CSAMES Events

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• “Reformist Muslim Thought: Rethinking the Quran and Islamic Tradition from the19th Century to Today”, Youssouf Sangare

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  306 Coble Hall, 801 S. Wright Street , Champaign IL 61820

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Friday, October 23, 2026

• "On care and community: India’s frontline health workers", Vrinda Marwah

  Time

  11:00 am

  "On care and community: India’s frontline health workers" Vrinda Marwah is assistant professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida.

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Friday, October 30, 2026

• Book Talk: Professor Sanjay Joshi, "Brahmins of the Himalaya"

  Time

  11:00 am

  • Lecture

  

Friday, November 6, 2026

• Book Talk: Becoming Allies: Civil Liberties Activism in India, Ankita Pandey

  Time

  11:00 am

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• “Performance and the Making of Religious Imagery in Early and Medieval India (Buddhist, Hindu, Jain)”, Anna Tosato

  Time

  11:00 am

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Friday, November 13, 2026

• "‘Imagining Capital in the City: Urban Life in DLF’s Public Projection, 1949-1960", Anish Vanaik, Purdue University

  Time

  11:00 am

  ‘Imagining Capital in the City: Urban Life in DLF’s Public Projection, 1949-1960’

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