BULPIP-AIPS students completed their first orientation in Lahore, Pakistan! The Berkeley-AIPS Urdu Language Program in Pakistan (BULPIP-AIPS) is an Urdu immersion program based at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan. For more information on the program, please click here.
Motivated by the ban on Pakistani scholars from attending the AAS-in Asia conference at Delhi, please join us at this Special Friday Lunch Session: The Disposable Pakistani Scholars at AAS-in Asia (Delhi, India): A RoundTable Discussion. Date: Friday, October 12Time: 12:30-1:30pmWhere: Wisconsin Ballroom, Madison Concourse Hotel For more details, please click here. (Part of the … Read more
AIPS will be holding a Junior Scholars Symposium in conjunction with the 47th Annual Conference on South Asia. This Symposium will showcase the research being done by junior scholars in the field of Pakistan Studies. AIPS has identified senior scholars who will read the papers, provide feedback, mentorship, and focused discussion. Details below: Date: Thursday, October … Read more
AIPS is excited to offer Senior and Junior Research Fellowships to AIPS members for 2019-2020! The deadline to apply is February 1st, 2019. For more information, please visit our Fellowships page.
Call for applications – now open! AIPS is delighted to be able to offer short-term research travel grants to Pakistan for 2019. This grant is open to AIPS members, regardless of citizenship. We strongly encourage graduate students to apply. AIPS-funded travel is restricted to Islamabad and/or Lahore for US citizens. All research much be conducted by … Read more
Naila Mahmood is a highly regarded visual artist, writer and documentary photographer from Karachi whose work on the complexities of urban space has been widely featured in gallery shows, museum exhibitions, and in print. From September 19th to 22nd, Naila featured her work on women and food security as part of its Rabb Symposium on urban … Read more
The AIPS At-Large BoT election concluded on December 26th, and the results are in… Congratulations to Mubbashir Rizvi and Gwendolyn Kirk! They have been elected to serve three-year terms on the Board of Trustees from January 1st, 2019 to December 31st, 2021.
AIPS Reception and MoU signing occurred last week at the Islamabad Club! Ms. Wajiha Akram (Parliamentary Secretary for Education) attended the event as guest of honour. Others included VC Women Univ Peshawar, Rector COMSATS, VC Gomal Univ, Director General HEC, AIPS President, Vice President, trustees and scholars.
Applications are open for the "Religion and Culture in the Postcolonial City" seminar, occurring June 8-22. If you are a community college or MSI faculty member, this seminar is for you. This seminar will provide participants with firsthand experiences of various cultural sites and practices in Lahore. Applications close on February 18th! For more information … Read more
Dr. Patricia Pashby led a series of seven workshop sessions, titled “Language Teaching in the 21st Century,” and ten individual mentoring sessions as part of the Junior Faculty Training and Exchange Program. She mentored junior scholars teaching English or other foreign language courses at the University of Education in Lahore. Dr. Pashby’s approach was “hands-on” … Read more