An Interdisciplinary Workshop for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars in South Asian Studies
April 5, 2008
Rabb Room, Lincoln-Filene Center, Tufts University
Cosponsored by the Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies, Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, History Department, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Arts and Sciences Diversity Fund

Participants in this closed-door, one-day academic workshop on modern South Asian studies were selected from a national call for papers announced in Fall 2007 and facilitated by co-conveners Angma Jhala, Visiting Lecturer in South Asian history, and Neilesh Bose, Ph.D. candidate.

The workshop started with a keynote speech prepared by Angma Jhala concerning princely states, gender, and colonialism in nineteenth century South Asia. Thereafter, the program included four panels: "Post-colonialism and Knowledge," "Modernity and Liberalism," "Re-visioning Modern Bengal," and "Perspectives on Princely States and Colonialism."

This program, along with the many events of the Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies, establishes Tufts University alongside other nationally-funded research centers in the field of modern South Asian studies. Many participants noted the value of an intensive workshop for junior scholars, and this event sets a precedent for future symposia for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.

~ By Neilesh Bose (Ph.D. Candidate)

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