UI alum Aaron Sinift, creator of the 5 Year Plan
Thursday, February 28, 2013
5-6:30 p.m.
1117 University Capitol Centre

Aaron Sinift studied painting, printmaking, and South Asian studies at the University of Iowa (95'), and received an MFA in painting at Boston University (02'). He produced the 5 Year Plan in collaboration with Gandhi Ashram spinning and weaving collectives in India and 26 artists from 7 countries.

This event is sponsored by the Center for the Book, the School of Art and Art History in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the South Asian Studies Program in International Programs.

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UICB Brownell Lecture on the History of the Book
Mini Symposium on Islamic Papermaking and Calligraphy

Fri, March 8, 2013
2:30-5:30 p.m.
Art Building West, Auditorium Room 240

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Documentary Activism in India: A Conversation with Anand Patwardhan

Tuesday, March 12
5-7 p.m.
2390 University Capitol Centre

Along with screening clips from a number of his films, Patwardhan will discuss his approach to cinema as political activism and will answer questions from faculty who regularly use his films in teaching, as well as from the general audience. Chai and Indian snacks will be served.

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[4]Racialized transnationalism in the 21st century: Lessons from the experiences of South Asian Americans

Friday, April 12
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
1117 University Capitol Centre

Bandana Purkayastha, professor of sociology and Asian American studies at the University of Connecticut, has published several books, articles, and chapters on racism, gendering, and class formation, as these structures affect highly-educated, racial and religious minority immigrants and their children.

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