Afghanistan A Few Cubic Meters of Love Iran | 2014 | 90 minutes | Jamshid Mahmoudi Afghanistan’s foreign-language Oscar® entry is truly a “Romeo and Juliet” for the globalized world—an Iranian teen and a young Afghan refugee find each other, and a bit of happiness, in the most unlikely circumstances.   Frame by Frame Afghanistan

Social and Political Geographies of South Asia JSIS A 438 / GEOG 436 A-term (June 22nd-July 22nd) MTWTh 9:40am – 11:20am THO 335 This course will explore three primary themes within the framework of contemporary social and political landscapes of South Asia: (1) everyday lived experiences of poverty, structural violence, and inequality; (2) gender and sexuality in

Dear friends, colleagues, and well-wishers of Nepal, We are deeply moved by the devastating earthquake on April 25th, 2015 in Nepal. At this moment of unimaginable tragedy, your overwhelming support has touched our hearts and supported us to gather our energy to bounce back. We appreciate every prayer and every penny that you have generously

UW Nepal Studies Initiative co-director David Citrin is in Nepal right now. He recently compiled his thoughts in the immediate aftermath for a thoughtful article for Humanosphere and includes in it advice for supporting Nepal’s recovery: The question at hand now is what to do, and what not do. Here, I humbly offer some guiding

Being in Motion Feminist Preconference Annual Conference on South Asia Madison, WI Thursday, October 22, 2015 Feminist considerations of experience, identities, and power are often considerations of moving bodies.  Sometimes this fact is made explicit; other times it is implicit. In many cases, movement is evoked metaphorically, without consideration of actual bodies in motion. This

While you may hear broad, sweeping statements about India, anyone who has spent time in the world’s second most populated country knows that it is a place of dizzying variation and diversity, be it linguistic, religious, political, or otherwise. And so it is no surprise that second-year South Asian Studies MAIS student Quinn Clark found

The UW South Asia Center is excited to share that Professor Cabeiri Robinson‘s new book has been recognized by two organizations for its contribution to scholarship. Body of Victim, Body of Warrior was published in 2013 by University of California Press as part of the “South Asia Across the Disciplines” series. The Association for Asian Studies (AAS)

Applications are now open for the fall 2015 Explore India’s Himalaya – Culture, Politics, Environment Learn about development, culture, environmental issues, and conduct an internship / work service project with any of a number of different local NGO’s in the beautiful Indian Himalayan State of Uttarakhand. Courses (5 credits each) include: Political Economy of India:

New Course for Spring 2015 Sponsored by the South Asia Center and Middle East Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies This synchronous online course (with the option to meet in person) examines selected current and past hot topics that have shaped India, Pakistan, and the Middle East through specific lenses (e.g., J-Curve, nationalism,