Faculty News and Annoucements

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

  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/

To view the MESAAS Spring Newsletter, click on the link below: MESAAS Newsletter- Fall 2025

Brinkley Morris Messick III, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies (MESAAS) at Columbia University, passed away on August 14, 2025. Professor Messick was renowned for his innovative approach to fieldwork in the Middle East and North Africa, his elaboration of the concept of the

Imperialism in Africa: The Cape to Cairo Corridor MDES UN2130, Professor Nadeem Mansour Monday/Wednesday: 11:25 AM-12:40 PM