Annual Conferences
Chicago Tamil Forum
The Chicago Tamil Forum (CTF) is a workshop for scholars working on modern Tamil Nadu to share their on-going, unpublished work. Begun in May 2014, the three-day workshop meets annually at the University of Chicago. The CTF also features working papers (available on-line) that have been discussed in the workshops.
Michicagoan Annual Graduate Student Conference in Linguistic Anthropology
The annual “Michicagoan” conference provides an occasion for students and faculty of the two academic communities to discuss contemporary issues in the sociocultural study of language and related semiotic forms.
Past Conferences
Silencing the Past @25: The year 2020 will mark the 25th anniversary of the publication of Michel-Rolph Trouillot’s seminal text, Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History. This conference will use the occasion of this anniversary to reflect both on the continued importance and afterlife of Silencing the Past (STP) and on its relationship to Trouillot’s larger oeuvre.
The Sao Paulo Symposium, May 2013
Trans-Science Conference, December 2012
Knowledge / Value, April and November 2011
Archaeology | Hybridity, February 2011
Everyday Matters, April 2010
Teaching Culture, April 2006