Interdisciplinary department focusing on the culture, literature, arts and languages of this region.
03/31/2021
The SAST Holden Furber Undergraduate Writing Prize is awarded annually for the best undergraduate essay on any topic related to South Asia. The award will be for $300 and competition is open to all students of the University of Pennsylvania. Papers should be submitted by April 23, 2021. See flyer for details!
03/16/2021
Join us tomorrow March 17th at our Spring Colloquium with Benjamin Cohen from the University of Utah, who will lead the discussion, "Water, People, and Power: Long-Term Tales from the Deccan."
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SAST Colloquium Spring '21: "Water, People and Power: Long-term Tales from the Deccan" | South Asia Studies Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - 4:30pm Water, People and Power: Long-term Tales from the Deccan Topic: Benjamin Cohen- SAST Talk Time: Mar 17, 2021 04:30 PM Eastern Time Join Zoom Meeting https://upenn.zoom.us/j/93703144484 Tweet
03/01/2021
Did you know that the Asian Art Museum is sponsoring a movie screening series? Films include "Gita Govinda," "Field-Trip," and "Scenes from a Sketchbook." All films stream free of charge from February 19 through March 12. Click the link below to learn more!
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03/01/2021
What makes some kinds of objects, places, or symbols especially effective claims on history, heritage, and identity? Monuments were only one part of a larger set of features and practices associated with commemoration and memory in precolonial South Asia. Mark Lycett, Director of SAC, will be leading this Wednesday's lecture: Commemoration and Monument in Medieval India. This discussion sets the stage for a broader consideration of the practice and politics of heritage in medieval India.
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02/09/2021
Join SAC and the Penn Museum this Valentine's Day 2PM for a double online screening of "Asho" and "Welcome Valentine." Advanced Registration is required. Click the link below for more information!
https://www.southasiacenter.upenn.edu/events/co-sponsor-event-penn-museum-valentines-day-online-screening
Please Note: Due to licensing restrictions, the film viewings are limited to PA, NJ and DE.
02/02/2021
Join us for the SAST Spring Colloquium Series! Click the link below for the Zoom meeting info:
https://www.southasia.upenn.edu/news/spring-2021-colloquium-speakers-march-17th-april-14th’
02/01/2021
Join us this Wednesday, February 3rd at 12PM for the Penn Cinema Studies Program colloquium with Debashree Mukherjee, where she will lead our conversation entitled "Impassioned Speech: Cinema & Sonic Individuation in Colonial India." Click the link below for more information and registration!
Colloquium | Debashree Mukherjee | Cinema Studies Sound transformed the career of cinema in India. But, in 1931, the “all talking, singing, and dancing” Indian film did not enter an empty space of silence. This talk locates Indian cinema’s transition from the silent era to the talkies within a dense acoustic ecology of already existing aural ...
02/01/2021
Good News--the FLAS Fellowship for 2021-22 is Now Open for Applications! Both Undergraduate and Graduate students in the South Asia Center’s Academic Year FLAS Fellowship receive a stipend and funding for tuition to take a one South Asian Language and one Area Studies course per semester for a full year, or a dissertation. Click the link below to learn more and apply.
https://www.southasia.upenn.edu/news/flas-fellowship-2021-22-now-open-applications
07/28/2020
SAADA Archival Creators Fellowship Program Partner with SAADA to create archival collections reflecting marginalized groups within the South Asian American community in this 9-month paid fellowship, made possible with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
03/04/2019
Exciting event by the South Asia Center! Kombai Anwar, the director of the film 'Yaadhum' about a Tamil Muslim's journey is flying in to screen his film and lead a discussion! Join the class April 8th 2- 3:30 in Williams 25!
03/01/2019
Congratulations to South Asia Studies Department Senior Lecturer Asfar Mohammad in his recent book publication, “Sahil Vastaadu,” a collection of short stories written in Telugu, his home language. The Hans India lauds Dr. Mohammad's new fictional peice as "biographical and even autobiographical in a way, and [gives] voice to the unheard Muslim narratives and voices." Click here to access the full article. We encourage you all to check out his new book!
Congratulations on New Publication, Sahil Vastaadu by Asfar Mohammad! | South Asia Studies Congratulations to South Asia Studies Department Senior Lecturer Asfar Mohammad in his recent book publication, “Sahil Vastaadu,” a collection of short stories written in Telugu, his home language. The Hans India lauds Dr. Mohammad's new fictional peice as "biographical and even autobiographical...
