, 2025 8:00 pm
A Celebration of the Academic Legacy of Professor Norman H. Zide
On May 9, 2025 at 12:00 pm
May
14
Inaugural Papiya Ghosh Memorial Lecture: “Gujarat to Delhi: Modi’s Strategies to Win and Retain Power”
On May 14, 2025 at 5:00 pm
May
15
May
21
Literary Progressivism in Tamil South Asia, c. 1940-1970
On May 21, 2025 at 11:30 am
May
22
2025 Chicago Tamil Forum Keynote: Extimacy and Intimacy: Caste and Ethnicity in Sri Lanka and South India
On May 22, 2025 at 5:00 pm
May
29
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