The fourth annual Critical Approaches to South Asian Studies explored the intersections of critical race and area studies. After two days of presentations and discussions, the workshop closed with an engaging panel on transnational activism. Presentations included a keynote by Kamala Visweswaran on genocide and diaspora, a film screening and seminar with Patricia Mohammed, a panel on critical race and area studies, and a round table on race and pedagogy.
Closing panelists and the South Asia Research Group at the 2016 Critical Approaches to South Asian Studies Workshop. From top left: Tina Virmani, Shaista Patel, Kamala Visweswaran, Patricia Mohammed, Sailaja Krishnamurti, Chandni Desai, Özlem Aslan, Anupama Aery, Roshini Raveenthiran, Nedra Rodrigo, Alannah Johnson, Nishant Upadhyay, Harshita Yalamarty, Nadia Hasan, Urooj Shahzadi