South Asian Studies

On the second day of the symposium, Mexican director Michelle Garza Cervera will answer questions (in English) about her acclaimed debut film Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022). This will be followed by a conversation in Spanish between Michelle and Rita Segato, offering a broader dialogue on gender-based abuse and violence against women in Latin America. The conversation between Michelle and Rita will be translated into English for the audience.

Cookies and drinks will be provided.

Presented in Spanish with real-time translation to English

The symposium will kickoff with a keynote presentation by Argentine anthropologist Rita Segato, followed by an open discussion with students, faculty, and community members. Hors d’oeuvres will be provided in Sunderland Lobby beginning at 4:00 PM.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Health and Medicine presents “Reporting on Public Health In Uncertain Times” with Apoorva Mandavilli.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global and International History presents Aparna Kapadia, associate professor of history at Williams College and ” Walking with the Mahatma: Kasturba Gandhi’s Political Life.”

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global Health and Medicine presents Professor Lucinda Ramberg, sociocultural and medical anthropologist at Cornell University

Lecture “ ‘Theater in South Asia: Shakespeare on the Hindi Stage” by Kanchan Verma, Assistant Professor of Hindi, Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi.

Dr. Tasneem Suhrawardy, Associate Professor, Department of History, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi

Professor Subramanian Shankar, University of Hawaii By addressing the cultural affects of caste politics in South India, Dr. Shankar’s lecture will enhance the South Asian Studies program. He plans to address anti-caste activism in 20th century South India as well as the role caste plays in biography. In addressing this last point, Dr. Shankar intends to draw parallels with race in the US. Dr. Shankar is a critic, novelist, and translator.

Lessons in Drag- Kareem Khubchandani

Your favorite South Asian drag auntie brings the nightclub to the classroom (and vice versa) to explain how critical social theory matters in queer nightlife. Touching on themes that include globalization, black feminist theory, diva worship, and islamophobia, she stages the nightclub as a site of politics and pleasure. Part lecture, part lipsync, part audience participation, the show demonstrates how much drag teaches us, even requires us, to be in relation with the rest of the world.