BASAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BASAS Annual Conference & AGM 2004
"Contemporary Developments in South Asia"
5-7 April 2004
University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
BASAS annual conferences are noted for their friendliness, informality, and open interdisciplinary intellectual exchange.
Conference registration runs from 12.00-14.00 on Monday, 5 April 2004.
Full conference programme (in pdf or word).
Full joining instructions (in pdf or word).
- Programme
- Joining Instructions
- BASAS Prize 2004
- Papers and Abstracts
- Conference Participants
- AGM Agenda
- Executive Committee
- Travel and Accomodation
- Bursaries
- Booking Form
- Queries
Programme
The full programme (in pdf or word) of the BASAS Annual Conference and AGM 2004.
PLENARIES
Out of Tradition: Skill and Agency in the Crafts of Colonial India
Tirthankar Roy (Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics)
Chair: David Eastwood (Vice-Chancellor, University of East Anglia)
Himalayan Environmental Policy: Chimera or Trying to Get Real?
Piers Blaikie (University of East Anglia)
Chair: Barbara Harriss-White (University of Oxford)
Joining Instructions
IMPORTANT FOR DELEGATES: Full joining instructions (in pdf or word).
BASAS Prize 2004
Each year, the British Association of South Asian Studies (BASAS) awards a prize for the most outstanding paper given by a student at its annual conference. The paper may be on any subject relevant to the conference.
See full details the award, eligibility and judging criteria (as well as previous winners).
Papers and Abstracts
The full programme (in pdf or word) of the BASAS Annual Conference and AGM 2004. More information to follow when available.
Conference Participants
Information to follow when available.
AGM Agenda
Information to follow when available.
Executive Committee
The BASAS Executive Committee will meet from 17:30-19:00 on Monday, 5 April. Exact location as stated in the conference full programme (pdf or word). All current Executive Committee members are urged to attend.
Travel and Accommodation
To understand how to travel to Norwich and get around the University of East Anglia campus, see:
- University of East Anglia (UEA) Norwich, UK
- Guide for visitors to UEA (including maps)
Accomodation details are contained in the Booking Form; see below.
Bursaries
There are a limited number of bursaries valued at £50 each for registered postgraduates and participants from South Asia presenting papers at the conference.
Bursaries are to be prioritised on the basis of submission of a paper to the panel convenor AND to the conference organisers at g.heather@uea.ac.uk.
To be eligible for a bursary, you MUST provide information detailed in Postgraduate Bursaries section of the Booking Form; see below.
Booking Form
The full conference Booking Form (in word or pdf).
NB: The deadline for registration is Friday, 5 March 2004. Please book early to ensure your place and accommodation.
Queries
Please address any queries relating to the conference programme to Giles Heather at g.heather@uea.ac.uk
Otherwise, contact conference organisers Dr Nitya Rao at n.rao@uea.ac.uk or Dr Kunal Sen at k.sen@uea.ac.uk or Dr Ben Rogaly at b.rogaly@sussex.ac.uk