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ICAS:MP is a Centre of Advanced Studies funded by the BMBF as one of their Maria Sibylla Merian Centres. We offer short-term fellowships in New Delhi to distinguished scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
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ICAS:MP met the ‘Merian family’ in Tunis & had an enriching week of dialogue on knowledge diplomacy & South–South–North cooperation incl. attending a conference on Peace and Conflict Studies by the Postcolonial Hierarchies project. Thank you, MECAM, CALAS,@mecila.bsky.social & @miasa-ug.bsky.social.
November 4, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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The International Symposium: Interrogating the Present will see leading scholars from Krea University, @icasmp.bsky.social, @soasuni.bsky.social & @iias.bsky.social engage in meaningful dialogue on collaborative research.
📍 Krea University | 11–12 Sept 2025
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September 3, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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📢New in our @universitypress.cambridge.org series
Shifting Landscapes: Education and Urban Transformations in India by Geetha B. Nambissan (JNU Delhi), Nandini Manjrekar (TISS), Shivali Tukdeo(Mahindra University) & Indra Sengupta @ghilondon.bsky.social
Open Access www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...
August 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Krea University, @icasmp.bsky.social, @soasuni.bsky.social, & @iias.bsky.social are coming together for the International Symposium: Interrogating the Present (11–12 Sept).

A space to strengthen interdisciplinary and transnational academic collaboration.
🌐https://micasmp.hypotheses.org/14879
August 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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🚨Applications close TODAY!
ICAS:MP Fellowships 2026–27
Submit your completed application before 23:59 IST, 15 July 2025.
🔗Final call: karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/d...
⏰ No extensions.
#ICASMP #LastCall #AcademicFellowships
July 15, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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⏳5 days left!
Are you ready to submit your ICAS:MP Fellowship application?
Review your proposal, polish your documents, and upload everything in a single PDF.
📅Deadline: 15 July 2025
🔗 karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/d...
July 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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📢Call for Applications: ICAS:MP Fellowships 2026–27

Apply now for a residential writing fellowship at ICAS:MP, New Delhi: karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/d...

@mwfdelhi.bsky.social @maxweberstiftung.de @ghilondon.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de @unierfurt.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Why apply for the ICAS:MP Fellowship?
• Work in an interdisciplinary environment
• Monthly stipend up to €3,500
• Focused writing time
• Present your research to the ICAS academic circle & receive expert feedback
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June 19, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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📣Rethink Southern Theory

ICAS:MP’s Working Group ‘Theory from the South’ invites scholars to generate new concepts rooted in the histories, philosophies, and experiences of the Global South.

🗓️ Apply by 15 July 2025
🔗 micasmp.hypotheses.org/13323
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June 11, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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🌬️Exploring air, vulnerability & the politics of breathing?

Apply to ICAS:MP’s TCG Normative Conflicts and Transformations (2026/27), focusing on “Breathing Well, Together – South Asian Perspectives.”

🗓️ Deadline: 15 July 2025
🔗 micasmp.hypotheses.org/13323
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June 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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📢 Save the Date!
Join us on 26 June 2025 for the opening of the India Competence Centre at the University of Würzburg, an interdisciplinary hub dedicated to fostering Indo-German academic collaboration.
📍 Würzburg | 🕕 6 PM
📝 Register by 12 June: forms.office.com/e/Lqf99uNpNn
June 2, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Interested in the politics of history-making and ‘alternative’ narratives based on sources beyond official records?

ICAS:MP’s TCG Constructing Alternative Pasts invites scholars exploring non-official sources.
🗓️ Apply by 15 July 2025
🔗 micasmp.hypotheses.org/13323
May 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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🧭 Which research themes can you apply under for the ICAS:MP 2026–27 fellowship?
• Theory from the South
• Constructing Alternative Pasts
• The Challenge of Gender
• Normative Conflicts & Transformations

🔗 Apply now: karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/d...
May 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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📢The @uni-wuerzburg.de & ICAS:MP are inaugurating the India Competence Centre on 26 June 2025!

With a keynote by Prof. Ummu Salma Bava (@MercatorDE) and a panel with our Director Prof. Jörg Gengnagel.

🕕6 PM | Campus Hubland Nord, Würzburg
📩https://forms.office.com/e/Lqf99uNpNn
May 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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📢 Calling all scholars!
Applications are now open for multiple short-term #Fellowships in the #SocialSciences and #Humanities for the academic year July 2026 – June 2027.

✅ Check your eligibility and apply here: karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/d...

⏳ Deadline: 15 July 2025
April 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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🌍Call for Applications!
ICAS:MP invites scholars in the #Humanities and #SocialSciences to apply for our writing fellowships in Delhi for the year July 2026 – June 2027.
🔗https://micasmp.hypotheses.org/13323
Apply here: karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/d...
Deadline: 15.07.2025
April 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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🌍 Join us in exploring the shifting boundaries of the #political through innovative, transnational #research.

If your work aligns with the themes below, watch out for our #CallForApplications for the 2026–27 Fellowship — coming very soon!

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April 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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📷Glimpses from our book discussion on Querying Childhood: Feminist Reframings!

An insightful evening where editors, presenters & discussants engaged in a compelling dialogue on childhood & gender.

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March 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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✨Highlights from our Merian Centre Roundtable on Multilingualism & Knowledge Exchange in Academia!

We, @icasmp.bsky.social are still grateful to our colleagues from MIASA and MECAM for the enriching discussions on the importance of multi-linguality for transnational research.
March 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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🔉Join us for a keynote lecture by Rosie Bsheer (@harvard.edu) on 'The Archive: From the Ordinary to the Spectacular' at the @ghilondon.bsky.social on 14 March, 5pm GMT.
Part of the ICAS:MP workshop 'Archives, Authenticity, Authorship'.
Register: events@ghil.ac.uk
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March 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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🎬 A memorable evening at our screening of the #Oscar -nominated All That Breathes.

The screening was followed by a Q&A with director Shaunak Sen, protagonist Salik Rehman & Prof. Veena Hariharan.

🔗https://www.allthatbreathes.com/

📷 Relive the evening here.
March 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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📽️ ICAS:MP Film Screening: All That Breathes 🎬

Join us for a screening of #Oscar-nominated documentary, All That Breathes, followed by a discussion with director, Shaunak Sen, & discussant, Veena Hariharan.
🗓️24 Feb | 6 PM
📍Auditorium, India Islamic Cultural Centre
Register: manocha@mwsindia.org
February 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Meet the 2024–25 ICAS:MP Fellows!

Join us for an engaging Fellows’ Introductory Presentations, where our fellows present their research projects.

🗓 18 Feb 2025 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM IST
📍 @IIC_Delhi
💻 maxweberstiftung.zoom-x.de/j/6575437176...

🔗 Register: manocha@mwsindia.org
February 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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📢Join us for an insightful Merian Centre Roundtable Discussion on Multilingualism & Knowledge Exchange in Academia! 🌍📚
🗓18 Feb 2025 | 5–7 PM IST
📍IIC Delhi

Featuring scholars from MIASA, MECAM & ICAS:MP, please see the attached poster.
🔗Register: manocha@mwsindia.org
February 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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📢 Join us for a book discussion on Querying Childhood: Feminist Reframings.

📅19 Feb, 6 PM
📍IIC & Zoom: maxweberstiftung.zoom-x.de/j/6302312769...
Edited by Mary E. John, Barbara Lotz & Elisabeth Schömbucher, this Open Access book is part of the ICAS:MP-Routledge Series.
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February 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM