CALL FOR PAPERS Workshop on Migration & Health: Perspectives from South Asia October 12 – 13, 2023 Seattle, Washington Brief description: Human migration is a defining issue of our time and is increasingly recognized as a global public health priority. Migration has long been linked to the transmission of diseases and health risks, especially in

Cabeiri Robinson, Associate Professor of International Studies, co-edited the recently published Palgrave Handbook of New Directions in Kashmir Studies (Palgrave MacMillan), which provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and transregional perspective on the Kashmir dispute. From the publisher: Spanning South and Central Asia, Kashmir has been at the center of geopolitical conflicts and rivalries among India, Pakistan

Over the last year, faculty affiliated with the South Asia Center published ample scholarly articles, book chapters and reviews on diverse topics related to South Asia. From global health to climate change, politics and culture to gender and literature, our faculty engage in lively debates and make important contributions to the field of South Asia

From the Department of Asian Languages & Literature: As of Winter 2023, the new major and minor in South Asian Languages and Cultures are live! The major is 65 credits. Students can go in depth with a single South Asian language or combine two South Asian languages from our offerings (Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu), along

The South Asia Center welcomes two incoming visiting Fulbright Scholars from South Asia, who will be joining UW in Winter Quarter 2023. Visiting scholars carry out a research project under the supervision of a UW faculty mentor, and join in the intellectual community of the South Asia Center and associated departments across campus. Read on

On January 6, the Title VI Centers in the Jackson School of International Studies hosted a reception to celebrate the recipients of Summer 2022 and Academic Year 2022-23 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships. The six Title VI Centers awarded a total of 83 FLAS fellowships to students representing 12 departments across the College

South Asia Center Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellow Nathanael Mark (MA – South Asia Studies) was recently featured in a story for the Jackson School Report on the impact of FLAS fellowships at UW and beyond. “FLAS has been an indispensable component of my collegiate career for two main reasons: It has given

On January 19, 2023, the South Asia Center hosted a lecture on the Rise of Authoritarianism and Communication Policy in Bangladesh from Fahmidul Haq, a public intellectual, activist, and Visiting Professor of Experimental Humanities at Bard College. Abstract: Authoritarianism is growing across the world and South Asia is no exception. The rise of one party

We are happy to announce that the UW South Asia Center has received the Title VI National Resource Center (NRC) and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships grants from the U.S. Department of Education for 2022–26. As the core funding source for South Asia Center academic and outreach activities, the grants will ensure that

Watch this exciting new video to learn more about our dynamic Sanskrit program! This video was produced by Assistant Professor Joe Marino, Lecturer Amruta M. Chandekar, and Dr. Russell Hugo of the UW Language Learning Center. Our ability to run a full course of Sanskrit language instruction depends on the support of community members and donors.