[Soasiastudents] Bulletin 03.09.10

[Anna S. Cohen]

*South** Asia Center Bulletin*
*published by the South Asia National Resource Center, Henry M. Jackson
School of International Studies, University of Washington*
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*Upcoming Events*


*March 2010*
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*Land Reform, Agriculture and Rural Transformation in India*
*Wednesday March 10, 2010*
11:30 AM
Thomson 135
*Dr. T. Haque, Senior Advisor, Rural Development Institute, Delhi, India,
and Academic Director of the Council for Social Development, New Delhi*

Professor T. Haque is a well known agricultural economist. Before joining
CSD, he was Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs of Prices, Govt. of
India for over 5 years and ICAR National Fellow/Professor at the National
Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi for five
years. He served as consultant to several international organizations such
as ILO, FAO, AARDO, The World Bank and ICA. He has also served as visiting
Fellow to IFPRI, Oxford University and the University of Alberta. RDI is an
international nonprofit organization working to secure land rights for the
world’s poorest people, many of whom live on less than $2 a day.
More information <http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/events.php#_2273>
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Pervez Musharraf*
Sunday March 14, 2010
6:00 PM
The Westin Bellevue, 600 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA*
Pervez Musharraf, Former President of Pakistan, 2001-2008*
Tickets (dinner included): $50/person UW Student discount; $100/person
General Admission.
Please contact www.friendsofpakistanfirst.com
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*Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam: The contemporary lives of three key Indian
religions*
Saturday March 20, 2010
9:30 - 11 AM
Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park
*Christian Novetzke, Associate Professor of International Studies and
Comparative Religion, University of Washington*
Sponsored by the Seattle Asian Art Museum and the Jackson School of
International Studies, University of Washington

Part of the Spring Saturday University Lecture Series, *Religions and their
Contemporary Expressions*.
Ticket information <http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/>
More information <http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/events.php#_2090>



*April 2010*
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*Religion and Empire in South Asia, 1500-1800*
Thursday April 8, 2010
3:30 pm, Thomson 317, UW
William R. Pinch (Vijay), Professor of History, Wesleyan University
Sponsored by the Comparative Religion Luce Foundation Grant and the South
Asia Center, UW

Part of the * Interrogating Traditions: the Everyday and the Ethical in
South Asia* Lecture Series
More information <http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/events.php#_2124>
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*Aaina: A Festival for Survivors*
Friday April 9 – Saturday April 10, 2010
Location TBD
Contact Bipasha Mukherjee: bipasha at uw.edu; tel: 206-369-1588
Sponsored by *Chaya (*chayaseattle.org) and *Tasveer *(tasveer.org)
More information <http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/events.shtml#_2241>


 *May 2010*
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*Mahanubhav Pilgrimage Traditions and the Religious Archaeology of
Maharashtra*
Thursday May 6, 2010
3:30 pm, Location TBD
*Anne Feldhaus, Foundation Professor of Religion, School of History,
Philosophy, Religious Studies, Arizona State University*
Sponsored by the Comparative Religion Luce Foundation Grant and the South
Asia Center, UW

Part of the *Interrogating Traditions: the Everyday and the Ethical in South
Asia* Lecture Series
More information <http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/events.php#_2125>
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Building Bridges of Understanding Between America and Pakistan Through Up
Close and Personal Humanitarian Assistance and Long Term Community
Empowerment Projects*
*Friday May 28, 2010*
7:00 PM, Walker Ames Room, Kane 225, UW
*Todd Shea, Program Director, Comprehensive Disaster Response Services
**Sponsored by the South Asia Center and the Jackson School National
Resource Centers as part of the Global Focus Lecture Series.
*Part of the Global Focus Lecture Series <http://jsis.washington.edu/focus/>

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*Scholarships/Fellowships

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*American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) Fellowship Competition*
The American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) invites applications from
scholars from all disciplines who wish to conduct their research in India.
Junior fellowships are given to doctoral candidates to conduct research for
their dissertations in India for up to eleven months. Senior long-term (six
to nine months) and short-term (four months or less) fellowships are
available for scholars who hold the Ph.D. degree. Scholarly/Professional
development fellowships are available to scholars and professionals who have
not previously worked in India. Email: aiis at uchicago.edu. Web site:
www.indiastudies.org. *Application deadline is July 1, 2010.*

 *Employment*

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Scholar-In-Residence*
*Beatrice Bain Research Group, University of California, Berkeley*
Application due *March 15, 2010. *
For more information
<http://bbrg.berkeley.edu/affiliated.html>________________________________

*CISA Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship*
*Centre for Indian Studies in Africa, University of Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg
*Application due *March 15, 2010*.
For more information <http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/employ.shtml>
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*Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow*
*Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia*
Application due *March 22, 2010.*
See full announcement <http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/employ.shtml>



-- 
Anna S. Cohen
Doctoral Student, Department of Anthropology
Research Assistant, South Asia Center
University of Washington
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