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Abstracts are invited for the 2013 Yale Modern South Asia Workshop to be held on 30-31 March 2013 in New Haven, Connecticut.This two-day workshop will bring together the ongoing work of advanced graduate students and recent PhDs working on topics of current interest in modern South Asian Studies. We invite submissions of paper proposals from all disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences, particularly those that will foster cross-disciplinary dialogue and exchange of ideas from across the diverse regions of South Asia. Past papers have tackled issues ranging from film and ethnomusicology to state formation and elections and have presented new theoretical and methodological alternatives in the study of South Asia.A complete submission will include paper title, an abstract of no more than 250 words, complete contact information, academic affiliation, discipline, year in graduate program and a brief one page CV. Submissions must be sent via email to southasia.workshop@yale.edu&#60;mailto:southasia.workshop@yale.edu&#62; by October 1, 2012.Applications which do not meet the above submission guidelines will NOT be considered. Successful candidates will be informed by November 1, 2012. Final papers of 7000 words must be submitted by January 1, 2013. Complete papers will be placed on a secure website to facilitate discussion amongst the entire group. Accommodation and meals will be provided to all selected candidates, and travel costs of up to $500 will be reimbursed on submission of original receipts.Sponsored by the South Asian Studies Council at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale.source: H-Asia