NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
November 21, 2025
MESAAS Courses Spring 2026
View all Spring 2026 MESAAS courses here: https://doc.sis.columbia.edu/sel/MELC_Spring2026.html
October 28, 2025
Penn Fall Hindi-Urdu Workshop features MESAAS faculty
The University of Pennsylvania is organizing a Hindi-Urdu workshop dedicated to exploring the richness of medieval and modern Awadhi literary traditions. During this workshop, Dr. Timsal Masud and Dr. Aftab Ahmad will lead a close reading of a 19th-century Awadhi marsiya by Khaleefa Muhammad Ali Sikandar, offering insights into its
October 9, 2025
Chandana Krishnegowda awarded Étienne Balibar Prize in Cultural and Political Thought for 2025
Chandana Krishnegowda has been awarded the Étienne Balibar Prize in Cultural and Political Thought for 2025 for her essay, “Promiscuous Tongues: On the Matter of Language and Taste,” For more information, see link: https://icls.columbia.edu/news/celebrating-the-winners-of-the-etienne-balibar-prize-in-cultural-and-political-thought-for-2025/
September 26, 2025
MESAAS Newsletter Fall 2025
To view the MESAAS Spring Newsletter, click on the link below: MESAAS Newsletter- Fall 2025