Summer School on India at the University of Montreal
Event Date(s)
June 29 - July 4, 2009
Event Location
University of Montreal
Montreal, QC
Canada
Event Details
This year’s Summer School on India at the University of Montreal is drawing in some of the worlds leading experts on India today. A dozen speakers are set to give their in-depth views on the emergence and importance of the new Indian giant. The seminar will run from Monday, June 29th to Saturday, July 4th, 2009, and will offer simultaneous lectures in both English and French.
Among topics being covered:
- Democracy and Capitalism in the Land of Castes
- Religion and Spirituality: From Foundational Myths to Daily Practices
- Social Inequalities and Justice in India
- Artistic Creativity: Literature and Cinema
- Women in India: Marriage, Family and the Informal Economy
- An Emerging Power Facing Challenges
- India in the World: Diaspora, Regional and International Policies
The training course will be led by, among others, Christophe Jaffrelot, France’s renowned India specialist, Mira Kamdar, from the World Policy Institute and Karine Bates, anthropologist specialized on Indian Women’s issues. David Malone, former Canadian ambassador to India, will also give a lecture.
The University of Montreal’s Summer School caters to local citizens, members of public office, journalists, business managers and members of NGOs who are interested in international issues. Graduate students are also eligible for credits at the Masters level.
For more detailed information in English click here.
And in French click here.
Theses sessions are part of a larger set of Summer Training programs, which include: China: how it changes and changes us; The Obama presidency, Year One; Climate Change International Law; Taking stock of the Biodiversity Convention; Pluralism and Radicalisation in the Muslim-Arab World; Understanding and Preventing Terrorism and Peace Operations: Manufacturing Peace. The University of Montreal offers this week of lectures in two versions, entirely in English and entirely in French. Its center board, the CERIUM, is headed by Mr Raymond Chretien. Not coincidentally, these schools occur during Montreal’s famed Jazz Festival.
All info here: http://www.cerium.ca/summer
And in French: http://www.cerium.ca/ete
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