South Asia Faculty Working Group
The South Asia Faculty Working Group aims to promote public and scholarly engagement with the arts, cultures, politics, religions, history, languages, and literatures of South Asia and the South Asian diaspora. By providing a forum for scholars to discuss projects, ideas, and approaches in research and teaching, the working group seeks to deepen understanding of the region on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus and in the surrounding community. The group also sponsors lectures, conferences, exhibitions, performances and other public events that reach audiences on and off campus, invite student and community participation, and discuss issues of regional and global relevance.
Core Faculty:
- Deb Aikat, School of Journalism
- John Caldwell, Department of Asian Studies
- Lauren Leve, Department of Religious Studies
- Pamela Lothspeich, Department of Asian Studies
- Townsend Middleton, Department of Anthropology
- Michael O’Sullivan, Department of History
- Kumi Silva, Department of Communication
- Sara Smith, Department of Geography
- Afroz Taj, Department of Asian Studies
- Meenu Tewari, Department of City and Regional Planning