BASAS (British Association of South Asian Studies)

GCRP Conference at House of Lords/British Library, 28th-29th October 2011

2011-09-15T08:13:00.000-07:00

BASAS members are invited to a conference to mark the end of the Leverhulme Trust-funded research programme on Gendered Ceremony and Ritual in Parliaments, directed by Professor Shirin Rai (University of Warwick). The conference will be held in London in the House of Lords and British Library on 28th-29th October 2011. The research programme includes a study of the national parliament of India, as well as those of South Africa and the UK. Please follow the links for more details about the conference and the programme. The conference includes high profile speakers, including plenary speakers the Rt. Hon. Harriet Harman QC, MP, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development and Shadow Deputy Prime Minister, and Dr Frene Ginwala, first Speaker of the post-apartheid parliament of South Africa, and a welcome address by Prof. Lord Anthony Giddens (House of Lords).

There is no conference fee and lunch and refreshments will be provided. However, places are limited so we kindly request anyone interested in attending to contact Kala Williams at the University of Warwick at kala.williams [at] warwick.ac.uk.

Tibor Jones South Asia Prize

2011-08-08T05:22:00.000-07:00

Tibor Jones South Asia Prize

With support from the British Council, the University of East Anglia and the Charles Pick Fellowship, we are delighted to announce the 2012 Tibor Jones South Asia Prize, which will be chaired by Amit Chaudhuri.

The winner will be announced in Delhi on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012.

For more information, please visit www.tiborjones.com

The prize is open to all writers from South Asia who have an unpublished novel. First prize is representation by Tibor Jones & Associates and Rs 1 lakh (£1,400).

Landa Acevedo-Scott, Sophie Lambert, Martin Pick & Kevin Conroy Scott

The Directors at Tibor Jones & Associates

2011-08-08T05:04:00.000-07:00

CALL FOR PAPERS
“Traces of the Past”

Seventh Annual Tamil Studies Conference

University of Toronto, May 11-12, 2012

Plenary Speakers: Noboru Karashima, Emeritus Professor, University of Tokyo
A.R. Venkatachalapathy, Professor, Madras Institute for Development Studies, Chennai

This conference aims to understand the means by which people come to know, feel, and reflect upon their past. Questions of history, memory, and heritage are all guided by the ethical concerns of the present and by desires regarding the future. The production of alternatives to the dominant narrative might also entail their own forms of exclusion. Contestation arises precisely when the past becomes a resource to remake the contemporary world. But how do we narrate pasts? What counts as “evidence” in such narrations? Whose stories prevail? Which pasts are silenced?

Traces of the past need not refer to archives alone. We also invite papers that would interpret how memory is inscribed on the human body, the landscape, in practices of commemoration, cinema, through nostalgia, and images of utopia or revolution. We encourage scholars to examine how collectives and subjectivities are formed, reformed, and contested through recuperation and retrospection, and how conceptions of past selves engage critically with the world-scale economic projects of colonialism, neocolonialism, and nationalism.

We welcome individual or panel proposals from all disciplines, and from scholars, students, artists, writers and activists, including proposals that address questions that are not listed here. Papers on the diaspora can range beyond the theme of the conference, though preference will be given to those that do engage the theme more directly. We especially encourage proposals for papers in Tamil.

In addition, we ask for proposals from artists who are interested in showing work related to the conference theme at the conference itself or in our promotional materials.

Submission Deadline: August 31, 2011
info@tamilstudiesconference.ca
Website: www.tamilstudiesconference.ca

2011-08-08T04:45:00.000-07:00

UN Research Institute for Social Development

Intern: Making International Development Cooperation Effective

Closing date: 28 Aug 2011
Vacancy number: INT 049

UNRISD is now accepting applications for a three-month internship position with the project "Making International Cooperation for Development Effective". This project is being carried out in preparation for the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness being held in Busan, Korea in 2011.

Qualifications:

Currently enrolled in a master’s or PhD degree programme (as per UN Secretariat rules regarding interns) in the social sciences (social policy is desirable);
Knowledge of social policy research;
Written and spoken fluency in English essential;
Written and spoken fluency in Korean desirable;
Proficiency in MS Office applications.

While at UNRISD, the intern will be asked to carry out the following tasks:

Desk research and the provision of substantive input to the project's research papers and the preparation of a conference;
Other publication and administrative tasks (editing, document management, photocopying, assistance with workshop preparation) as required.

The deadline for applications is Sunday 28 August 2011 (midnight, Central European Time) and the start date will be as soon as possible. The internship will be 3 months in length, between September and December 2011 with a possibility of extension. The exact start date is negotiable.

If you have the required qualifications and are interested in this position, please apply online by clicking the button below. Please, use the "motivation" section to submit a cover letter specifying your interests and qualifications. Kindly note that, due to limited staff resources, only those candidates who are short-listed will be contacted.

In accordance with the rules and regulations of the UN Internship Programme, this internship is not financially remunerated. UNRISD is not responsible for interns' travel expenses to and from Geneva, or for their medical insurance for the period of assignment.

Information on vacancies at the Institute is posted on this website. We encourage you to subscribe to our free email alerts service to be informed promptly of any openings.

2011-08-08T04:42:00.000-07:00

UN Research Institute for Social Development

Intern: Social Policy and Development

Closing date: 28 Aug 2011
Vacancy number: INT 048

UNRISD is now accepting applications for a two-month internship position to begin in September 2011 in the area of social policy and development. Eligible candidates must be currently enrolled in a Master’s or PhD degree programme (as per UN Secretariat rules regarding interns) in economics, sociology, political science or a related field at an accredited university and have academic and professional experience in issues related to social development. Written and spoken fluency in English is essential. We are especially interested in candidates with strong expertise in migration (in particular related to social policy/governance/gender) in developing countries.

While at UNRISD, the intern will be asked to:

assist in work on new research proposals and related fundraising in the area of migration and social policy;
assist in preparing a book manuscript (edited volume) on pension reform in a development context;
conduct library and Internet searches;
contribute to ongoing working tasks related to project management, fundraising activities, external relations, or event organization;
produce a short draft paper, literature review, article or another similar output, on a subject related to the Institute's research agenda on social policy

The deadline for applications is Sunday 28 August 2011 (midnight, Central European Time) and the start date will be as soon as possible. The usual duration of the internship is two months, with the possibility of extension of up to two additional months. Applicants are asked to specify their dates of availability within the four-month time frame from September 2011 to December 2011.

If you have the required qualifications and are interested in this position, please apply online by clicking the button below. Please, use the "motivation" section to submit a cover letter specifying your interests and qualifications. Kindly note that, due to limited staff resources, only those candidates who are short-listed will be contacted.

In accordance with the rules and regulations of the UN Internship Programme, this internship is not financially remunerated. UNRISD is not responsible for interns' travel expenses to and from Geneva, or for their medical insurance for the period of assignment.

Information on vacancies at the Institute is posted on this Web site. We encourage you to subscribe to our free email alerts service to be informed promptly of any openings.

Lecturer in Hindi

2011-08-08T04:35:00.000-07:00

Stanford University, Stanford Language Center

Lecturer in Hindi

The Language Center at Stanford University invites applications for a full-time three-year position of Lecturer in Hindi beginning September 1, 2012. The position is renewable. Minimum qualifications are an MA in linguistics, applied linguistics, and/or Hindi language and literature, Ph.D. preferable. Applicants should have experience teaching Hindi language as an instructor at the college level. Candidates should be able to teach Hindi language courses at all levels, have experience with heritage language learners, and possess native or near-native fluency in Hindi with an excellent command of English. Knowledge of Urdu a plus. Preference is given to candidates familiar with standards-based instruction and ACTFL proficiency principles, with a commitment to pursuing OPI/WPT tester/rater certification.

The successful candidate will be expected to take an active role in the Center for South Asia. The salary is competitive. Cover letter, current vita, the names of three persons who can serve as recommenders, and a brief description of teaching philosophy and methods, should be sent or faxed to:

Hindi Language Search Committee,
Stanford Language Center,
Stanford University,
Stanford,
CA 94305-2015

Fax number 650-725-9377

Review of application materials will begin immediately.

The deadline for receipt of applications is no later than September 30, 2011.

Stanford University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Applications from minority and women candidates are especially encouraged. No phone inquiries please.

Contact: https://www.stanford.edu/dept/lc/language/about/employment.html

Part-time work available at publisher Lawrence & Wishart

2011-08-08T04:33:00.000-07:00

Part-time work available at publisher Lawrence & Wishart

Lawrence & Wishart are looking for someone to work one day a week on promotion. This will involve improving our online presence, some research, web mailings, website input, database work, and general work on review copies and subs promotion. If all goes well there is the potential to increase the hours to two days a week.

This post would suit a recent graduate or postgraduate seeking experience in the publishing industry – we are more interested in political commitment than experience, though computer literacy is essential. The basic skills we are seeking are commitment, political knowledge and computer literacy.

Please send a statement as to why you would like to do this job, and what your qualifications are, plus a cv with two suggested referees (who will not be contacted unless we are planning to offer you the post) to sally@lwbooks.co.uk.

Nationalism and the City. CFP 10-11 Feb 2012

2011-07-25T05:05:00.000-07:00

Call for Papers

Nationalism and the City

For more information please contact Chris Moffat cjm205@cam.ac.uk and/or visit http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/1684/

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Location: Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), University of Cambridge Conference Date: 10-11 February 2012 Website: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/1684/

Call for papers now open. Proposals of no more than 250 words creatively addressing aspects of the attached conference summary are most welcome. Deadline: 1 October 2011. Submit to: nationalismandthecity@gmail.com

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Conference Summary

Blame it, perhaps, on a hangover from nationalism’s early mingling with European romantics, but the primacy of ‘the rural’ in nationalist imaginaries remains well established, recurring in political and cultural discourse as the fundamental site of national authenticity, tradition and identity. This tendency has resulted in a distortion of nationalism’s crucial yet ambivalent relationship with the pastoral inverse – the smoky, crowded, dynamic space of ‘the urban’ – and despite the usual eagerness of scholars to dismantle any and all ‘myths’ propagated by nationalist paradigms, very little has been done to theorize this pivotal interplay between nationalism and the city.

How are we to understand the role of cities in nationalism’s pasts, presents and futures?

The urban landscape is at once intensely local and profoundly global, while commonly appropriated (internally or externally) as a compelling (though never uncontested) representation of ‘the national whole’. It was through cities that intellectuals traded early ideas of ‘the nation’, and it is in cities that national identities have been pushed to their breaking points. The urban has helped to shape the national and this relation also works in reverse: cities can be sites for national consolidation and commemoration, but also facilitate the emergence of ‘spaces of alterity’ and zones of conflict.

This conference will move to ‘re-centre’ the urban in theories of nations and nationalism, facilitating a dialogue across disciplines to address the many layers of what has been described as ‘the urban palimpsest’. A special emphasis will be placed on integrating the insights of those focused on dynamics in the city and those addressing the broader phenomenon of nationalism, to enliven debates on space, identity, and politics and to illuminate important convergences and contradictions, conjunctures and disjunctures.

The task for researchers is as follows: how are we to conceptualize the role of cities/urban environments in the origins/spread/perpetuation/undermining of nations and nationalism?

The continuities and variations in urban forms across continents necessitates a global focus, and participants are encouraged to consider the transnational dimension of both ‘the urban’ and ‘the nation’ as sociological phenomena and cognitive categories.

Suggested focal points include:

▪ Urbanization/modernization and the conditions of nationalism’s emergence
▪ Urban intellectual networks and the global diffusion of nationalism
▪ Cities as battle-space and/or as sites for mobilization
▪ National unity and the urban/rural ‘divide’
▪ The city as metaphor for nation
▪ Globalizing cities, ‘post-nationalism’, and notions of urban reclamation
▪ Cosmopolitanism, nationalism, and layers of belonging
▪ Multiculturalism, heterogeneity and the urban
▪ Disintegration, dystopia and ‘spaces of alterity’
Applicants are encouraged especially to engage with the existing theoretical literature on nations, nationalism and the city.

http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/1684/

RAS lecture series

2011-06-06T06:36:00.000-07:00

Thursday the 9^th of June at 6.00pm

Simon Digby Memorial Lecture

'Some Evidence of Material Culture during the Sultanate Period in India'

By Robert Skelton

The speaker will highlight Simon Digby's key role in drawing attention to the fine and decorative arts of the period and explain why an investigation of these subjects had not been attempted before the mid-twentieth century.

The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception and admission is free and all are welcome. Click here for directions or contact info@royalasiaticsociety.org for more information.

British Academy panel discussion

2011-06-06T06:28:00.001-07:00

Friday 27 May, 2011

“INDEPENDENCE AT WHAT PRICE? THE HALDANE PRINCIPLE - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE”

A panel discussion which addresses some of the recent tensions in the relationship between government and the academic research community.

At the new Wolfson Auditorium here at the British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1, on Monday 20 June 2011, starting at 6pm. It will be followed by a networking drinks reception at around 7.30pm.

Questions to be addressed include: How truly independent is academic research from government? How “arm’s length” is the decision making by research councils and academies on who benefits from research grants and fellowships? Is the much-prized Haldane Principle past its sell by date?

This panel discussion aims to explore the history of the Haldane Principle, the tensions it has historically generated, those it continues to generate today, and whether it could and should remain a fundamental pillar of the way government and the research sector engage with each other.

Participating in the debate are:

· David Edgerton, Hans Rausing Professor at the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at Imperial College London, who will present a historical perspective of the Haldane Principle over the past hundred years

· Sir Adam Roberts, President of the British Academy and Emeritus Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford, who will look at some of the present day tensions around the independence of research funding, especially in the humanities and social sciences

· Andrew Miller MP, the Labour Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston and Chair of the House of Commons Science & Technology Committee, who will review the current day political pressures around the principle from both a personal and a Select Committee perspective

· Chairing the event will be Nigel Vincent, British Academy Vice-President (Research and Higher Education Policy) and Mont Follick Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Manchester.

Members of the audience will have the opportunity to address questions to the panellists towards the end of the discussion, and informally during the subsequent reception.

Spaces are limited and an early response is requested. To register for this event please go to http://www.britac.ac.uk/events/2011/independence_at_what_price.cfm.

In the event of any difficulty, please email Emily Ray in the Events team at e.ray@britac.ac.uk.

Assistant Professorship Job Opportunity

2011-06-06T05:40:00.000-07:00

Yale University, Department of History

South Asian History: The Yale University Department of History intends to make a tenure-track assistant professor appointment in South Asian history, to begin July 1, 2012.

Applications are invited from historians specializing in any period of South Asian history who have strong potential for achievement in scholarship, undergraduate and graduate teaching, and intellectual leadership.

Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Yale values diversity among its students, faculty, and staff and strongly welcomes applications from women and underrepresented minorities.

Ph.D. preferred.

Applications will be reviewed beginning September 1, 2011, and continuing until the position is filled.

Send application letter, c.v., statement of research and teaching interests, a short (chapter or article length) writing sample, and three letters of reference to:
South Asian History Search,
c/o Caryn Carson,
Department of History,
Yale University,
P.O. Box 208324,
New Haven,
CT 06520.

Email: caryn.carson@yale.edu
Website: www.yale.edu/history

Posting Date: 05/25/2011
Closing Date 09/01/2011

RADHAKRISHNAN MEMORIAL LECTURES

2011-06-06T05:16:00.000-07:00

RADHAKRISHNAN MEMORIAL LECTURES

2011

The Radhakrishnan Memorial Lecturer for 2011

Professor Ramachandra Guha

will deliver three lectures in Trinity Term 2011

GANDHIANS AND GREENS: LINEAGES OF INDIAN ENVIRONMENTALISM

Thursday 16th June

The Past and Future of the Environmental Movement in India

Wednesday 22nd June

Was Mahatma Gandhi an Environmentalist?

Thursday 23rd June

Patrick Geddes and Ecological Town Planning in India

The lectures will take place at 5pm in the Old Library, All Souls College.

ALL ARE WELCOME

2011-05-19T05:26:00.000-07:00

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

The school of Social and Political Sceince has a vacancy for a lecturer in South Asia and International Development.

The ideal candidate will further the School's international reputation for sociological research in South Asia and International Development and its commitment to excellence in teaching and administration.

The position is available on a fixed-term basis between 1^st August 2011 and 31^st December 2012.

Salary Scale: £36,862 - £44,016

CLOSING DATE: 15 JUNE 2011

Vacancy details can be seen here:

http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3014339

UKIERI Study India 2011

2011-05-12T10:08:00.000-07:00

UKIERI Study India 2011

open to undergraduate/HND students studying in the UK

We are pleased to announce that the UK India Education Initiative (UKIERI) will be offering the Study India programme once again this summer and it will take place in Mumbai and New Delhi from Saturday 20 August to Saturday 10 September. Study India is open to applications from all full-time undergraduate level students studying at a university or FE College in the UK including final year students.

We would appreciate it if you could forward this email to any of your students who may be interested in applying for the 2011 programme, the deadline for applications is 23 May 2011.

The programme is a combination of lectures, trips and a work placement. Highlights of last year’s programmes included lectures on Indian cinema, Governance in India and the Environment in India plus talks by the Dabba-wallahs of Mumbai. Trips and activities included National Independence Day celebrations, the Discovery of Nehru Centre (Mumbai), Kirori Mal Centre for Contemporary Indian Arts and the Railway Museum in Delhi. Work placements took place at a variety of public and private sector organisations including NGOs, the Saifee Medical Centre, British Council in Delhi, Indian High Commission and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Students can undertake the placement offered by Study India or arrange their own work placement as part of the programme.

The programme is supported by HR College of Commerce & Economics in Mumbai and the University of Delhi. It is managed in the UK by King’s College London and University of Birmingham.

What does it cost?

You have to pay the cost of the flight and cover your visa and travel insurance. The programme covers all other costs.

Does it matter what discipline I am studying?

We welcome applications from students studying all disciplines. You must be studying at an undergraduate level.

How do I find out more?

Visit www.studyindia.org.uk for details of how to apply. The deadline for applications is 23 May 2011.

EUROPEAN SOCIAL SCIENCE HISTORY CONFERENCE

2011-05-04T07:35:00.000-07:00

EUROPEAN SOCIAL SCIENCE HISTORY CONFERENCE

Glasgow, 11-14 April 2012

CLOSING DATE for proposing papers: 8th MAY, 2011

The International Institute for Social History will organize the Nineth European Social Science History conference at Glasgow University, Scotland, UK, 11 - 14 April 2012.

The deadline for sending in paper and session proposals is ~~May 1~~ May 8, 2011.

The aim of the ESSHC is bringing together scholars interested in explaining historical phenomena using the methods of the social sciences.
The conference is characterized by a lively exchange in many small groups, rather than by formal plenary sessions.

The conference welcomes papers and sessions on any historical topic and any historical period.
It is organized in 28 networks, which cover a certain topic. The conference language is English.

The ASIA NETWORK of ESSHC welcomes paper proposals from BASAS members. To register to present papers, please visit: http://www.iisg.nl/esshc/2012/index.php

Sixth Annual Tamil Studies Conference

2011-05-03T05:10:00.000-07:00

Sixth Annual Tamil Studies Conference

Parimaanam: Images, Embodiments Contestations organized by the University of Toronto and the University of Windsor, to be held at the University of Toronto from May 13-14, 2011:

The plenary speakers include: V. Geetha ( Activist, Feminist Theorist, Historian and Translator from Chennai) and Daud Ali ( Historian of Ancient India, Professor of the University of Pennsylvania).

There will be more than 30 papers read by scholars, artists, activists and writers from N.America, Europe, S.Asia, Central America and Australasia.

Please see the website: http://www.tamilstudiesconference.ca/ for full details of the participating scholars and to register to attend. Registration is now open and will remain open until May 6 2011, 5pm. After this date, all those interested in attending the conference can register on the days of the conference.

If you have any difficulties with the Uofttix system, please contact Uofttix Box Office via

(416) 978-4010 (Mon-Fri 11am-5pm) and their staff will be able to answer any questions.

Or visit their website www.uofttix.ca for more information.

Lectureship Positions x2

2011-05-03T04:57:00.000-07:00

Lectureship Positions x2

The University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science is seeking to fill two lectureship positions in international development to take forward its teaching and research portfolios in this area. These positions are:

Lecturer in International Development (open-ended contract) to take forward the development and delivery of an innovative e-MSc in Global Challenges. Closing date: 24 May.

Lecturer in South Asian Development (17 month contract) to take forward the development and delivery of a new MSc in South Asia and International Development. Closing date: 13 June.

Successful appointees will have excellent research profiles and potential, as well as teaching and supervision experience. Informal enquiries about the first post to: James.Smith@ed.ac.uk, and about the second post to: R.Jeffery@ed.ac.uk or John.MacInnes@ed.ac.uk. For more information and how to apply, please go to: www.jobs.ed.ac.uk

2011-05-03T04:50:00.000-07:00

College Art Association 2012 conference in Los Angeles

The call for participation for the College Art Association 2012 conference in Los Angeles (22-25 February) is now downloadable in pdf format.

Along with a wide range of sessions, this includes our ACSAA session:

American Council for Southern Asian Art
Out of the Museum and into the Field: Display and the Temple in Southern Asia and the Diaspora
Deborah Stein, independent scholar, rasarealm@yahoo.com

Recent scholarship in India, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States has returned to the core topic of the “Indian” or “Hindu” temple to question its role in the academic canon. In India the archive, the erotic, and the intrusion of ritual into the Western museum display of Indian religious art are among the current concerns in Baroda, New Delhi, and Calcutta. This panel examines the relationships between how we currently imagine the past and previous modes of looking at the temple. At the core of this problem is the popular question of display, a question that is commonly associated with the museum but that we would like to extend into the field by asking: How do scholars and practitioners curate what we see in situ? We invite papers that investigate temples in South Asia, Southeast Asia, or the diaspora with new theoretical methodologies and fresh global and interregional perspectives. We are especially interested in research that
espouses postcolonial and diachronic approaches, the anthropology of art, and the mapping of routes of cultural exchange. International participation is encouraged.

URL: http://conference.collegeart.org/2012/

2011-05-03T04:45:00.000-07:00

The Islamic Studies Network is organising a series of cross-disciplinary regional networking workshops in 2010-11, for those working in Islamic Studies and related disciplines at higher education institutions in the UK. These events aim to bring together teachers of Islamic Studies from a wide range of disciplines (e.g. Theology and Religious Studies, History, Politics, Literature, Sociology, Anthropology, Law, Business and Finance), and are open to both specialists and non-specialists who teach on modules related to Islam.

The final two workshops in the series are:

Tuesday 17 May 2011, Cardiff University

Thursday 26 May 2011, University of Leeds

The events will be an opportunity for practitioners to network, gain a sense of the different ways in which Islamic Studies is taught in a regional context, share practice, and discuss region-specific issues in the teaching of Islamic Studies. PhD students involved in teaching are also welcome to attend.

The workshops are free to attend for employees and postgraduates of publicly-funded higher education institutions.

Two free places per institution are available for employees of private institutions offering modules leading to degrees accredited by publicly-funded higher education institutions; all subsequent places will be charged at £50 per person. Please contact us at islamicstudies@heacademy.ac.uk for details.

Travel bursaries of up to £100 are available for these events. Guidance notes and an application form are available on the event web pages.

Workshop on ‘Teaching Islam in the Social Sciences’, June 2011

2011-04-19T10:25:00.000-07:00

(Forwarded by John Canning via the Area Studies Network, on behalf of Carrie Drewer and the Islamic Studies Network)

The Subject Network for Sociology, Anthropology and Politics (C-SAP) is organising a workshop on ‘Teaching Islam in the Social Sciences’ on 24 June 2011 in Birmingham. The event will give lecturers, practitioners and postgraduate students an opportunity to share practice and discuss issues and potential developments in teaching Islam in the social sciences, including sociology, anthropology, criminology, politics and international studies courses.

Possible themes for the workshop include, but are not limited to:

•in sociology, for instance, you might be teaching on racism or multiculturalism and the question of Islamophobia might be examined;

•in anthropology you might be discussing the meanings attached to different forms of religious observance;

•in politics the government's drive to 'prevent violent extremism' might be under the spotlight.

C-SAP are especially interested in examining what learning, teaching and assessment issues are raised by the teaching of Islam and how tutors respond to these in the classroom or lecture room.

The event will also provide an opportunity to examine a series of case studies that have been produced for C-SAP describing teaching which is related to the study of Islam.

Further details about the event, including registration details and the draft programme, are available at:

http://www.c-sap.bham.ac.uk/events/details/100-teaching-about-islam-in-the-social-sciences-workshop

Best wishes

Carrie

Carrie Drewer

Project Officer

Part-time days at work - Monday & Tuesday

The Higher Education Academy Annual
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Conference Centre
Bookings now open, visit
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for more information and to book your place.

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