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Upcoming Events

Apr
29

Coming out as Dalit: Book Talk with Yashica Dutt

On April 29, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Apr
30

The Incarcerations: BK-16 and the Search for Democracy in India

On April 30, 2024 at 12:30 pm
May
02

Southern Asia Seminar: Rated A: Soft-Porn Cinema and Mediations of Desire in India

On May 2, 2024 at 5:00 pm

Echoes from the Bengal Tiger: Archival Excavations of Musical Life in Early South Asian America

On May 2, 2024 at 5:00 pm
May
09

TAPSA: Friendship on the Road to War: China, India, and the 1962 War

On May 9, 2024 at 5:00 pm
May
15

Vivekananda Lecture: Thinking Through Space: A Multilingual Approach to Literary History

On May 15, 2024 at 5:00 pm
May
23

Chicago Tamil Forum Keynote Lecture: Urban Hindu Nadars, Disjunctive Identities, and the Class-Caste Nexus

On May 23, 2024 at 5:00 pm

Member Achievement: Constantine V. Nakassis

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 The Chicago Tamil Forum is a workshop for scholars working on Tamilagam to share their ongoing, unpublished work.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.