Published 9 June 2020 The Swedish South Asian Studies Network invites you to a live event on "Questioning Racism in the Indian Diaspora: Cultural Perspectives". As we witness a global movement against racism, it is imperative to analyse the distressing currents and ideologies around colourism, racism and the normalisation of prejudice practiced by one of the world’s largest diaspora populations. T

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/seminar-questioning-racism-indian-diaspora-cultural-perspectives - 2025-07-23

Published 6 August 2020 In June, SASNET-affiliated researcher Admir Skodo spoke to Zebulon Carlander regarding the peace process in Afghanistan. SASNET-affiliated researcher Admir Skodo was interviewed by Carlander in a podcast episode on the peace process in Afghanistan together with Jan Hallenberg, research leader at The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, and Andreas Stefansson, general

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnets-admir-skodo-afghanistan-podcast - 2025-07-23

Published 12 April 2016 SASNET invites to a fascinating Indian dance and song performance at Theatre Sagohuset in Lund on Tuesday 19 April 2016, at 18.00. The two artists Parvathy Vijayan Roshini (photo) and Anju Jacob will give a traditional Keralite performance, through song and dance. Snacks and soft drinks will be served after the performance. The event is jointly organised by SASNET and Theat

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Published 13 August 2020 Join us on Zoom on August 18 for a live talk with Prof. Suvir Kaul from the University of Pennsylvania. The Swedish South Asian Studies Network invites you to a live event on "Kashmir: A Postcolony".SASNET Visiting Researcher Dr. Amrita Ghosh will be in conversation with Prof. Suvir Kaul.Suvir Kaul is A. M. Rosenthal Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania.

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/upcoming-sasnet-online-event-kashmir-postcolony - 2025-07-23

Published 24 August 2020 SASNET affiliated researcher Asheque Haque wrote the report as part of his project with the South Asia Initiative (SAI). Throughout the summer of 2020, violent extremist organizations continued their activities in South Asia. Though violence is a major element in jihadist ideology, this report directs our attention to the wider implications of jihadi propaganda. Values con

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-report-violent-jihadist-ideology-south-asia - 2025-07-23

Published 1 September 2020 Maliha Shir Mohammad joined the SASNET team this week and will be doing an internship with us throughout the autumn semester. Maliha recently completed her master's degree in Gender Studies at Lund University. Previously, she obtained degrees in Asian Studies and International Relations from Lund University and Malmö University. Her academic work focuses on women's right

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-welcomes-new-intern - 2025-07-23

Published 19 April 2016 The Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) organises a day of networking at Lund University. All those working on South Asia-related issues are welcome to attend. The purpose of this day is to discuss ways to expand collaboration on education and research concerning South Asia among Nordic universities. We will address the question: How we can strengthen a South Asian

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-networking-day - 2025-07-23

Published 9 September 2020 SASNET is hosting an online conference on "Rethinking the Politics of Memory in South Asia" on 9-10 December 2020. Context:The current debates around the politics of memory and memorialization reinforce that the act of remembrance and forgetting in the present does not exist in isolation from the past that informs them. This mnemohistorical continuity becomes even more a

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-conference-2020-memory-politics-south-asia - 2025-07-23

Published 11 September 2020 Andreas Johansson spoke to Dr. Shantanu Sharma, Lund University about recent COVID-19 developments in India. Dr. Shantanu Sharma is a researcher in internal medicine - epidemiology at Lund University. After he had already spoken to us in April he recently gave an update about latest developments in India with regards to the pandemic, testing strategies and government me

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sasnet-podcast-episode-corona-updates-india - 2025-07-23

Published 30 September 2020 Andreas Mattsson, Affiliated Research at SASNET, arranged a webinar for students at the School of Journalism (Journalistutbildningen), and Department of Strategic Communication (ISK) at Lund University on October 16. In this webinar, scholars, and practitioners addressed different issues related to the media landscape and media advocacy from an international comparative

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/webinar-media-landscapes-and-media-advocacy - 2025-07-23

Published 20 October 2020 On 27 October, SASNET will host an online conversation on student lives and activism opposing caste in India with speakers Deepa Dhanraj and Natha Wahlang. Prior to the event, participants are encouraged to watch Deepa Dhanraj's 2018 movie "We have not come here to die" about the suicide of Dalit, Phd research scholar, and activist Rohith Vemula and the subsequent student

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-movie-screening-and-conversation-student-activism-india - 2025-07-23

Published 2 November 2020 SASNET published a report by Muhammed Niyas Ashraf, Doctoral Fellow at Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies, Freie Universität Berlin. Abstract:This paper offers a social history of the relationship between Islamic reform and malayāḷi Muslim in the context of colonial Kerala. Kerala Muslims are one of the largest Muslim communities in India, and a majori

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sasnet-publication-islamic-reformism - 2025-07-23

Published 23 November 2020 SASNET's and UI's South Asia Initiative publishes first episode of three-part podcast series on climate and environment issues in South Asia. The South Asia Initiative (SAI), which is co-hosted by SASNET and Utrikespolitiska Institutet, has published the first episode of its podcast series "Climate Lens South Asia" on climate and environment issues in the South Asia regi

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/new-sai-podcast-climate-lense-south-asia - 2025-07-23

Published 22 April 2016 Dr V.Sivasubramanian, Director of Phycospectrum Environmental Research Centre (PERC) and Professor N Thajuddin, Head, Department of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli holds a SASNET lecture at Lund University on Monday 23 May 2016, 13.15–14.00. The seminar, organized in collaboration with Deptertment of Technology and Society, at Lund University, is ent

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-seminar-microalgal-biotechnology-research-india - 2025-07-23

Published 27 September 2021 Photographer Magnus Hjalmarsson is digitising Swedish periodicals. With the objective of digitising Swedish printed material from the 1400s to modern times, a collaboration has been established between the National Library of Sweden and the five university libraries in Lund, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Uppsala, and Umeå. The undertaking lays the basis of a long-term digitisa

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/article/national-library-collaboration-will-digitise-swedish-printed-material - 2025-07-23

Publicerad 18 januari 2019 2010 startade en av världens största studier av genernas betydelse vid bröstcancer i ett tätt samarbete mellan Lunds universitet och sjukvården i södra Sverige. Nu, sju år senare, har man inom forskningsprojektet, SCAN-B (Sweden Cancerome Analysis Network Breast), samlat in prover från mer än 10 000 patienter. Varje år insjuknar drygt 8000 svenska kvinnor i bröstcancer.

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Published 19 January 2024 Stora Brännbo Konferens och Hotel. Photo courtesy of Stora Brännbo Interested in spending a couple of days in Sigtuna to write together with peers in a beautiful environment and discuss your writing with senior scholars? The retreat takes place at Stora Brännbo Konferens och Hotel and starts in the late afternoon on the 13th of May and ends in the afternoon of the 15th of

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Published 22 February 2024 Photo by ConvertKit on Unsplash.com Want to stay up-to-date on Asian affairs and research in the Nordics and beyond? Tune in to the Nordic Asia Podcast! The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration between the following academic partners: Asia Centre, University of Tartu (Estonia), Asian Studies, University of Helsinki (Finland), Centre for Asian Studies, Vytautas Magnus U

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Published 21 March 2024 New deadline 15 April. At this workshop, led by Altitude Meetings, and co-organised with the Graduate School in History, you will get practical advice in a workshop format on how to become a better speaker.The workshop takes place on 22 May at Stadshallen in LundSee here for more information

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/extended-application-deadline-workshop-presentation-skills-and-public-speaking - 2025-07-23

Published 16 May 2024 Application deadline: 13 June, 2024 During the fall of 2024, we will give the PhD course Critical Perspectives on East and South-East Asian Studies. The course is given part-time during the fall semester with some in-person events in Lund. Please check the link for more information and application form if you are interested. PhD students focusing on East and South-East Asia,

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/applications-are-now-being-accepted-our-fall-2024-phd-mobility-and-phd-course-critical-perspectives - 2025-07-23