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2022 RUSTGI UNDERGRADUATE CONFERENCE ON SOUTH ASIA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Identity & Cultural Dissonance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, April 1st, 2023 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In-Person (240 Capen Hall) + Zoom (<\/strong>register<\/strong><\/a> for link) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, April 1st at 4 PM EST <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NYC Council Member Shahana Hanif, <\/strong>Keynote Speaker<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Being the First Muslim Woman Elected to the New York City Council<\/em><\/strong>: What This Means For the Muslim Community and the Future of our Democracy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Council Member Shahana Hanif is the Council Member for Brooklyn\u2019s 39th District. She was born and raised in Kensington, Brooklyn, and is the daughter of Bangladeshi Muslim immigrants. She is the product of public schools having attended P.S. 230 and Brooklyn College, an activist, community organizer, and public servant. Shahana is the first Muslim woman ever elected to the New York City Council and the first woman Council member for the 39th District. She currently serves as the chair of the Immigration Committee and is one of the two co-chairs of the Progressive Caucus. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featuring Student Speakers & Panelists <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join student speakers, both domestic and international, as well as panel chairs from the University at Buffalo as they speak about some of the most important issues in South Asia. We will cover a diverse range of topics, discussing political, social, and environmental issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This hybrid event is free, but registration is required<\/strong>.
To register visit https:\/\/bit.ly\/rustgiregistration2023<\/a>
For more information please contact southasiaundergradconf@gmail.com<\/a><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Program Schedule <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, April 1st <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breakfast: 8:00 am \u2013 8:45 am<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening Remarks: 8:45 am to 9:00 am<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panel 1: <\/strong>Resisting Monolithic Narratives of Identity in a Post-Colonial World <\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:00 am – 10:15 am <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panel Chair: Dr. Samina Raja, University at Buffalo <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imaan Azeem, Habib University, \u201cLanguage and Identity in a Post-colonial Context: An ethnographic study amongst students in Karachi\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rajkishore Mukherjee, University of Calcutta, \u201cIdentity, and its Role in South Asian Democracies\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spoorthi Niranjan, FLAME University, \u201cCaste Resistance to Caste Assimilation: The Brahminization of the Lingayat Community\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panel 2: <\/strong>Expressions of Cultural Resilience                                       <\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:30 am – 12:15 pm <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panel Chair: Dr. Nadine Shaanta Murshid, University at Buffalo <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caitlyn Marentette, University at Pennsylvania, \u201cEmotion, Language, and Identity Politics in East Pakistan\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neha Melwani, University at Toronto, \u201cCreating Colonial Identities: The Impacts of British Colonial Forestry on Indian People\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malavika Kannan, Stanford University, \u201cSpirited Wives: Critiquing Early Nationalism Through the Life-Writings of 20<\/em>th<\/sup><\/em> Century Women\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kavya Srikanth, Stanford University, \u201cLinguistic Identity Formation in Independent India\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lunch Break 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panel 3: <\/strong>Transforming Cross-Cultural Depictions Across Entertainment            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:00 pm – 2:15 pm                                                            <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panel Chair: Dr.  Suparna Soni, Buffalo State University<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clara Walling, Hamilton College, \u201cArtistic Dreaming and the Role of Sound in Diasporic Longing\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leela Cullity, Occidental College, \u201cCross-Cultural Love in the South Asian Diaspora: A Comparative Analysis of Michael Showalter\u2019s The Big Sick and Mira Nair\u2019s The Namesake\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nithya Balakrish, Michigan State University, \u201cA Queen by any Other Name: The Construction of Hijras in Indian Cinema\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panel 4: <\/strong>Community Implications of South Asian Diasporic Ties<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:30 pm – 3:45 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panel Chair: Dr. Christopher Lee, Canisius College <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vansh Ruhela, University of Toronto, \u201cThe Quota-Caste System: A Double-Edged Sword\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kush Chaudhari, Vanderbilt University, \u201cThe Complexity of the Hindu Mother Cow Gives Rise to Diverse Hindu American Perspectives\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jaret Rushing, Vanderbilt University, \u201cConceiving Hindu-Muslim Translation: Shared Materiality and Kinship in the Indo-Persian Cosmopolis\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keynote Talk 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York City Council Member Shahana Hanif <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn Being the First Muslim Woman Elected to the New York City Council: <\/em><\/strong>What This Means For the Muslim Community and the Future of our Democracy\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you to our event sponsors! <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The fifth annual Rustgi South Asian Undergraduate Research Conference is made possible by a generous gift from the families of Dr. Vinod Rustgi<\/em><\/strong> and Dr. Anil Rustgi<\/em><\/strong>, as well as funding from the University at Buffalo Asia Research Institute and Asian Studies Program.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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