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SASNET Newsletter - January/February 2021 | |
Message from the DirectorI am proud to say that we have now published several reports in our in-house report series. These publications cover a wide range of important topics from the South Asian region. Maliha Shir Mohammad's report, "Education as an empowerment tool for women in Afghanistan: the insider perspectives of educated Afghan women," for example, explores the little-studied topic of the lived experiences of educated Afghan women and examines their perspectives on education as an empowerment tool. Read more about our other recent publications below. Sincerely,
Andreas Johansson | | | | Andreas Johansson, Director, SASNET, Lund University | | | | | | | | | | | | SASNET and CTR invited scholars across the Nordic region to a workshop on research and education on Indian religions (Credit: SASNET) | SASNET and CTR organised Nordic workshop on Indian ReligionsOn 10 Feburary 2021, SASNET together with the Lund University Center for Theology and Religious Studies (CTR) hosted a virtual workshop on "Nordic Collaboration in Research and Education on Indian Religions". Scholars from institutions in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden presented their research and education activities and discussed the potential for future collaborations. Read more about the workshop here. | Three new SASNET reports published | Orwa Ajjoub explores development of Jihadi-SalafismIn his report "From Afghanistan to Syria: The Development of the Theological and Political Aspects of Jihadi-Salafism", funded by SASNET and the LU Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies, Orwa Ajjoub interrogates the complicated relationship between the theological concepts of Jihadi-Salafism and the changing socio-political context in which they have developed. Read the report here. | | | | Maliha Shir Mohammed authors report on education of women in AfghanistanIn her report "Education as an empowerment tool for women in Afghanistan: the insider perspectives of educated Afghan women", Mohammad explores the understudied topic of the lived experiences of educated Afghan women and investigates their p their challenges and motivations for contributing to the promotion of women’s education in Afghanistan. Read the report here. | | | | Dr. Amrita Ghosh writes about complex Bengali borderlandsVisiting researcher at SASNET, Dr. Amrita Ghosh released her report "Fuzzy Borders and Postcolonial Forgotten Zones: The Case of Indo-Bangladeshi Enclaves" as part of a preliminary pilot project focusing on questions of identity and space across the complex Bengal borderlands, focusing on the enclaves or ‘chitmahals’ that became unique stateless conflict zones- Read the report here. | | | | Upcoming SASNET event "Being Queer in Nepal: Changing Perspectives"Join us for a conversation on what it means to be queer in South Asia with Niranjan Kunwar, author of Nepal’s first queer memoir, Between Queens and the Cities, and Dr. Debanuj Dasgupta, Assistant Professor, Feminist Studies, at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The event is co-hosted by SASNET and the Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS), with its home at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Register here to join the event on Zoom (Webinar). | SASNET Activity report 2020 presents variety of formats and collaborations2020 was a turbulent year, but despite the pandemic-related challenges, we at SASNET can look back on a wide range of activities carried out to bolster knowledge and research on South Asia at Lund University and in the Nordic region. We established and strengthened collaboration within Lund University and with organisations and partners around the world through various formats, including webinars, publications, podcasts, networking, and conferences. Read the report here.
| | | New SAI "Climate Lens" podcast episode on water crisis in South AsiaFor the South Asia Initiative's special podcast series on climate issues in the South Asian region, journalist Julia Wiraeus talked to Henrik Chetan Aspengren, acting head for the Asia program at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Phu Doma Lama researcher at the Division of Risk Management and Society Safety at Lund University and affiliated to SASNET, and Aditi Mukherji from the International Water Management Institute in New Delhi. Listen on Soundcloud.
| | | | | | | 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 PodcastCheck out interviews and recordings from past SASNET events on various South-Asia related topics on Soundcloud. | The SASNET Webinar seriesWatch recordings of SASNET panel discussions, book talks and research seminars on our YouTube channel. | | |
About SASNETSASNET, the Swedish South Asian Studies Network, is an interdisciplinary network for the production and dissemination of research, education, and information about South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), based at Lund University in Sweden. About this newsletter
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