Tyler A. Lehrer (he/him), PhD Candidate in Southeast and South Asian History and current Fulbright U.S. Student Program research grantee in Sri Lanka, recently gave an invited lecture to students, staff members, and early-career instructors in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. Tyler’s lecture focused on the experiences, constraints, processes, …
Congratulations to alumnus Russell King (BA 2002) on the publication of his new book, Rajneeshpuram: Inside the Cult of Bhagwan and Its Failed American Utopia, out this month from the Chicago Review Press. “In 1981, ambitious young Ma Anand Sheela transported the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh to the United States to fulfill his dream of …
Congratulations to alumnus William Warner (Ph.D. 2017) on becoming the new Membership Manager at the Association for Asian Studies! Warner completed his graduate work in South Asian history here at UW–Madison, and his dissertation (advised by Professor Emeritus André Wink) focused on “Mobility and Muscle: Afghan Migration and the Frontiers of British India, c. 1800-1947.” Before joining the …
Professor Mou Banerjee has been interviewed by Channel 3000 News about the current situation happening in Afghanistan. Banerjee lends a historical perspective to the Taliban’s role in Afghanistan, discusses the role of Sharia law, and offers some clarification on common misconceptions surrounding the relationship between the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and ISIS. Watch the full interview at …
UW–Madison News has featured Professor Mou Banerjee in a piece about pandemic pedagogy, and what meaningful connection with students looks like in a virtual classroom. At the end of the fall 2020 semester, Professor Banerjee’s History 200 First Year Interest Group students surprised her with a collection of heartfelt signs displaying thank you messages, revealed …
Professor Mou Banerjee got a surprise on Tuesday when students from her History 200 course on Gandhi, King, Mandela: Non-Violence in the World performed a coordinated thank you to Professor Banerjee over Zoom. Students turned off their cameras, and re-appeared with hand-made signs displaying messages of thanks for Professor Banerjee’s teaching. What a lovely way …
For a roundtable on Teaching Colonialism in History, Professor Mou Banerjee has written an introduction focused on “Decolonizing Pedagogy: History as a Reckoning with the Past.” Of her own teaching, Professor Banerjee states: “When I teach the students about South Asian involvement in the two great wars, I center the experiences of the millions of …
Emily Callaci, assistant professor of history, and Mitra Sharafi, associate professor at the Law School, have been offered Summer Stipend awards by the National Endowment for the Humanities. This is the first time two UW–Madison nominees have been awarded NEH Summer Stipends in the same year. “This is a very competitive program,” explains Lea Jacobs, …
“Transnationalizing Buddhism: Cambodian Temples, Student Monks, and Pilgrims in Sri Lanka and India” John Marston Professor of Asian and African Studies Colegio de Mexico Friday, November 10, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Free and open to the public.
“Asia Rising” Come hear UW–Madison History faculty Judd Kinzley, Al McCoy, and Charles Kim at Asia Rising, a panel discussion on the presence of Asia in global politics and economics. A reception for alumni and friends of the department will follow in Lee Lounge. We look forward to seeing you there! Thursday, October 19, 2017 …