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New location for SASNET’s root node office at Lund University
SASNET’s root node office at Lund University changed location on
Thursday 6 November 2003.The new office is located within the premises
of the Centre for East and South East Asian Studies, ACE, House Alfa 1
at Ideon Research Village, room 2042 (first floor). Postal address: SASNET,
Scheelevägen 15 B, SE-223 70 Lund, Sweden. Telephone: +46 46 222
7340. SASNET has from the start in January 2001 been located in the premises
of the Lund University International Office, which has also provided SASNET
with administrative and economic assistance. An agreement has now been
made that the Centre for East and South East Asian Studies takes over
this role. SASNET and ACE are already closely connected in running a Masters
programme in Asian Studies since September 2003. More
information.
• SASNET contact journey to Pakistan and Afghanistan The SASNET director Professor Staffan Lindberg, and deputy director/webmaster
Lars Eklund are leaving for a three-weeks contact journey to Pakistan
and Afghanistan on Thursday 20 November 2003. The aim of the tour is to
link up the SASNET activities with universities and research institutions
in the two countries, where they will visit Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore
and Kabul. They hope to strengthen already existing academic contacts
and establish new ones, in a similar way that was accomplished during
the SASNET contact journey to the Maldives, Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh
in the Spring 2002. Read the reports from that
journey.
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Schedules fixed for the panels to the 18th EASAS conference The 18th European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies,
organized by SASNET and Lund University, 6–9 July 2004, will have
a total number of 49 panels, covering a wide scope of research fields.
Please note that individual researchers who like to present papers at
the 18th EASAS conference should contact the convenor of the panel into
which his/her paper fits. Each panel has a convenor who organizes the
panel autonomously. All communications regarding the panels content should
therefore be directed directly to the panel organizers, and not to the
executive conference committee. Last date for registration and submission
of papers is 1 February 2004. The schedules are now fixed. Go
for the panels schedules page with links to abstracts.
• Registration to the conference before
1 February 2004
Last date for registration to the 18th EASAS conference is 1 February
2004. A registration form, which includes details on how to pay the conference
fee, is available at the conference web page, http://www.sasnet.lu.se/EASAS18.html
• Limited number of travel and accommodation
grants available
Two categories of participants to the 18th EASAS conference in Lund are
eligible to apply for the limited number of travel and accommodation grants
available, namely:
1/ Panel convenors from South Asia and Eastern Europe who need financial
support to attend the conference; and
2/ Younger researchers from South Asia and Eastern Europe who need financial
support to attend the conference, and has got his/her paper accepted by
a panel (maximum one scholarship per panel).
The applying panel convenor or young researcher, should submit a copy
of the paper that has been accepted for the conference, along with his/her
CV, and a confirmation that the paper has been accepted by a panel. Applications
have to reach the secretariat, by e-mail (sasnet@sasnet.lu.se)
or by post (SASNET, Scheelevagen 15, SE-223 70 Lund, Sweden) no later
than 1 February 2004, which is also the closing date for registration.
The grants consist of getting flight tickets to and from Lund, plus food
and accommodation during the conference period. Only few travel and accommodation
grants are available, and we therefore advise anybody who really desires
to participate in the conference to secure funding from other sources.
• Hotel accommodation for
participants to the 18th EASAS conference
The conference will arrange lodging only for those persons who receive
a travel and accommodation grant to attend. Other participants must arrange
and pay for their own lodging. There are however several alternatives
for accommodation.
Rooms have been booked in advance for participants in the 18th EASAS conference
at all hotels in town. When making the final reservation you should therefore
mention the booking code mentioned in SASNET’s directory of hotels
and youth hostels available at Lund.
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Reports from SASNET meetings in Karlstad and Göteborg Follow-up meetings to the SASNET’s symposium in Marstrand in
October 2002 were arranged at Karlstad University and Göteborg University
in September 2003. Researchers, teachers and students engaged in South
Asian studies at Karlstad University presented their work at a meeting
on Wednesday 24 September. Read a report from
the Karlstad seminar.
Researchers, teachers and students engaged in South Asia related research
at Göteborg University were given an introduction to SASNET and its
web site at a meeting on Thursday 25 September. The meeting was organized
by the Centre for Asian Studies, at Världshuset, Brogatan, Göteborg.
More information on the meeting
in which SASNET’s Staffan Lindberg and Lars Eklund took part.
• Next round for SASNET planning grants in
June 2004 The coming round for SASNET planning grants, which should have had
its deadline in November, has been cancelled. The decision was taken by
the SASNET Board at its meeting on 26 August. Instead applicationsare invited for the first round in 2004. Closing date for applications
is 15 June, 2004. More information.
Community News:
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Licentiate thesis on Srilankan medicinal plants and herbal preparations
in Uppsala Wimal Pathmasiri from the Division of Pharmacognosy, Dept. of
Medicinal Chemistry, Uppsala University, defended his Licentiate thesis
on ”COX 2 Inhibitors of Natural origin: Dereplication, Isolation,
and Structure Eludicidation”, on 3 November 2003. Pathmasiri
(photo to the left) , coming from Sri Lanka, has done research
on Srilankan medicinal plants and herbal preparations. Read
abstract of the thesis.
• Licentiate thesis at KTH by Srilankan
researcher on boiling of nanofluids Sanjeeva Witharana from the Division
of Applied Thermodynamics and Refrigeration, Dept. of Energy Technology;
at Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Stockholm, defended his Licentiate
thesis on ”Boiling of refrigerants on enhanced surfaces and
boiling of nanofluids” in May 2003. Witharana has dedicated
his thesis to his motherland Sri Lanka. More
information, with link to the full thesis.
• Scholars and associations willing to review
contemporary South Asian literary fiction wanted The International Fiction
Review magazine (IFR), published by the Dept. of Culture and Language
Studies, University of New Brunswick, Canada, is seeking contact with
scholars and associations willing to present articles and reviews on contemporary
South Asian literary fiction. Interested scholars should contact Gabriel
V. Laforge, Editorial Assistant at IFR.
Vacant
research positions/fellowships
• Associate Professorship in Development
and International Relations at Aalborg University The Faculty of Social Sciences at Aalborg University; Denmark,
announces a one-year position of Associate Professorship in Development
and International Relations. The position is attached to the Research
Center on Development and International Relations (DIR), Institute of
History, International and Social Studies. The Visiting Associate Professor
will participate in the research and PhD programme of DIR on Globalization,
Inequality and Human Security. Teaching obligations at Master level at
administration/Social Studies and Development and International Relations.
• Tenure track-position at the rank
of assistant professor at the University of Washington The University of Washington, Seattle, USA, invites applications
for a tenure track-position, at the rank of assistant professor, jointly
held in the Department of Geography, and in the Jackson School of International
Studies beginning in September 2004. Applicants must have a regional
focus upon South Asia with research and teaching interests in society-environment
relations and critical development studies. Last date for appliocations:
10 December 2003.
Conferences
and courses
• International seminar an workshop
on fermented foods in Gujarat An International Seminar and Workshop on ”Fermented
Foods, Health Status and Social Well being” will be organised
by the Dept of Dairy Microbiology, SMC College of Dairy Science, Gujarat
Agricultural University at Anand, India, 13–14 November 2003. The
conference is co-hosted by the Dept of Applied Nutrition, Lund University,
Sweden; and is partly sponsored by a planning grant from SASNET. Dr V
Kurien, the father of White Revolution in India, will inaugurate the seminar
on 13 November. Full programme with registration
form (as a pdf-file).
• International Seminar on ”Operationalizing
Gross National Happiness” at Thimphu, Bhutan An International Seminar on ”Operationalizing Gross National
Happiness” is held at Thimphu, Bhutan, in the third week of November
2003. Gross National Happiness as a distinct Bhutanese value
manifested in the form of its development approach and policies seen as
an area of learning and sharing expertise. The seminar is arranged by
the Centre for Bhutan Studies, Thimphu, in collaboration with the Dutch
environmental organization Ecooperation, and it is a follow-up arrangement
to a seminar held in Zeist, the Netherlands, in 2001, which resulted in
a Sustainable Development Agreement between Benin, Bhutan, Costa Rica
and The Netherlands. More
information.
• 9th International Conference on Sri
Lankan Studies at the University of Ruhuna The 9th International Conference on Sri Lankan Studies will
be held at the University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 28–30 November
2003. The conference’s theme will be ”Sri Lanka at Crossroads:
Continuity & Change”.
• International conference on Sustainable
Landfill Managementat Chennai
An International conference on Sustainable Landfill, supported by the
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida, is held 3–5
December 2003, at Chennai, India. The conference, which provides a forum
to share ideas and experiences in the field of solid waste management
in Asia, is organised by the Centre for Environmental Studies (CES), Anna
University, Chennai; in association with the Asian Institute of Technology,
Bangkok, Thailand. It should also provide a platform to disseminate the
findings of an on-going Asian Regional Research Project funded by Sida.
• Norwegian conference on Evaluating
Research Results from the South The Second NETREED Conference with the theme ”Communicating
and Evaluating Research Results from the South” will take place
8–10 December 2003 at Gausdal Høifjellshotell, Norway. NETREED
is a network of individuals and institutions based in Norway, who do research
and evaluation on education and development (with a focus on developing
countries). Key note speaker at the conference will be Dr. Iffat Farah
from the Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. The theme of the conference
is chosen in order to get a wide discussion and different perspectives
on research results of researchers in the North doing research in countries
in the South. There will also be a debate on ethical questions and dilemmas
for those working as researchers on the one hand and as evaluators on
the other hand. Paper presentations by graduate students, researchers,
evaluators and representatives from NGO's will be organised in parallell
sessions.
• International Conference on business
management of developing countries in Sri Lanka The first International Conference on business management of
developing countries, with the theme ”From information to knowledge
to competencies: Key success factors for innovation and sustainable development”
is held at the University of Sri Jayewardenapura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
11–12 December 2003. The conference is organized by the university’s
Faculty of Management and Commerce.
• International Conference on Women
and Migration in Asia in New Delhi An International Conference on ”Women and Migration in
Asia” is held at New Delhi, India 10–13 December 2003. The
conference is organized by the Developing Countries Research Centre, DCRC,
at the University of Delhi, and has the ambition to bring together scholars
from across Asia and other countries working in the broad thematic area
of Women and Migration.
• International conference on the studies
of religious traditions in India at New Delhi A regional conference of the International Association of the History
of Religions(IAHR) will be arranged in New Delhi, India, 18–21
December, 2003. The conference, whichs aims to encourage rigorous secular
studies of religious traditions in India: Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism,
Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Sikhism, is organised by the Centre
for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), in collaboration with India
International Centre.
• Indian History Congress holds its
64th Annual Session in Mysore The Indian History Congress (IHC) will hold its 64th Annual
Session in Mysore, Karnataka, 28–30 December 2003. As ususal
there will be five panels sections, for 1. Ancient India, 2. Medieval
India, 3. Modern India, 4. History of Countries other than India, and
5. Archaeology. Besides this the IHC, which is the oldest and one
of the most prestigious academic organizations in India, proposes
to hold a special panel on the ”History of Information and Communication
Technologies in India” during the session. Eminent scholars
from history and related disciplines would be presenting papers in it
and the IHC has plans for publication of a volume with selected papers.
• International conference on ”Conflict,
Peace and Development in South Asia” at Colombo An International conference on ”Conflict, Peace and Development
in South Asia” is held at Colombo, Sri Lanka, 8–10 January
2004. The conference is arranged by School
of Management, Binghamton University, New York State, USA, in cooperation
with the the International Center for Conflict Prevention and Management,
Sydney, Australia. Deadline for registration: 19 September 2003. More
information (as a pdf file).
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Dipak Malik lectures on ”IT, Hindu Fundamentialism and Class Struggles
in India” Professor. Dipak Malik from the Dept. of Commerce, Banaras Hindu
University, Varanasi, India, lectures at Lund University on “IT,
Hindu Fundamentialism and Class Struggles in India”, Wednesday
19 November, 14–16. Professor Malik’s research has mainly
focused on labour market and trade unions. He has extensive experience
of international cooperation and has been guest professor at University
of West Indies St. Augustine, Trindidad & Tobago; and University of
York, Ontario, Canada. In this connection he has developed courses in
for example ”Politics and Sociology of Communalism”.
Professor Malik has previously been chairman of the Teachers Association
at Banaras Hindu University and adviser to the government in India. Presently
Malik is engaged in SASNET (Swedish South Asian Studies Network) as adviser.
The lecture is organized by the General Seminar, Dept. of Sociology, Lund
University, in collaboration with SASNET. Venue: Dept. of Sociology, room
3, Paradisgatan 3, Lund.
• Salim Khan lectures on ”The
World Bank's Strategy of Poverty Regulation in Bangladesh” The Center for Pacific Asia Studies (CPAS) at Stockholm University
arranges a lecture with Salim Khan, Ph.D. in Economics at the New School
University, New York, USA, on Wednesday 26 November, 15–17. Khan
will lecture on ”The World Bank's Strategy of Poverty Regulation
in Bangladesh.” Venue: Main hall, Dept of Oriental Languages, Kräftriket
4 A, Stockholm.
• Johan Mikaelsson lectures on the Tamil
people in Sri Lanka As part of a seminar on suppressed ethnic groups around the
World fighting for independence, to be held in Stockholm on Saturday 29
November, 13.00–16.30, the Swedish journalist Johan Mikaelsson,
SYDASIEN, lectures on the Tamil people in Sri Lanka. He will talk about
the civil war devastating the country during the years 1983–2002,
the fragile peace process now going on, and the road to autonomy for the
Tamils. Mikaelsson will also show his documentary film ”Fredens
år i Sri Lanka”. The seminar is organized by the International
magazines project ”Upptäck
Hela Världen” in collaboration with ABF Stockholm.
Venue: ABF-huset, Sandlersalen, Sveavägen 41. More
information on the seminar (as a pdf-file).
New and updated items on SASNET
web site
• More Swedish departments where research
on South Asia is going on: Added to the list of research environments at Swedish universities,
presented by SASNET. The full list now includes 108 departments! Go
to the presentation page
• Several new articles recommended for reading
Look at http://www.sasnet.lu.se/recreading.html
for suggestions on interesting new articles on South Asia in International
media. Many new items added, especially on Pakistan, India, and the South
Asia region.
Cultural Events connected to South
Asia in Scandinavia
• Days of India festival is organized
by Dieselverkstaden in Nacka A week-long Days of India festival is organized by Dieselverkstaden
in Nacka, outside Stockholm, 11–16 November 2003. The festival is
co-organized by the Embassy of India and will be formally inaugurated
by the Indian ambassador to Sweden, Ms Chitra Narayanan, on Wednesday
12 November, 17.00. The programme for the week includes a photo exhibition
by Mikael Lindström; lectures by Per J Andersson, Christian Jutvik,
and David Ståhl; dance performances by Kristina Borgkrans and Helena
Lambert; block print workshops with Kärsti Stiege; and a sari show.
Venue: Dieselverkstaden, Marcusplatsen 17, Nacka.
Best regards
Staffan
Lindberg Lars
Eklund
SASNET/ Swedish South Asian Studies Network
SASNET is a national network
for research, education, and information about South Asia, based at
Lund University. The aim is to encourage and promote an open and dynamic
networking process, in which Swedish researchers co-operate with researchers
in South Asia and globally.
The network is open to all sciences. Priority is given to co-operation
between disciplines and across faculties, as well as institutions in
the Nordic countries and in South Asia. The basic idea is that South
Asian studies will be most fruitfully pursued in co-operation between
researchers, working in different institutions with a solid base in
their mother disciplines.
The network is financed by Sida (Swedish
International Development Cooperation Agency) and by Lund
University.
Postal address: SASNET – Swedish South Asian Studies Network,
Scheelevägen 15 B, S-223 70 Lund, Sweden Visiting address: Ideon Research Park, House Alfa 1 (first
floor, room no. 2042), in the premises of the Centre for East and
South East Asian Studies at Lund University (ACE). Phone: + 46 46 222 73 40 Fax: + 46 46 222 30 41 E-mail:sasnet@sasnet.lu.se Web site:
http://www.sasnet.lu.se Staff:Staffan
Lindberg, director/co-ordinator & Lars
Eklund, webmaster/deputy director
SASNET - Swedish South Asian Studies Network/Lund
University
Address: Scheelevägen 15 D, SE-223 70 Lund, Sweden
Phone: +46 46 222 73 40
Webmaster: Lars Eklund
Last updated
2010-11-18
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November 2003
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New location for SASNET’s root node office at Lund University
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Schedules fixed for the panels to the 18th EASAS conference 
•
Reports from SASNET meetings in Karlstad and Göteborg
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Licentiate thesis on Srilankan medicinal plants and herbal preparations
in Uppsala
•
Dipak Malik lectures on ”IT, Hindu Fundamentialism and Class Struggles
in India”