The AIPS 2012-13 Short-Term Fellows to Pakistan have been awarded. Congratulations to the three selected Fellows in the first round of the 2012-13 competition for Short-Term fellowships. William Johnson, University of Oregon Sameer Lalwani, MIT Audrey Truschke, Columbia University More information and abstracts can be found here. AIPS is currently holding a second competitive process … Read more
AIPS is pleased to announce the awardees for the 2012-2013 Junior and Senior Fellowship! Julie Flowerday, Senior Fellow awarded 9 months in Lahore and Islamabad Yelena Biberman, Junior Fellow awarded 4 months in Srinagar and Moscow Naindeep Chann, Junior Fellow awarded 3 months in Paris Daniel Majchrowicz, Junior Fellow awarded 2 months in London Junior … Read more
Junior Prize Senior Prize Junior Prize Awardee:Author: Alyssa AyresTitle: Speaking Like a State: Language and Nationalism in PakistanThis book was written in the author's personal capacity prior to her appointment at the Department of State. The views are the author's own and do not represent the views of the Department of State. Senior Prize Awardee:Author: … Read more
This year we commemorate the hundredth birth anniversary of the famous fiction writer and essayist, Sa’dat Hasan Manto. As workshops, symposia and lectures are organized in South Asia, US and other parts of the world, please enjoy readings of his work by four Karachi based performers from the alternative theatre scene of that city. http://dawn.com/2012/05/16/reading-manto/:
The AIPS Spring 2012 Newsletter is now online! Please click here to read about the recent AIPS events, conferences, workshops, and fellowships.
The American Institute of Pakistan Studies is soliciting books (single authored monographs, no edited volumes) published during the last three years, or nearly published books (galleys must be available)nfor the annual AIPS book prize. The award recipient will receive a monetary prize from AIPS ($1,000). In addition, AIPS will recommend the manuscript for publication in … Read more
Multi-Country Research Grant – Applications being accepted! 2012-2013 Cycle The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Multi-Country Fellowship Program supports advanced regional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their Ph.D. Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative … Read more
AIPS is proud to announce five new programs! For the success of these programs, we encourage AIPS Member Institutes and AIPS Individual Members to apply for any of the programs we are offering. Collaborative Workshop with Pakistan University Conferences on Pakistan in the US Pakistan Courses/South Asia Courses in US Institutions Workshops in Pakistan Junior … Read more
AIPS is now accepting applications for 2013 Short and Long Term Fellowships. The link and deadlines for each fellowship are listed below. There you will find information about eligibility, fees, and procedure, as well as a link to the application itself. Long Term Fellowships (Junior and Senior)—Deadline: January 1, 2013 Short Term Fellowships—Deadline: January 15, … Read more
American Institute of Pakistan Studies What Is the Pakistani Public? Symposium organized by Aamir R. Mufti (UCLA) and Sadia Abbas (Rutgers) December 2012 “The public sphere” is an important concept of social theory and has become indispensible for our understanding of the transition to modern forms of culture, state, and society. Coined by … Read more