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EVENT ARCHIVE (2012-13)



Friday, September 28, 2012
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room 208N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs
THIS EVENT IS RESTRICTED TO UofT FACULTY AND STUDENTS

Back from the Field and Archives: CSAS Graduate Students on their Research
Abstract and registration: http://www.munk.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=12225
Friday, September 28, 2012
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Room 208N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs

CSAS Beginning of Year Gathering
Registration: http://www.munk.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=12632
Saturday, September 29, 2012
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Room 100A, Jackman Humanities Building, 170 St. George Street, University of Toronto

Genocidal Massacre in Early Modern Europe, Asia, and the Americas
Sponsored by Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, Department of History, University of Toronto
Co-sponsored by Centre for South Asian Studies, Asian Institute
Abstract: http://www.munk.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=12471
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Moot Court Room, Flavelle House, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto

Pranab Bardhan
Professor of Graduate School, Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley

The Economic Rise of China and India
Sponsored by Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Co-sponsored by Centre for South Asian Studies, East Asia Seminar Series, Asian Institute
Abstract: http://www.munk.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=12750
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs

China and India: Foundations of Growth and Challenges

Speaker: Pranab Bardhan
Professor of Graduate School, Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley

Speaker: Margaret Pearson
Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park

Speaker: Lynette Ong
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science & Asian Institute, University of Toronto

Speaker: Kanta Murali
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto

Chair: Ritu Birla
Associate Professor, Department of History; Director, Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Toronto

Sponsored by Centre for South Asian Studies, East Asia Seminar Series, Asian Institute
Co-sponsored: Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Registration: http://www.munk.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=12588
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Room 208N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs

Manisha Rao
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai, India

In the Margins: Environment, Resources and Livelihoods - Perspectives from the Appiko Chaluvali
Chair: Jayeeta Sharma, Department of History, University of Toronto and Global Asian Studies, UTSC
Respondent: Kundan Kumar, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto
Abstract and registration: http://www.munk.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=12472
Thursday, October 18, 2012
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room 208N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs

Kornel Chang
Assistant Professor of History and American Studies, Rutgers University-Newark

Managing Race and Empire: Asian Exclusion as Foundation for Anti-Racialism in the Pacific Northwest Borderlands
Chair: Takashi Fujitani, Professor of History and Dr. David Chu Professor and Director in Asia Pacific Studies, University of Toronto
Sponsored by Dr. David Chu Program in Asia Pacific Studies
Co-sponsored by Dr. David Chu Distinguished Leaders Program in Asia Pacific Studies, Centre for South Asian Studies, Asian Institute, Canadian Studies Programme, Centre for the Study of the Unites States
Abstract and registration: http://www.munk.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=12369
Friday, October 19, 2012
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Room 108N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs

Nalini Balbir
Professor, Department of Indian Studies, University of Paris-3 Sorbonne-Nouvelle

Praising the Jinas: The Diversity of Jain Stotras
2012-13 Shri Roop Lal Jain Lecture
Chair: Christoph Emmrich, Assistant Professor, Buddhist Studies; Chair, Numata Program UofT/McMaster University
Abstract and registration: http://www.munk.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=12226
Friday, October 26, 2012
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
LA200, Larkin Building, University of Toronto

Bhavani Raman
Assistant Professor, Department of History, Princeton University

Extraordinary Law at a Colonial Frontier: State Prisoners and the East India Company, 1784-1860
Chair: Naisargi Dave, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto
Abstract and registration: http://www.munk.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=12470
Friday, November 9, 2012
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Room 108N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs

Reporting Pakistan through Social Media

Panelist: Naheed Mustafa
CBC Radio, freelance reporter

Panelist: Graeme Smith
Former Globe and Mail foreign correspondent

Panelist: Saima S. Hussain
Former Books editor, Dawn

Moderator: Michael D'Souza
CBC News

Co-sponsored by Fellowship in Global Journalism, Munk School of Global Affairs, South Asian Journalism Association (SAJA) - Toronto Branch
Abstract and registration: http://www.munk.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=12423
Thursday, November 22, 2012
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Signy and Cleophee Eaton Theatre, Level 1B, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park (enter through the group entrance, located at the south entrance of the museum)

Reception and Screening of War and Peace (Jang aur Aman)

Registration is required. To register, call 416.586.5797 or visit http://www.rom.on.ca/en/activities-programs/events-calendar/anand-patwardhan-reception-film-screening

Sponsored by Centre for South Asian Studies and Royal Ontario Museum Friends of South Asia
Generously co-sponsored by the Ancient Echoes Modern Voices South Asia Programs Fund of the Royal Ontario Museum, Asian Institute, Dr. David Chu Program in Asia Pacific Studies, Cinema Studies Institute, University of Toronto
Friday, November 23, 2012
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Room 208N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs

Anand Patwardhan
Indian Documentary Filmmaker

Cinema of Resistance
Opening Remarks: Ritu Birla, Associate Professor, Department of History & Director, CSAS, University of Toronto
Chair: Kajri Jain, Associate Professor, Visual Studies, UTM & Department of Fine Art, University of Toronto
Abstract and registration: http://www.munk.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=12227

Sponsored by Centre for South Asian Studies and Royal Ontario Museum Friends of South Asia
Generously co-sponsored by the Ancient Echoes Modern Voices South Asia Programs Fund of the Royal Ontario Museum, Asian Institute, Dr. David Chu Program in Asia Pacific Studies, Cinema Studies Institute, University of Toronto
Friday, November 30, 2012
4:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Room 108N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs

Nandini Sundar
Professor of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University

Tenuous Sovereignities, Precarious Citizenship: Civil War in Central India
Abstract and registration: http://www.munk.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=12492
Thursday, December 6, 2012
3:00 AM - 5:00 PM
LA200, 2nd Floor, Larkin Building, 15 Devonshire Place

Centre for South Asian Studies and Centre for Ethics present

Rinku Lamba
Assistant Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi

Bhakti and Its Influence on Democratic Social Imaginaries in India
Abstract and registration: http://www.munk.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=13115

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