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SASNET Newsletter - November 2020 | |
Message from the DirectorIn a couple of weeks, it is time for our first SASNET online conference. The theme Rethinking the Politics of Memory in South Asia is a well-timed topic and the papers accepted for the conference tell us that the discussions will be interesting. If you want to join the discussion, please do so by registering here. Warmly welcome. Sincerely, Andreas Johansson | | | | Andreas Johansson, Director, SASNET, Lund University | | | | | | | | | | | Register now for the SASNET 2020 Conference on memory politics in South AsiaOn 9 and 10 December 2020, SASNET will host its first ever digital conference "Rethinking the Politics of Memory in South Asia". In 12 panels, 69 speakers from four continents will discuss their research around the politics of memory and memorialisation in their hues and dimensions in the South Asian context. Head over to our conference website www.sasnet2020.com, where you can find the detailed conference schedule, info on all speakers and the registration form. | | Listen to the first of three episodes of the new SAI podcast "Climate Lens South Asia" (Credit: UI) | New SAI podcast series on climate and environment in South AsiaSASNET's and Utrikespolitiska Institutet's South Asia Initiative published the first episode of a three-part podcast series "Climate Lens South Asia". In the episode "How can South Asia get cleaner air?", producer Julia Wiræus spoke to Anumita Roychowdhury, from the Centre for Science in New Delhi, Petter Ljungman from Karolinska Institutet and Hanna Geschewski from SASNET about the current challenges in the fight against air pollution in South Asian cities and the way forward. Listen to the episode on Soundcloud. | Upcoming SASNET event for Sheikh Mujib's 100th anniversaryJoin us for a digital seminar with Bengali-Swedish writer Anisur Rahman and his co-translator Kristian Carlsson on the occasion of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's 100th anniversary, post-colonial leader and the founder of Bangladesh. The speakers will also present Anisur Rahman's book Jag är Sheikh Mujib. Rahman's epic monologue depicts the twentieth century freedom struggle on the Indian subcontinent through the voice of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Register here to attend the Zoom Webinar.
| | | Watch the latest SASNET online event on energy cooperation in South AsiaOn 12 November 2020, SASNET hosted an online conversation on Mirza Sadaqat Huda's latest book "Energy Cooperation in South Asia: Utilizing Natural Resources for Peace and Sustainable Development".
The book analyses the key political challenges to regional energy cooperation in South Asia. It argues that investment in the planning of regional energy projects can increase their viability and also drive integration and peacebuilding. Watch the panel on the SASNET YouTube channel.
| | | | | | | News from and about South AsiaFor the latest updates on South Asia-related conferences and job opportunities along with other relevant news, follow us on our social media: | The SASNET PodcastThe episodes feature interviews and recordings from past SASNET events on various South-Asia related topics. Check out the latest episodes. | Virtual conference on sustainable use of tropical plant biomassLund University Prof. Emeritus Baboo M. Nair, Dept. of Food Engineering, Technology and Nutrition, is part of the advisory committee of this year's digital conference "Sustainable Utilisation of Tropical Plant Biomass - Opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship in Kerala" on 14-15 December 2020. Researchers from India, Sri Lanka and Sweden, among others, will present their work. Find more info on the conference here.
| | | News from SASNET Affiliates | SASNET affiliate Kristina Myrvold receives research grantMyrvold, Visiting Professor at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University, received funding for her project "Iconic Scriptures in Colonial Punjab: Sikh Religion, Print Culture, and Politics" from the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. RJ is an independent foundation aiming to promoting research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Find more info about the project here. | | | |
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