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Symposium to bring together experts on South Asia

SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State University College of Arts and Letters will present “Symposium on South Asia: Issues and Trends in Research” at 10:30 a.m. March 5 in Carrington Theater. The symposium will be part of the college’s Asian Arts and Letters Initiative and a precursor to the Public Affairs Conference April 15-18.

 “The Symposium on South Asia is an event that will bring greater attention to the region of South Asia, which comprises mainly India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka,” said Missouri State associate professor of religious studies Dr. Stephen Berkwitz. “Four expert scholars will come to Missouri State and share what they see as the important trends taking place in research on South Asia, which is a region of growing importance to American interests.”

The panel is composed of  Dr. Robert Brown, professor of art history at the University of California, Los Angeles; Dr. Jorge Flores, associate professor of history at Brown University; Dr. Peter Gottschalk, associate professor of religion at Wesleyan University; and Dr. Rina Williams, lecturer and interim director of the Studies in Women and Gender Program at the University of Virginia.

The panelists will each speak for about 20 minutes, and there will be time reserved for questions from the audience.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Berkwitz at 836-4147.