{"id":650,"date":"2022-11-09T11:26:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T16:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/?p=650"},"modified":"2023-03-10T11:34:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T16:34:54","slug":"call-for-proposals-2023-rustgi-undergraduate-conference-on-south-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/southasiaatub\/2022\/11\/09\/call-for-proposals-2023-rustgi-undergraduate-conference-on-south-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Proposals: 2023 Rustgi Undergraduate Conference on South Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Identity and Cultural Dissonance <\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

March 31 and April 1, 2023<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

University at Buffalo, SUNY<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The University at Buffalo, SUNY, is proud to hold its fifth annual Rustgi Undergraduate Conference on South Asia. We invite papers on the theme of \u201cIdentity and Cultural Dissonance,\u201d which may be interpreted broadly in its social or political sense. The quintessential struggle with identity that the South Asian diaspora experience correlates to the importance of seeking out and understanding one\u2019s origins. The 2023 Rustgi conference will feature a keynote lecture from New York City Council Member of District 39 Shahana Hanif<\/a>, representing the divisions of Kensington, Borough Park, Windsor Terrace, and more. Her work in the community extends beyond her career as a Council Member: she has contributed to Participatory Budgeting and served as a tenants\u2019 rights organizer and advocate for gender justice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reused temple pillar, Jama\u02bf Masjid\/Bharat Mata Mandir, Daulatabad fort (credit: Walter Hakala)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We welcome undergraduate participants studying South Asia from all disciplines <\/em><\/strong>to submit proposals, preferably but not necessarily working on any topic relating to the theme<\/em><\/strong>. Possible topics of discussion include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n