The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Multi-Country Fellowship Program supports advanced regional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their Ph.D. Please click here for more information.

The SSRC is pleased to announce the availability of grants to support public engagement by academic experts on Islamic traditions and Muslim societies. The grants program seeks to encourage projects permitting the dissemination of academic research on Islamic traditions and Muslim societies to targeted constituencies, with particular emphasis on media and policymakers. Please click here for more information.

South Asia and the West: Entwined, Entangled and Engaged

The popular mind tends to focus on the differences between South Asia and the West, yet throughout history there has been constant interchange, with each side learning from and impacting the other. In 2010 the South Asia Studies Association (SASA) wishes to examine the intertwined nature of East and West, beginning with Alexander the Great's conquests in Northwest India and continuing through the first use of a decimal zero in the Lokavibhâga, Columbus' search for a sea route to the Indies, Thoreau's impact on Gandhi/Gandhi's on M.L. King, and concluding with today's bidirectional globalization and the explosive South Asian diaspora. We particularly invite papers which explore cultural and religious interchanges, entertainment cross-fertilization, economic globalization, and the diaspora experience. Regardless of the theme, however, we welcome papers from all academic disciplines and all periods of time that address the rich tapestry that is South Asia's past, present and future.

For more information please visit the conference website.

Veiled Constellations: The Veil, Critical Theory, Politics, and Contemporary Society

Seymour Schulich Building
York University
Toronto, Canada
June 3-5, 2010

co-sponsored by:
Department of Political Science (graduate program)
Centre for Human Rights
Department of Sociology (graduate program)
Department of Communication and Culture (graduate program)
Graduate Students Association
York University

Download more information or visit the conference website.

With the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the American Institute of Bangladesh Studies and the Government of Bangladesh, we invite everyone to visit our site regularly for updates on our new competitive programs and activities.

We are planning to open an office in Dhaka by early next year.

Please see our announcement of travel awards open to those who attend a conference and give a paper focused on Bangladesh. We will accept presentations from any academic discipline. The grants are competitive and only three will be given this year.

We are planning a conference in Dhaka for 2010 that will include past AIBS fellows. Stay tuned for the formal call of interest.

Congratulations to all who have assisted in this process!!