[Soasiastudents] NWSA Net Bulletin 05.05.2008

[Ashish Nangia]

Upcoming Events 
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1. May 7, Panel Discussion on Graduate Education 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Kane Hall, University of Washington. 
Book Launch "Toward a Global PhD" and Reception, 6:00 - 8:00 pm. 
"Brain Drain, Brain Gain and Brain Circulation". As part of the Graduate School's theme 'The Internationalization of Graduate Education' in America, a group of panelists will discuss the effects of globalization for Graduate Students.  The panelists are Devesh Kapur (UPenn), Alfred Watkins (World Bank) and Rune Nilsen (University of Bergen, Norway).  

2. May 8, 3:30 pm, Thomson 135, University of Washington
Devesh Kapur, will speak on "Globalization and the Paradox of Indian Democracy". He is associate professor of political science at Penn, and holds the Madan Lal Sobti Professorship for the Study of Contemporary India. Prior to arriving at Penn, Professor Kapur was associate professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, and before that the Frederick Danziger Associate Professor of Government at Harvard. His research focuses on human capital, national and international public institutions, and the ways in which local-global linkages affect political and economic change in developing countries.     

3. May 19, Elliot Bay Book Company, Seattle, 7:30 pm. 
Preeta Samarasan reads from her new book about an immigrant Indian family in Malaysia : Evening is the Whole Day.  "A magical, exuberant, tragicomic vision of post-colonial Malaysia reminiscent of Rushdie and Roy. In prose of acrobatic grace, Samarasan conjures a vibrant portrait, by turns intimate and sweeping, of characters and a country coming of age. The debut of a significant and thrilling new talent.". 

4. May 15. Research Chai, Thomson 403. 
Saher Romani, an MA student in South Asian Studies, will present her research. Details TBA. 

5. May 15, Thomson 317, Film Screening Satya. 
The Forum for Urban Studies in South Asia will screen Satya (1998), directed by Ram Gopal Varma. With Monaj Bajpai, Paresh Rawal, Urmila Matondkar. A movie on urban Bombay's underworld, Satya chronicles the life of a migrant to Bombay in search of work, who slowly becomes the system he initially despises. The film portrays a stark, no-holds-barred picture of poverty, class struggle and grim reality.   

6. May 20, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Stimson Auditorium, 7:00 pm. 
"Journey for Compassion: My Life as a Tibetan Buddhist Monk" 
 Khen Rinpoche Lobsang Tsetan, Abbot of Tashi Lhunpo in India, journeyed to and fro from Tibet as a youth to study at the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet. He is the founder of the Siddhartha School for poor Ladakhi children, and lectures widely at American universities and museums on the meaning of Tibetan art and philosophy. 
This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Global Studies, East Asia Center and the South Asia Center. 

7. May 21, Thomson 317, 3:30 - 5:30 pm
"The Panchen Lama and Tashi Lhunpo: Past, Present and Future".  Hear Khen Rinpoche Lobsang Tsetan, Abbot of Tashi Lhunpo in India, tell the story of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, the Dalai Lama's first monastery under Chinese control in Tibet.  This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Global Studies, East Asia Center and the South Asia Center. 

8. June 12 at Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle 12 noon. 
Salman Rushdie will talk on his  new novel, The Enchantress of Florence. "Vivid, gripping, irreverent, bawdy, profoundly moving, and completely absorbing, The Enchantress of Florence is a dazzling book full of wonders by one of the world's most important living writers. ".  

9. June 16 at Town Hall, Seattle. 7:30 pm.  
AHMED RASHID talks about his new book on Pakistan, Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation-Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia.  Ahmed Rashid is a best-selling Pakistani journalist based in Lahore. He writes for the 'Far Eastern Economic Review', the 'Daily Telegraph', and 'The Wall Street Journal'. 





Funding Opportunities
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1. UW Fellowship to Pembroke College, Cambridge, UK 


Students at any level in a graduate degree program in the social sciences or the humanities at the University of Washington
are eligible to apply for the University of Washington Fellowship to Pembroke College, Cambridge (England).
This $20,000 fellowship is designed to permit a student to study at Cambridge in the UK.  For further information contact Dianne Zimmer 
Graduate School Fund for Excellence and Innovation (GSFEI)   Box 353770  206-685-2628

2. Frank Conlon Fellowship  
The Frank F. Conlon Endowed Fellowship in South Asian Studies honors Professor Conlon's contributions as a  memorable teacher, who "linked the everyday details of the lives of South Asians to a broad idea of "civilization" as a dynamic and changing phenomenon that shapes human lives and is shaped by human agency" and as a devoted educator, "who inspired his students to appreciate their learning about the history and culture of this vital area of the world, both for its inherent importance and as a mirror to a better understanding of their own culture and human legacies". The fellowship is funded by generous donations from Ann and Harry Pryde, Marc H. Pryde, Natalie A. Pryde, and Frank and Joan Conlon.
Application Procedures:  To apply for the Conlon fellowship, please fill out the application form at: http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/outreach_students.shtml# and submit the application along with the required documents to: South Asia Conlon Fellowship, Box 353650, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195

3. Seattle Public Schools Startalk Program has funding from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (civilian section) to help 2 Hindi or Urdu speakers start on the road to teacher certification this summer from about July 14-end of August.  Candidates must have a BA degree from an accredited university , be fluent in Hindi and/or Urd u, and take the state's WEST B exam of reading, English, and math in May.  Startalk  is on the University of Maryland website. The National Foreign Language Center oversees the grant, given under the National Security Language Initiative. The Dept. of Education, State, and Defense are also co-sponsors of the NSLI. 

For more information, contact Betty Lau, Seattle Public Schools Startalk Director 

206-252-6211   11:10 AM-12:45 PM and 2:35-4:00 at Franklin HS. 



Employment Opportunities 
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1. TEA English Teaching Opportunity
As part A US State Department-funded program,  the Eurasia/South Asia Teaching Excellence & Achievement Program (TEA) is seeking applicants for the US Teachers reciprocal visit component of the program. The applicants sought are US, secondary-level teachers of English as a Foreign Language and Social Sciences to participate in a two-week professional exchange program in one of the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, or Ukraine.  Eligible applicants must be secondary-level (middle or high school), teaching professionals with five or more years of classroom experience in disciplines including English as a Foreign Language, English Language or Literature, and social sciences (including social studies, civics, and history), U.S. citizens, and able to travel in April 3-17, 2009. 
The program is fully funded and provides visa support, round-trip domestic airfare, lodging and meals to attend the TEA U.S. Conference, round-trip airfare from the U.S. to the assigned country in Eurasia or South Asia, emergency medical evacuation plan, recommended vaccinations, and lodging and a daily stipend in host country.  The U.S Teacher International Travel Grant application is available for download at http://www.irex.org/programs/tea/tea_info.asp


 
Visiting Scholar Announcement
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Short Term Visiting Scholars for 2008 to UW Invited to Apply. Details at http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/employ.shtml


Miscellaneous Announcements 
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1. New Language Course! ????????? ????? ! 
The Department of Asian Languages and Literature is pleased to announce that during the coming summer (June 23-August 22, 2008) it will be offering an instructional program in intensive first-year Hindi.  This course, comprising Hindi 311,312,313, is equal to a full year of instruction in Hindi.  It meets four hours per day (8:30-12:30), five days per week.  Students completing the course will be given the opportunity to develop their skills with regard to each of speaking, reading, writing, and listening comprehension.  No prior knowledge of Hindi is required.  The instructor for the course is Jameel Ahmad of Asian Languages and Literatures.   Note: Concurrent registration in Hindi 311,312, and 313 is required.

2. Winter 2009 Study Abroad : Vikramaditya Prakash will lead a study abroad tour to India this Winter 2009, to look at the architecture, planning and landscape of India's globalizing cities. The program will be based in the city of Chandigarh, a town planed by Le Corbusier.  The program will also look at other urban centers in India like Jaipur, Agra and Delhi.  For more information contact Professor Vikramaditya Prakash at vprakash at u.washington.edu . A .pdf of the flyer for this event is attached. 



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The South Asia Center Bulletin is published by the South Asia Center, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington. 
For more information please write to sascuw at u.washington.edu or Keith Snodgrass at snodgras at u.washington.edu  


 
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