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4th European South Asia PhD Workshop

27th / 28th August, Heidelberg

P R O G R A M M E:

Friday, 27th August

Session I – Chair: Dr. Margret Frenz (University of Leicester)

1. Silke Bechler "Globalizing Tradition: The Vedic Sacrifice (Yajña) in New Public Spheres", presented by Phoebe Rose Discussant: Roger Jeffery
2. Ali Mehdi "Dalit Mobilization in Uttar Pradesh and access to lager determinants of health for the State´s Scheduled Castes", presented by Radu Carciumaru Discussant: Subrata K. Mitra
3. Aparajith Ramnath "A new institution for engineers: change and continuity in the profession in inter-war India", presented by Manju Ludwig Discussant: Ines Zupanov

Session II – Chair: Dr. Ines Zupanov (CEIAS, Paris)

4. Mihirini Sirisena "Something little to ease my pain: a brief discussion of suicide in Sri Lanka", presented by Ali Mehdi Discussant: Margret Frenz
5. Muhammad Asif Khan "Conceptualizing Islam: the transformative discourses of Dawat e Islami and Deobandi movement", presented by Luke Heslop Discussant: Roger Jeffery

Saturday, 28th August

Session III – Chair: Professor Roger Jeffery (University of Edinburgh)

6. Phoebe Rose "Oracles and Oxygen chambers; using magic to cure autism", presented by Nicolas Lainé Discussant: Ines Zupanov
7. Joel Cabalion "Constructing displacement from a village-study perspective: a few methodological notes", presented by Yang Lu Discussant: Subrata K. Mitra
8. Manju Ludwig "Discourses of colonial modernity: The construction of homosexuality as an ambivalent dissident identity in 19th and 20th century India", presented by Mihirini Sirisena Discussant: Margret Frenz

Session IV – Chair: Dr. Margret Frenz (University of Leicester)

9. Yang Lu "National Interest and National Identities: Implications for Current Dynamics in the India-China Relations", presented by Muhammad Asif Khan Discussant: Ines Zupanov
10. Luke Heslop "Roads, opportunity and risk: Experiences from colonial and post-colonial Sri Lanka", presented by Aparajith Ramnath Discussant: Subrata K. Mitra

Session V – Chair: Professor Subrata K. Mitra (Heidelberg University)

11. Nicolas Lainé "Capturing the wild: Continuity and Discontinuity of Theravada Buddhism and Spirit Cults in Tai-Khamti’s worldview (Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India)", presented by Silke Bechler Discussant: Margret Frenz
12. Radu Carciumaru "Negotiating conflict in deeply divided societies. The merits of complex and hybrid consociational power sharing systems based on case studies from South Asia & Southeastern Europe", presented by Joel Cabalion Discussant: Roger Jeffery

For further information, please contact Mr. Markus Pauli:
Email: pauli@asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de