South Asian Studies at the University of Washington has a long history and great depth in research and teaching about this important region of the world, which includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Afghanistan. Our faculty teach about, conduct research, and facilitate student engagement in all the countries of South Asia.
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August 1, 2022
Posted by: Monique Thormann
At the turn of the millennium, the world seemed to be moving towards ever closer economic integration matched by the seemingly inevitable spread of liberal democracy. Less than 20 years
April 28, 2022
Posted by: Monique Thormann
Christian Novetzke has been awarded a Fulbright Nehru Senior Research Grant for Summers 2023 and 2024. The grant, which he also previously received in 2013, will allow him to
March 8, 2022
Posted by: Monique Thormann
Jackson School and History Professor Anand Yang is interviewed about his spring 2022 course “History by Bollywood: Colonial India through Film,” offered jointly by JSIS and the Department of History, in a College
February 15, 2022
Posted by: Monique Thormann
Over 280 members of the UW community and public gathered on Zoom on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, to listen to Somini Sengupta for a talk titled, “Inequity at Boiling Point:
January 28, 2022
Posted by: Nick Gottschall
January 13, 2022
Posted by: Monique Thormann
Jackson School Professor Christian Lee Novetzke has received a prestigious fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for his new book project titled, “A Flower of Fire: Religion, Caste,
November 29, 2021
Posted by: Monique Thormann
A new edition of the “Routledge Handbook of Gender in South Asia,” edited by Leela Fernandes, director of the Jackson School, was published on Nov. 16, 2021. Fernandes, who also
November 10, 2021
Posted by: Monique Thormann
Radhika Govindrajan, director of the South Asia Center and associate professor at the Jackson School and Department of Anthropology, has been awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2021 Diana Forsythe Prize
November 8, 2021
Posted by: Jeremy D Pritchard
November 1, 2021
Posted by: Monique Thormann
In November, check out some examples below of Jackson School international offerings, from events on hot global topics and more. Follow this link for an ongoing list of Jackson School events during