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BASAS Master’s Dissertation Prize 2025: Call for Submissions
Submission Deadline: Monday 7th July 2025 by midnight (BST). The British Association for South Asian Studies is delighted to...
BASAS Annual Lecture 2025
The BASAS Annual Lecture 2025 will take place at the University of Leeds on 9th May 2025. Room: Chemical...
Curzon, Contacts and Contexts: Engaging with Imperial Histories at Kedleston Hall
A passionate advocate for British imperial power, Lord Curzon (1859-1925) believed in his and Britain’s right to rule. Through...
BASAS Annual Conference 2025 – Call for Abstracts
Abstracts are invited to the 2025 BASAS Annual Conference to be held at Lancaster University from 10 to 12...
BASAS Book Prize 2025 – Shortlist Announced
BASAS is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2025 BASAS Book Prize. From a very strong field, the...
BASAS Master’s Dissertation Prize 2024 – Winners Announced
Usama Salamat Damni Kain We are delighted to announce the results of the BASAS Master’s Dissertation Prize 2024. This...
BASAS Graduate Essay Prize 2024 – Winner Announced
Tanuj Luthra, “Conviviality in the Clinic: Chhota daktars and the Work of Care in Delhi” There was very stiff...
BASAS Book Prize 2024: Winner Announcement
The BASAS Book Prize panel for 2022 publications had an excellent field of books to evaluate. Ultimately the Book...
Gender in South Asia And Beyond: Essays in Honour of Patricia Jeffery
A volume celebrating the work of Professor Patricia Jeffery (Chair of BASAS, 2014 – 2020) has just been published...
BASAS Book Prize 2024 – Shortlist Announced
After a tough first round during which more than twenty books were considered, the BASAS Book Prize panel has...
GEC Workshop – Searching for a Job Post-PhD (Recording Available)
BASAS organised a workshop for Graduate and Early Career Researchers who are working on their job applications. The panel...
BASAS Book Prize 2023: Winner Announced
Kasia Paprocki’s Threatening Dystopias offers a deeply researched, historically informed, and compelling analysis of climate...
BASAS Book Prize 2022: In conversation with Usha Iyer
On 28th June 2022 (4:00 – 5:30pm (BST)), BASAS held the following event: A conversation with Dr Usha Iyer,...