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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Publicerad 20 september 2016 Biskopshuset On 18 October there will be a symposium on ‘Critical Explorations of Crisis’ organized by Helle Rydström and Annika Bergman Rosamond. The venue of the Symposium is Gamla Biskopshuset. All seats are already taken, but you can find the program here: Symposium on ‘Critical Explorations of Crisis’ October 18, 2016 

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Publicerad 20 september 2016 Helle Rydström Nationella sekretariatet för genusforskning har publicerat ett porträtt av professor Helle Rydström: "Viktigt att följa det globala spåret". Nationella sekretariatet för genusforsknings skribent Anna Norrby skriver såhär:Helle Rydström är genusforskaren som inledde sin akademiska bana med att valla oxar i Vietnam, allt för att lära sig mer om våldets rol

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Publicerad 3 oktober 2016 Gerard Coll-Planas Our department recently had the privilege of hearing sociologist and gender scholar Gerard Coll-Planas speak on the topic of trans activism in Barcelona. Coll-Planas was a invited to give a seminar within in the Gender Studies Open Seminar and the title of his seminar was Gender, Class and Capital - Trans lives in Barcelona. As you can see in the photos

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Publicerad 4 oktober 2016 Matilda Svensson Chowdhury Doktor Matilda Svensson Chowdhury blev nyligen intervjuad i Kropp och själ i Sveriges Radio P1. I programmet är Matilda med på telefon och intervjuas om sin avhandling som handlar om hur poliosjuka har berättat om sina liv och vilken mening de tillskriver sjukdomen.Lyssna här: Epidemin som förlamade Sverige - Kropp & Själ | Sveriges Radio

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Publicerad 3 november 2016 Jens Rydström Jens Rydström, forskare vid vår institution, har fått forskningspengar från Vetenskapsrådet. Projekts titel är "När staten inte räcker till: Aids och det civila samhället i Sverige 1982-2000". - AIDS-epidemin är ett stycke viktig historia i Sverige och hela västvärlden, säger Jens Rydström. Vårt projekt handlar om hur civilsamhället reagerade inför den nya

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Publicerad 3 november 2016 Marta Kolankiewicz och Maja Sager Marta Kolankiewicz och Maja Sager, forskare vid vår institution, har fått forskningspengar från Vetenskapsrådet. Deras projekt heter: "Domstolen som arena för kamp mot och om rasism".Stor glädje råder idag på institutionen när vi firar att detta projekt har fått finansiering!Marta Kolankiewicz hemsidaMaja Sagers hemsida 

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