Tulikā

PhDing @UofA_HC | Intern @DisabilityHistr | Cultural, medical & disability history; early South Asia | Alumna: CHS, JNU | Community Specialist @AdaptAbilities

[UofA History, Classics, and Religion @UofA_HC]

PhD student Tulika Singh was recently interviewed on the Disability History Association Podcast and shared her work on perceptions of blindness and incurability in early Indian medicine.

Listen to the episode here: https://t.co/SsF1sGOH60

[History, Classics and Religion Graduate Conference @hcrgsaualberta]

We are delighted to announce that Distinguished Professor Sanjay Subrahmanyam will give a keynote speech on Feb 28 at 2:30 pm for our upcoming grad conference. This event will be in hybrid mode. Email at [email protected] to receive a Zoom link. We hope to see you there!

[UofA History, Classics, and Religion @UofA_HC]

Interested in learning about the philosophy, meditative practice, and ritual history of Buddhism in Tibet? Check out RELIG 397: Special Topics in Religious Studies: Tibetan Buddhism offered in Fall 2024.

Register today: https://t.co/xe2BNjXFdL

[UofA History, Classics, and Religion @UofA_HC]

How do Hindus conceive of self-identity, deities, devotion, and wisdom? How have different Hindu traditions changed over the centuries? RELIG 230: Introduction to Hinduism, offered in Fall 2024, explores these questions and more.

Register today: https://t.co/xe2BNjXFdL

[DisabilityHistoryAssociation @DisabilityHistr]

The DHA's PUBLIC DISABILITY HISTORY AWARD is now open!

If you are making disability history come alive for broad audiences, we'd love to support you and your work.

Applications are DUE July 15, 2024. Details can be found on our website: https://t.co/WwT6spCdiA

[Tulikā @Tulikaa_]

@msshreyamandal Ah, sorry friend, reading this only now. DMing.

[Tulikā @Tulikaa_]

If you happen to have login credentials for AAR 2024 Online June sessions, might I encourage you to join a roundtable conversation on the intersection of disability studies and religious studies on June 25th, 2 pm to 3:15 pm Eastern Time? (Happening in about 4 hours from now)

[Tulikā @Tulikaa_]

@AvitalRom The roundtable is titled "Hermeneutical Justice at the Intersection of Religious Studies and Disability Studies: A Roundtable Conversation". Link for more details: https://t.co/hr8LrbvSGB
#AAR24online

[Tulikā @Tulikaa_]

As part of the Comparative Studies in Religion Unit, the panelists in this roundtable, including @AvitalRom, myself, and others, will explore views on disability in classical Chinese, South Asian, and contemporary Shin Buddhist traditions, among others.

[Tulikā @Tulikaa_]

Hearty congratulations!! So proud ✨

[Ashutosh Singh (he/him) @ashutosh_talks]

Thrilled to announce I’ve been awarded the CoSS PhD Scholarship to fully fund my research on menstrual health and hygiene at @UofGlasgow with @bmohunter & Prof. Jude Robinson. Looking forward to advancing my research & working with Scotland’s amazing menstrual health community!

[Tulikā @Tulikaa_]

@jiya_pandya @PrincetonHist Grand! Congratulations, Jiya!

[Ramachandra Guha @Ram_Guha]

“Rural Indians have just taught Modi and the stock markets a tough lesson — that millionaires are no measure of a country’s prosperity.’
@menakadoshi is spot on here:
https://t.co/kK2rIuro1C“

[UofA History, Classics, and Religion @UofA_HC]

Join us on May 17-18 for the History of Science and Philosophy in Premodern India: A conference in honour of Prof Dominik Wujastyk, Singhmar Chair in Classical Indian Society and Polity.

Register and learn more: https://t.co/uxiWBmAs7z

[UofA History, Classics, and Religion @UofA_HC]

Join the Department of History, Classics, and Religion and The China Institute on April 30 at 3:30 PM in Telus 150 for "Memory as Resistance: From Tiananmen to Hong Kong", a talk by Dr. Rowena He. This is an in-person only event and refreshments will be provided.

[DisabilityHistoryAssociation @DisabilityHistr]

Our annual report from 2023 is available now, with a special goodbye note from outgoing president Katie Brian. Check it out here: https://t.co/Datql94OYa

[DisabilityHistoryAssociation @DisabilityHistr]

A gentle reminder that deadlines for the 2024 DHA Awards are right around the corner!

DUE MAY 1st:
- Book Award
- Equity and Social Justice Award

DUE MAY 15th:
- Article/Chapter Award
- Public History Award
- Conference Travel Awards

For details, see: https://t.co/BpcHOp9exF

[DisabilityHistoryAssociation @DisabilityHistr]

Take a look at the new post on #AllOfUs by Caroline Lieffers exploring "eugerics" or "good aging" through a dive into the archives of Rosehaven Home in Alberta, Canada. What has it, does it, and can it mean, she asks, for disabled folks to "age well?"

https://t.co/BPq2OGJaIh

[DisabilityHistoryAssociation @DisabilityHistr]

🥁✨'Tis the season to apply for DHA awards! In addition to publication awards, apps are LIVE for:

Equity & Social Justice Award (due 5/1): https://t.co/ZtZbzrZYdJ

Public History Award (due 5/15): https://t.co/WwT6spBFt2

Conference Travel (due 5/15): https://t.co/SDMgsFlwtR

[Tulikā @Tulikaa_]

For the Zoom link to attend this talk, contact at [email protected]

[Tulikā @Tulikaa_]

Excited!!

[UofA History, Classics, and Religion @UofA_HC]

Join the Department of History, Classics, and Religion on Friday, April 19 at 2:30 PM in Tory 2-58 for "Ecologies of Care: Human-Leech Medicines in South Asia and Beyond", a research talk by Dr. Lisa Brooks.