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Stanford University is hosting an intensive, student-designed workshop for emerging scholars called “Under-Mapped Spaces: New Methods and Tools for Critical Storytelling with Maps”. Cartography continues to reproduce and amplify global inequalities in the production of knowledge. Drawing on Stanford’s rich map collections, this initiative aims to apply cutting-edge digital tools to the creation of compelling, … Read more

CAORC is now accepting applications for Multi-Country Research Fellowships. These fellowships enable US scholars to carry out trans-regional and comparative research in countries across the network of Overseas Research Centers (ORCs), as well as other countries. The Multi-Country Research fellowship program first launched in 1993 with fourteen ORCs participating. Now in its 28th year, the … Read more

AIPS would like to congratulate our 2021 Short-Term Research Grant Awardees: Hashim Ali (University of Illinois-Chicago), Manav Kapur (Princeton University), Elliot Montpellier (University of Pennsylvania), Ilma Qureshi (University of Virginia), and Natalya Rahman (Stanford University). These scholars will spend up to 3 months conducting research in Pakistan. AIPS would like to thank all of our applicants … Read more

AIPS is excited to announce our 2021-22 Fellows! Mashal Saif, Clemson University received a Post-Doctoral (Senior) Fellowship. Fizza Joffrey, University of Oxford; Muhammad Saad Lakhani (Stanford University), and Sarah Eleazar Sadiq (The University of Texas at Austin) received Pre-doctoral (Junior) Fellowships.  Congratulations to this year's fellows! 

The Pakistan Journal of Historical Studies (PJHS) (Indiana University Press) is seeking contributions on any period and theme related to the subject of history for their Fall publication. Submissions are due by June 15, 2021! PJHS aims to develop critical ideas on less explored and innovative themes in social, cultural, art, architectural, political, and economic histories. … Read more

We are happy to share news of the upcoming International Conference on Buddhism in Pakistan! The Silk Road Centre, in collaboration with the Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations, Quaid-i-Azam University is organizing an International Conference on Buddhism in Pakistan from October 11-12, 2021 in Islamabad. The conference includes engaging research sessions, a Buddhist art festival, … Read more

The 10th University of Michigan Pakistan Conference starts TOMORROW, April 2! AIPS is proud to help sponsor this year's conference on the them "Religious Landscapes"Register for the conference here!

Dr. Anita Weiss (University of Oregon) recently published a new book, "Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan: Local Actions, Local Voices" with Oxford University Press. To celebrate the book launch, the American Pakistan Foundation is hosting a virtual book talk with Dr. Weiss on Monday, March 22 at 8:00 PM EDT. Dr. Weiss will be joined … Read more

The 49th Annual Conference on South Asia is seeking submissions for panels, roundtables, and single papers! This year's conference (postponed from 2020) will be held October 20-24, 2021. Due to anticipated UW-Madison restrictions on large gatherings, the Conference will be held virtually this year, with more details to follow. If your panel, roundtable, or single … Read more

The American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) and Oxford University Press (OUP), Pakistan, are happy to announce a collaborative reprint series! The series focuses on reprinting humanities and social science monographs and edited volumes for sale in Pakistan. Prospective applicants must be individual AIPS members or scholars from an AIPS member institution. For accepted books, … Read more