Dr. Hafeez Malik, political science scholar, social activist, and one of the founders of AIPS, passed away this past Monday. Prof. Malik will be greatly missed by all. To read more about his life and extensive contributions, please read this article.
The journal of Critical Pakistan Studies has published several new articles! The following articles are available on the Cambridge University Press website: Book review by Bramsh Khan “Atmospheric Violence: Disaster and Repair in Kashmir.” Omer Aijazi (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2024). Research Article by Abid Ali Borderland, Resistance, and Neo-Pashtun Consciousness: The Case of … Read more
On May 11, AIPS collaborated with Punjab University Pakistan Study Centre to host an event on “Pakistan Studies in the 21st Century: Teaching, Narratives, and Perspectives.” The academic workshop discussed emerging trends, contemporary challenges, and interdisciplinary approaches in the field of Pakistan Studies, and it featured Dr. Sikandar Hayat (Dean of the Faculty of Social … Read more
Robert Nichols, David Gilmartin, and Matthew Cook organized and held two workshops for junior Pakistani scholars working towards PhDs in History. Individual projects were presented and discussed in detail, while workshop sessions also opened conversations about research methods, scholarly literature and argumentation, and recent examples of successfully completed academic History books of interest to scholars, … Read more
AIPS Co-sponsored Scholars at the Intersection of South Asian and Africana Studies (SISAAS) Colloquium will be held at Armour J. Blackburn University Center, Howard University on Saturday, April 8, 2017. This full day (9am – 5pm) event invites its participants to explore exciting topics discovered in the overlap of South Asian and Africana Studies. SISAAS will … Read more
If you haven’t already done so, consider renewing your AIPS individual membership for the next academic year. 2022-23 memberships started with the new member year on October 1st. The Individual Membership page offers more information on renewing your membership. Contact AIPS (aips@pakistanstudies-aips.org) if you have questions regarding membership!
Dr. Joel Gordon led a two-day seminar on “Popular Culture Across Borders” for scholars and researchers from Government College University (Lahore) and other institutions in Pakistan!
The AIPS Spring 2012 Newsletter is now online! The Newsletter covers recent AIPS events, conferences, workshops, and fellowships.
The following in an excerpt of a recent article in The Atlantic entitled, ‘After Terror in France and Unrest in Turkey, Schools Grapple with whether to send Students Abroad‘ that came out on July 20, 2016. Study-abroad programs are designed to expose students to ideas and cultures different from their own. They are a soft-diplomacy tool, … Read more
AIPS would like to congratulate our 2022 Short-Term Research Grant Awardees: Sana Naeem, Harvard University; Asif Sandeelo, University of Georgia; Javairia Shahid, Columbia University; Syed Eisar Haider, University of Notre Dame; and Aabiya Noman Baqai, the University of Texas at Austin. These scholars will spend up to 3 months conducting research in Pakistan. AIPS would … Read more