BACK FROM THE FIELD and ARCHIVES: CSAS GRADUATE STUDENTS ON THEIR RESEARCH

27 Sep 2012 - 04:00 / 27 Sep 2012 - 17:30

Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place
208N, North House
Toronto

 The Centre for South Asian Studies is proud to present
BACK FROM THE FIELD and ARCHIVES: CSAS GRADUATE STUDENTS ON THEIR RESEARCH
Friday, September 28, 2012
4:00-5:30 PM
208N, North House
Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place
FEATURING OUR GRADUATE STUDENTS

 Victoria Sheldon, Department of Anthropology “A Study of the Linguistic Basis and Colloquial Language of Malayalam in Kozhikode, Kerala” .

Victoria Sheldon is a new PhD student, interested in the Malayalam language, folklore and medical practices in Kerala, the social and political history of Northern Kerala, and phenomenological and performative approaches in Anthropology and Philosophy.

Candis Haak, Department of Anthropology “The Perception, Experience, and Imagining of Sacred Landscapes: A Spatial Analysis of the Pilgrimage Routes of Vijayanagara”
Candis Haak is a third year doctoral student studying the experiences that constitute sacred geographies. She examines the medieval Hindu empire of Vijaynagara, India to investigate how the institution of pilgrimage engenders these social and sacred processes.

Arun Brahmbhatt, Department of Religion “Pandits, Temple Libraries, and Archives – Reflections on an Ahmedabadi Autumn”
Arun Brahmbhatt is a fourth year doctoral student in the Department and Centre for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. His research interests include Sanskrit textual practices, Vedanta, hermeneutics, intellectual history, historiography, print culture.

Snacks and Refreshments to Follow at the 2012 CSAS Beginning of the Year Gathering at 5:30pm
This event is restricted to UofT faculty and students. Please register at http://www.munk.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=12225