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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An article on HBTQ in Bhutan entitled "The silence is broken- Passang Dorji is the first public gay in Bhutan", written by Elina Vidarsson from SASNET, has today been published in the Swedish online magazine Sydasien (South Asia). Read the article (in Swedish). Sydasien (South Asia) is the only Swedish online magazin
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/article-hbtq-bhutan - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. McGill University's Indian Ocean World Centre (IOWC) welcomes submissions for its Graduate Conference on Indian Ocean World History. The conference will be held 20 October 2017. The deadline to submit is 10 June 2017. The IOWC is a McGill Research Centre dedicated to international collaborative study and inquiry, both
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-iowc-graduate-conference - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Universite Sorbonne Paris Cite and the National University of Singapore will hold a two-day conference in Singapore 16-17 November 2017, on the trajectory of the Russian Revolution in Asia, broadly defined to include the Asian territories of the Russian Empire as well as Northeast, South and Southeast Asia. Deadline f
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-conference-asian-arc-russian-revolution - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Call for papers for the New Zealand Asian Studies Society (NZASIA) Conference 2017. The Conference will be held 27-29 November in Dunedin, New Zealand. Deadline for papers submission is 30 June 2017. In line with NZASIA's key objectives, their biennial conference is multidisciplinary and aims at bringing together scho
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-conference-asian-studies - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Call for papers for publication in Asia in Focus - A Nordic journal on Asia by early career researchers- Issue 5, Winter 2017. Deadline for paper submission is 21 August 2017. Asia in Focus is a peer-reviewed journal published online twice a year by NIAS – Nordic Institute of Asian Studies. Asia in Focus was initiated
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-asia-focus - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Habib University invites paper and panel submissions for the Questioning South Asia Conference to be hold 22-24 November 2017 in Karachi, Pakistan. Deadline for abstract submission is 15 June 2017. The geopolitical significance of South Asia has been a well-known fact in policy and security studies for the last severa
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-south-asia-conference-karachi-pakistan - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Tuesday 9 May 2017, Professor Nishi Mitra vom Berg held a lecture entitled: "Child marriages in India: Human Rights Violations that go unchecked" at LUX B152. The lecture was jointly organized by Human Rights Studies and SASNET at Lund University. The lecture was recorded and has been published at SASNET's Youtube
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/lecture-human-rights-violations-go-unchecked - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations based in London (AKU-ISMC) is inviting experienced scholars to join the Institute as a visiting scholar within the 2017-2018 academic year. Deadline to submit application is 15 June 2017. The Institute is looking to host two categories of visiti
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-visiting-scholars-aga-khan-university - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The 5th International Conference of the Spanish Association of Indian Interdisciplinary Studies AEEII will be held 29 November - 1 December 2017, at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Deadline to submit paper is 20 June 2017. Acts of injustice in or with the Indian subcontinent have been committed by previous generat
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-aeeii-conference-barcelona - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The University of Sydney invites applications from qualified individuals for appointment to two Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in nineteenth and/or twentieth century international history, as part of Professor Glenda Sluga’s ARC Laureate Research Program in International History. Applications should be submitted be
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/position-available-post-doctoral-fellow-university-sydney - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An article on SASNET's researcher Admir Skodo, written by Elina Vidarsson, has been published in the Swedish online magazine Sydasien (South Asia). Read the article (in Swedish). The article is on Admir’s research, which draws on conceptual history, critical theory of race, historical sociology, and global history in
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/article-concept-afghan-refugee - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Himalayan Studies Conference V will be held 1-4 September 2017 at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA. The conference is organized by the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (ANHS) and hosted by the Tibet Himalaya Intiative at CU Boulder. Participation is restricted to members of the ANHS. Keynote spea
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/himalayan-studies-conference-colorado - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Kathmandu University, Centre for Buddhist Studies at Rangjung Yeshe Institute invites applications for a part-time, nine-month, teaching position in Sanskrit starting on August 15, 2017 at its campus in Boudhanath, Nepal. The instructor will teach two undergraduate courses in Sanskrit each semester: Sanskrit I and III
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/position-available-sanskrit-instructor-kathmandu-university - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Faculty of Humanities, Leiden Institute for Area Studies at University of Leiden is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Buddhist Studies. Applications must be received no later than 30 June 2017. The researcher will carry out research on Buddhist scriptures, which is part of the ERC-funded project, “The Compo
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/position-available-postdoctoral-researcher-buddhist-studies - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Faculty of Humanities, Leiden Institute for Area Studies at University of Leiden is looking for a PhD candidate in Buddhist Studies. Applications must be received no later than 30 June 2017 The candidate will carry out research on Buddhist scriptures, which is part of the ERC-funded project, “The Composition of Bu
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/position-available-phd-candidate-buddhist-studies - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In order to consolidate its presence in Afghanistan and to maintain, expand and ensure better impact of its current output, AAN is seeking to recruit one Researcher. The deadline for applications for this recruitment is 15 July 2017. The position is expected to be Kabul-based and full time. The Researcher will report
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/position-available-researcher-afghanistan-analysts-network-aan - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In order to consolidate its presence in Afghanistan and to maintain, expand and ensure better impact of its current output, AAN is seeking to recruit one or two new research staff members. Depending on skills, training and experience they will be hired for the position of Junior or Senior Analyst. The deadline for app
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/position-available-juniorsenior-analyst-afghanistan-analysts-network - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Thursday 15 June, 2017 a workshop entitled: "Studying Refugees in Northern Europe" was held at The Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University. SASNET researcher Admir Skodo participated and presented a paper. The workshop was organized by Dalia Abdelhady, Nina Gren and Martin Joormann. The participants form
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/workshop-lund-refugees-northern-europe - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SASNET researcher Admir Skodo has received a stipend from Helge Ax:son Johnsons Stiftelse, that will allow him to study archival material in the Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Admir hopes that this rich collection will help him discover new knowledge about Afghans in the United
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-researcher-admir-skodo-has-received-stipend - 2026-10-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In this year's Göteborg Book Fair there will be two seminars with a South Asian theme. One is a dialogue on contemporary literature in Bangladesh and the other is a talk with Arundhati Roy on her new book, which deals with modern Indian history. SASNET director Andreas Johansson will also be at the fair talking about
https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/south-asia-goteborg-book-fair-2017 - 2026-10-03
