The Centre for South Asian Critical Humanities (CSACH) at the University of Toronto promotes greater understanding of South Asia through vibrant and informed conversations of the region’s politics, cultures, histories, languages, religions and peoples.
Prior to 2023, we were known as the Centre for South Asian Civilizations. We changed our name to Centre for South Asian Critical Humanities to reflect our programmatic direction and the focus of our faculty and students.
With faculty expertise in the fields of art history, languages, history, political science and the history of religions, CSACH provides resources for the study of South Asian pasts and their contemporary relevance. The Centre supports a wide range of activities related to the countries of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh including colloquia, public lectures, creative performances, and research affiliations.
Recent Events | 2024
Mustahid Husain
Redefining Manhood: Navigating Mental Health Among Young Muslim Men
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Noni Kaur
Sniff - An Art Installation and a Conversation with Noni Kaur
Melodic Cascades: T.M. Krishna in Concert
Isabel Alonso
P. Sainath
Supriya Gandhi
Ali Riaz
Crossing the Rubicon: How Bangladesh is Becoming a One-party State
Announcements
We invite applications from practicing artists for artist residency program at Centre for South Asian Critical Humanities. The residency will run from February to April 2025.
The art can be in any medium, as long as it can be held/installed/performed on campus.
Here are the full details on how to apply are here.
Applications are due by September 23, 2024.
A special issue of Political Power and Social Theory entitled Marxist Thought in South Asia is now available. This issue emerged from a working group that started during the pandemic as a way for CSACH faculty and graduate students with an interest in politics in South Asia to maintain social and professional connections. This special issue features two doctoral students, Priyansh and Umaima Miraj, and others who have been involved in CSACH and its events in the past including Salman Haider (a past Artist-in-Residence at CSACH), Ahilan Kadirgamar, Ayyaz Mallick, and Himani Bannerji.
The articles in the issue recover local traditions of Marxist theorizing from South Asia, thus revealing South Asia’s unique contributions to Marxist theory. The issue also features a selection of heretofore untranslated poetry by Salman Haider, who chose a selection of his poems that speak to the scholarly themes of the issue.
