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H-ASIA September 9, 2011 Call for Applications: Tools and Resources for Study of Women in South Asian Islamic Societies, co-sponsored by the American Institute of Bangladesh Studies, American Institute of Indian Studies and American Institute of Pakistan Studies (funding by Carnegie Corporation), University of Chicago, Friday, December 2, 2011 APPLICATION DEADLINE OCTOBER 31, 2011 ******************************************************************** Ed. note: Thanks to Keith Snodgrass for forwarding this item to share on H-ASIA. For more information go to the link noted in post. FFC --------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Keith Snodgrass <snodgras@u.washington.edu> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AIBS <aibsinfo@aibs.net> Dear Colleagues, A Faculty Development Workshop co-sponsored between AIBS, AIPS, and AIIS (funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York) will be held at the University of Chicago, Friday, December 2, 2011. Faculty Development Workshop: Tools and Resources for Study of Women in South Asian Islamic Societies: Call for Applications The American Institute of Indian Studies, the American Institute of Pakistan Studies, the American Institute of Bangladesh Studies and the University of Chicago South Asia Language and Area Center will hold an all-day workshop on Friday December 2, 2011 that will provide tools and resources for promoting the study of women in Islamic Society in South Asia. The focus would be to provide a complex and nuanced overview of women and the impacts of women¢s political participation in South Asian Muslim societies. It will emphasize their pro-active efforts at community organizing, educational reform, anti-corruption, human rights, and public health. Who is Eligible to Participate? Thirty faculty members will be selected to participate in the workshop. The workshop is targeted at faculty at community colleges, small liberal arts colleges, religious-affiliated colleges, minority-serving colleges, and small public colleges in the greater Chicago area and northern Illinois. How to Apply? Please go to http://southasia.uchicago.edu/outreach/islam_workshop.shtml and fill out the simple application which will require a brief statement of purpose about your goals for attending the workshop and how you would like to use the tools and resources that will be discussed. The deadline for applications is October 15, 2011. All applicants will be informed about whether they have been selected no later than October 31, 2011. ****************************************************************** To post to H-ASIA simply send your message to: <H-ASIA@h-net.msu.edu> For holidays or short absences send post to: <listserv@h-net.msu.edu> with message: SET H-ASIA NOMAIL Upon return, send post with message SET H-ASIA MAIL H-ASIA WEB HOMEPAGE URL: http://h-net.msu.edu/~asia/
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