CfP: 2024 Sri Lanka Graduate Student Workshop

2024 Sri Lanka Graduate Student Workshop

Friday April 5, 2024

Virtual workshop hosted by Cornell University

CALL FOR PAPERS

On Friday, April 5, 2024, the South Asia Program at Cornell University will host a virtual workshop for graduate students working on Sri Lanka, co-sponsored by the American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies. This Pre-Dissertation Workshop will occur on Friday April 5 at 11:00 am EDT over Zoom. The exact time is potentially subject to change, depending on the time zones of workshop participants, but the date is firm.

This closed-door workshop will comprise a group of up to six students who are working on their research proposals, with several faculty mentors, including Sharika Thiranagama (Anthropology, Stanford University), Daniel Bass (Asian Studies, Cornell University), and others. The workshop aims to enhance intellectual exchange on Sri Lanka, emphasize the production of empirical knowledge linked to precise analysis, build a new cohort of researchers (and research) across disciplines and institutions, and strengthen intellectual relationships across geographic, linguistic, and institutional borders. We invite students from all disciplines to participate.

Pre-research students in Masters or PhD programs working on Sri Lanka may apply for the pre-dissertation development workshop. Students should submit a research proposal (up to 1,000 words in English), describing research plans and methods, and expected contributions to Sri Lankan studies and any other relevant fields. Applicants should also include a brief CV indicating institutional affiliation, degrees earned, current address, and any other relevant information, including a list of related research grants applied for (if any).

Please send proposals as PDF or Word attachments, with “Sri Lanka Graduate Student Workshop” in the subject line, to the Cornell South Asia Program at sap@cornell.edu by Monday, February 26, 2024. Inquiries before that date are most welcome.