World View Seminar on
South Asia: Cultural Traditions, Contemporary Challenges
March 28-29, 2006
*Our First Regional Seminar Exclusively for Community College Educators*

Center for Schools Leadership Development
(Next to the Friday Center)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Co-Sponsored by

The NC Center for South Asia Studies

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Tuesday, March 28
8:00
Check In and Registration
8:45
Welcome
Senator Ellie Kinnaird, NC State Senate
John Richards, NC Center for South Asia Studies
9:00
The Many Faces of South Asia: Issues and Dilemmas
Tony Stewart, Professor
Dept. of Philosophy and Religion, NC State

9:30
Religion in South Asia: From Ancient Traditions to Modern Identities and Contemporary Visions
Hinduism (9:30-10:15)
Leela Prasad, Asst. Professor
Dept. of Religion, Duke University
10:15
Break
10:30

Islam
Anna Bigelow , Asst. Professor
Dept. of Philosophy and Religion, NC State

11:15
From Visions to Politics: Communalism and Fundamentalism in Modern South Asia
Sandria Freitag , Associate Director
NC Center for South Asia Studies, Duke University

12:00

Lunch

12:45

Making Sense of South Asia in Curricula: Integrating Key Issues and Themes
David Gilmartin , Professor
Dept. of History, NC State
2:00
Break
2:15

Concurrent Sessions I

1. Nepal: Its People, Culture, and History
Harihar Bhattarai, Professor
Dept. of Anthropology, NC State

2. The Caste System in Modern India: Tradition & Its Discontents
Lola Williamson, Meredith College

3. Afghanistan: Its People, Culture, & History
John Richards, Director
NC Center for South Asia Studies

3:30

Concurrent Sessions II

1. Using Visual Culture in Teaching
Sanrdia Freitag, Associate Director
NC Center for South Asia Studies

2. Family and Culture in South Asia
Sudha Shreeniwas, Asst. Professor
Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies, UNC-Greensboro

3. Local Nationalism and Identity Issues in South Asia
Yasmin Saikia, Associate Professor
Dept. of History, UNC-Chapel Hill

4:45
Performance: South Asian Music and Dance
Purnima Shah, Duke University
John Caldwell, NC Center for South Asia Studies
5:15
Reception with a Performance of South Asian Music and Dance

Wednesday, March 29
8:00

Coffee, Juice, and Pastries

8:30

India and Pakistan: Nuclear War or other Future Scenarios
Robert Moog, Associate Professor
Dept. of Political Science, NC State

9:15

Key Ecological and Agricultural Issues in South Asia
Lauren Nauta, Assistant Professor
Dept. of History, NC State
10:00

Break

10:15
Nutrition and Body Image in India
Peggy Bentley, Professor
School of Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill

11:00
India's Role in the Global Economy
Meenu Tewari, Assistant Professor
Dept. of City and Regional Planning, UNC-Chapel Hill
11:45

Legacies and Global Contributions of South Asia:
What We Take Back to Our Colleges
Sandria Freitag, Associate Director
NC Center for South Asia Studies
12:30
Adjourn
Robert Phay, Director, World View