SASSpod

Lalita du Perron talks to the Center for South Asia’s new Faculty Director Anna Bigelow about her new book “Islam through Objects”, material religion, and her vision for the Center.

Lalita du Perron welcomes Lakmali Jayasinghe to discuss teaching in the Stanford Civic, Liberal, and Global Education (COLLEGE) program and her research on borders, migration, and translation.

Lalita du Perron welcomes Thomas Blom Hansen, Professor and Chair of the Anthropology Department at Stanford, to discuss his new book The Law of Force, the history of violence and non-violence in India, and the importance of academic freedom.

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Former CSA Director Jisha Menon talks to Lalita du Perron about her forthcoming book Brutal Beauty: Aesthetics and Aspiration in Urban India, published by Northwestern University Press, and her new role as Faculty Director of Stanford Global Studies.

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Priya Satia, Professor of History at Stanford, talks about her book Time’s Monster: How history makes history, and answers questions such as: Who writes history? Who consumes history? What was the role of historians in building Empire? And what has astrology got to do with any of this?

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Have you ever wondered why students choose to pursue the Global Studies South Asia Minor while at Stanford? Lalita du Perron talks to three students, from Computer Science, Political Science, and English, who explain why they chose the Minor and how it impacted their time at Stanford and beyond. Special shoutouts to Usha Iyer, C. Ryan Perkins, and Madihah Akhter, all of whom have also been featured on the SASSpod!

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Lalita du Perron welcomes new faculty in the Stanford Department of History Partha Shil to talk about his work on labor history and police constables in colonial India, asks about the role of empathy in academic research, and encourages students to enroll in his classes.

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Lalita du Perron talks to Professor Robert Crews, recent PhD graduate Mejgan Massoumi, and PhD candidate Sabauon Nasseri, all at the History Department at Stanford, about the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. In this two-part podcast, the guests discuss the history of the presence of US troops in Afghanistan, its effect on the lives of the Afghan people, and what life may look like going forward.

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Lalita du Perron talks to Professor Robert Crews, recent PhD graduate Mejgan Massoumi, and PhD candidate Sabauon Nasseri, all at the History Department at Stanford, about the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. In this two-part podcast, the guests discuss the history of the presence of US troops in Afghanistan, its effect on the lives of the Afghan people, and what life may look like going forward.

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Lalita du Perron talks to Stanford Center for Latin American Studies alum Hari Seshasayee about the current state of Covid in Mumbai, his work as trade advisor with ProColombia, similarities between South Asia and Latin America, and his fond memories of his time at Stanford.

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