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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The conference "Nation, Gender and History: Asian Cinemas in Perspective" will be held at Vilnius University, Centre of Oriental Studies 7 - 9 September 2017. Abstracts should be submitted no later than 30 April 2017. Asian Arts Centre and The Centre of Oriental Studies of Vilnius University invite scholars, film prof

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/conference-asian-cinemas-vilnius-lithuania - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Tuesday 4 April at 13.00-15.00 doctoral student Khaleda Gani Dutt, from the Institute of International Education in the Department of Education at Stockholm University, will defend her thesis entitled: "The Role of Adult Literacy in Transforming the Lives of Women in Rural India: Overcoming Gender Inequalities". Ve

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-stockholm-university - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Tuesday 27 June 2017, the first annual meeting entitled "South Asia across the Nordic Region (SANR)" will be hold at University of Copenhagen. The initiative is organized by the Centre of Global South Asian Studies and the Asian Dynamics Initiative (ADI). Deadline for paper and panel submission is 31 March. The org

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/nordic-south-asia-meeting-copenhagen - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 12-13 June 2017 SOAS University of London will hold its South Asia Institute Graduate Conference. This year the theme of the conference is: "Interrogating the 'rural' in South Asia: ruptures and continuities". Abstracts should be submitted by April 15th. A wealth of literature documents the apparently profound tran

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/soas-south-asia-institute-graduate-conference - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET researcher Admir Skodo spreads his research to a wider audience through his short course at the UC Berkeley Osher Lifelong Learning Institute entitled "Immigration Past and Present". Immigration is often framed as a “crisis” or “problem,” while the words “immigrant,” “refugee,” and “asylum seeker” have taken on

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-researcher-admir-skodo-spreads-his-research - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Zahid Shahab Ahmed's two-year research project, funded by United States Institute of Peace, involving nine case studies of peace education interventions from Khyber to Karachi in Pakistan has been published by the Institute. With an eye to the theory that radicalization is a function of social and political marginaliz

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/special-report-peace-education-pakistan - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 3-7 July 2017 University of Turin will hold the third edition of its TOIndia Summer School entitled: “Politics, Development and Social Change in Contemporary India”. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the School provides students with an extraordinary opportunity to analyse key social, political and economic is

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/toindia-summer-school-turin - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The 25th European Conference on South Asian Studies (ECSAS) is scheduled for 24-27 July 2018 at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. It is organized by the Centre d’Etudes de l’Inde et de l’Asie du Sud. The call for panels is now open and will close on 30 April 2017. If you would like to convene a panel a

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-panels-ecsas-2018 - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Applications are invited for this fixed-term post in the School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies (CLAS) at University of Nottingham. The deadline to apply is 6 April 2017. The School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies (CLAS) is a leading centre for the study of modern languages and cultures, including ling

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/postdoc-fellowship-multilingualism - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Fifth International Conference on Asian Studies (ICAS) entitled: "Asian Dream – Global Prosperity : Challenges & Issues" will be held on 17-18 June 2017 at the Saint Paul University. The conference is organized by the International University of Japan, International Center for Research & Development and Unique Con

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/international-conference-asian-studies-icas-ottawa - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Three scholars from the West Network welcome abstracts for their edited volume called “Liberal West” and Asianists are welcome to approach the topic from the Asian point of view. Deadline for abstracts is May 23 2017. Ever after the idea of “the Western civilization” was conceived, some intellectuals, politicians, and

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-abstracts-edited-volume-liberal-west - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Department of Religion at Florida State University invites applications for a 9-month Visiting Assistant Professor position for the period 8 July 2017 - 5 April 2018 in the area of South Asian Religions. Specialization is open, but preference is for competency in Hindu and/or Buddhist traditions in India with an e

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/visiting-assistant-professorship-florida-state-university - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The School of Business and Law at The University of Agder invites applications for up to seven full-time fixed-term appointments as PhD Research Fellows in International Management. Application closing date: 15 May 2017. The main profile is that the positions are located in Kristiansand, Norway, and that the PhD-perio

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/phd-research-fellowships-international-management - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Center for South Asia at University of Wisconsin in Madison invites scholars, students, professionals, and anyone interested in research to the 46th Annual Conference on South Asia on 26-29 October 2017. Panel submissions are due by 1 April 2017. The Annual Conference on South Asia invites scholars, students, prof

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/conference-south-asia-university-wisconsin - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Some of SASNET's lectures have been recorded and can be watched on its Youtube Channel. In February Robert Phillipson and Tove Skutnabb-Kangas held a lecture entitled: "Is ‘global’ English compatible with local language ecologies and principles of language rights, or a neoimperialist project?". Watch the video. Go for

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/watch-sasnets-recorded-lectures - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr. Ruchi Gaur, Senior Scientific Officer at DBT-IOC centre for Advanced Bio-Energy Research visited Lund University 19th March 2017 to 1st April 2017. Dr. Ruchi Gaur was visiting as a partnership agreement signed between DBT-IOC Centre for Advanced Bio-Energy Research and Lund University on the sharing of research ex

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/research-visit-lund-dr-ruchi-gaur-indian-oil-corporation-rd-centre - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nils-Axel Mörner, Professor Emeritus and former head of the Paleogeophysics and Geodynamics department at Stockholm University, recently published an article entitled: "Coastal morphology and sea-level changes in Goa, India during the last 500 years" in Journal of Coastal Research, 33:2, 421-434. Abstract: Coastal mor

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/article-coastal-morphology-and-sea-level-changes-goa - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Beloit College in Wisconsin, USA seeks a historian to teach two courses, one in each semester of the 2017-18 school year. The applicant should have expertise in one of the following fields of history: Modern Russia, Middle East, or South Asia. The position is a two-semester limited term appointment as a leave replacem

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/position-available-visiting-assistant-professor-history - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (Utrikespolitiska institutet, UI) is looking for researchers, preferably at the postdoc level. They will consider applications based on a broad range of topics. Successful applicants will join one of UI’s five programs: Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, Russ

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/five-research-positions-swedish-institute-international-affairs - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Faculty of Humanities, Leiden Institute for Area Studies is looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Digital Asia. Deadline is on Wednesday 10 May, 2017. The applicant should have a Ph.D. in humanities, social sciences, or computer science field relevant to the analysis of digital media in Asia or in Asian la

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/postdoctoral-position-digital-asia-available-leiden-university - 2026-04-27