Best Asian Classics Institute Podcasts (2024)

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Creating and collaborating through digital projects with the AIIS Digital Sonic and Visual Projects fellowships 1:04:06

5M ago1:04:06

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In this episode, we explore what it’s like to create born digital projects in India with support from the two AIIS research centers: the Center for Art and Archeology (CA&A) and the Archives and Research Centers for Ethnomusicology (ARCE). Both units share an online archive and digital exhibit space, the Virtual Museum of Images and Sounds, that yo…

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Sitar, Dhrupad, and breathing into the space of South Asian classical music 54:58

7M ago54:58

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In this episode, we highlight new forms of innovative research being done on South Asian classical music through the AIIS performing and creative arts fellowship. Sitarist and ethnomusicologist Brian Q. Silver interviews sitarist and AIIS fellow Paul Livingstone. Through their knowledgeable experiences as international performers and dedicated musi…

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60th Anniversary Series – Building Collaborations, Relationships, and Shared Homes in US-India Scholarship 46:27

1+ y ago46:27

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This year we have been celebrating a history of scholarship in and through AIIS – exploring the narratives within the walls of the institute and the conversations that have happened thanks to the support of AIIS. In this episode, we turn from history to current research that highlights collaboration and co-creation, a foundational piece of what mak…

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60th Anniversary Series - Collaboration and the Nilgiris Field Learning Program 1:05:51

1+ y ago1:05:51

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This year we have been celebrating a history of scholarship in and through AIIS - exploring the narratives within the walls of the institute and the conversations that have happened thanks to the support of AIIS. In this episode, we turn from history to current research that highlights collaboration and co-creation, a foundational piece of what mak…

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60th Anniversary Series – Robert P. Goldman on AIIS, Sanskrit Pedagogy, and Emerging Trends in Sanskrit Research 55:34

1+ y ago55:34

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In this episode of our 60th anniversary series, we have the unique honor of speaking to a scholar who has been part of the foundational landscape of Sanskrit scholarship and education in the United States, Robert Goldman, Professor of the Graduate School and Catherine and William L. Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Sanskrit Emeritus at the Un…

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60th Anniversary Series – A. N. Singh and Rakesh Ranjan on the history of the AIIS Hindi program and Hindi pedagogy 48:34

2y ago48:34

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In this episode of our 60th anniversary series, Dr. A. N. Singh, AIIS Hindi program head, interviews Dr. Rakesh Ranjan, Senior Lecturer and Language Coordinator at Columbia University and former AIIS Hindi Language Program Director and current AIIS Language Committee member. In their interview, they discuss the early days of the Hindi language prog…

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60th Anniversary Series – Sandria Freitag and Thomas Metcalf on fellowships, friendships, and AIIS 26:53

2y ago26:53

26:53

This year, the American Institute of Indian Studies turns 60! To celebrate the history of AIIS, we have launched a year-long series of audio interviews exploring the history of AIIS over the last 60 years including the founding of the institute, its impact on scholarship and students, and the future of AIIS. In this episode of our 60th anniversary …

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60th Anniversary Series - Philip Lutgendorf and Sara Simons on AIIS and Family, Memories, and Support 34:02

2y ago34:02

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This year, the American Institute of Indian Studies turns 60! To celebrate the history of AIIS, we have launched a year-long series of audio interviews exploring the history of AIIS over the last 60 years including the founding of the institute, its impact on scholarship and students, and the future of AIIS. In this episode of our 60th anniversary …

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60th Anniversary Series - Sumathi Ramaswamy and Ralph W. Nicholas on History, Founding, and Reach of AIIS 32:38

2y ago32:38

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This year, the American Institute of Indian Studies turns 60! To celebrate the history of AIIS, we have launched a year-long series of audio interviews exploring the history of AIIS over the last 60 years including the founding of the institute, its impact on scholarship and students, and the future of AIIS. In this inaugural episode of our 60th an…

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AIIS Filmmaker Fellows 51:59

2+ y ago51:59

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In this episode, we will highlight the innovative visual and multimodal work of former AIIS fellows and filmmakers. AIIS offers four categories of research fellowships: Junior fellowships, Senior long-term and short-term fellowships, and Performing and Creative Arts fellowships - and within any of these categories, the form that research takes can …

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CAORC-AIIS Faculty Development Seminars 1:04:21

3y ago1:04:21

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In this episode, we’ll explore the joint work of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, or CAORC, and AIIS in supporting faculty at community colleges and minority-serving institutions. CAORC has been partnering with member centers since 2017, organizing two-week international study abroad trips focusing on enriching faculty development…

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Language Programs in a Pandemic 55:50

3y ago55:50

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In this episode, we spotlight the AIIS immersive language programs in India and their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Joining us to discuss the monumental task of taking a country-wide language program online in a matter of weeks is Dr. Rebecca Manring, AIIS Language Committee Chair and Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University; Dr. A…

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AIIS Book Prize Winner Dipti Khera and The Place of Many Moods 1:07:40

3y ago1:07:40

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In this episode we'll speak with AIIS Book Prize winner Dr. Dipti Khera, Associate Professor of Art History in the Department of Art History and Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, about her new book The Place of Many Moods: Udaipur’s Painted Lands and India’s Eighteenth Century. We'll hear about Dr. Khera's experience with the American …

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All India Museum Summit Initiatives 55:15

3+ y ago55:15

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In this episode we’ll learn about the museum initiatives from the AIIS Center for Art & Archaeology to share best practices in museum curation and exhibition development between the US and India. The Center for Art & Archeology held its All India Museum Summit in July of 2019 in New Delhi and that event spawned a five-day virtual curatorial worksho…

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Creating and collaborating through digital projects with the AIIS Digital Sonic and Visual Projects fellowships 1:04:06

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Sitar, Dhrupad, and breathing into the space of South Asian classical music 54:58

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60th Anniversary Series – Building Collaborations, Relationships, and Shared Homes in US-India Scholarship 46:27

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60th Anniversary Series - Collaboration and the Nilgiris Field Learning Program 1:05:51

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60th Anniversary Series – Robert P. Goldman on AIIS, Sanskrit Pedagogy, and Emerging Trends in Sanskrit Research 55:34

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60th Anniversary Series – A. N. Singh and Rakesh Ranjan on the history of the AIIS Hindi program and Hindi pedagogy 48:34

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60th Anniversary Series – Sandria Freitag and Thomas Metcalf on fellowships, friendships, and AIIS 26:53

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60th Anniversary Series - Philip Lutgendorf and Sara Simons on AIIS and Family, Memories, and Support 34:02

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60th Anniversary Series - Sumathi Ramaswamy and Ralph W. Nicholas on History, Founding, and Reach of AIIS 32:38

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AIIS Filmmaker Fellows 51:59

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CAORC-AIIS Faculty Development Seminars 1:04:21

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Language Programs in a Pandemic 55:50

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AIIS Book Prize Winner Dipti Khera and The Place of Many Moods 1:07:40

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All India Museum Summit Initiatives 55:15

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