FULBRIGHT-HAYS SEMINARS ABROAD PROGRAM
Indian School Education System: Trends & Challenges
Summer 2010
The Center for South Asia (CSA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is pleased to serve as the host of the pre-departure orientation for the Summer 2010 Fulbright Seminar program to India. We are delighted to be collaborating with the US Department of Education Fulbright office and with the United States-India Educational Foundation in New Delhi.
The Center for South Asia’s role is to provide you with helpful information as you prepare to leave for India both practically and educationally. Our Staff is available to answer questions that arise for you as you begin this journey. Please feel free to contact us.
2010 Fulbright Teacher Participants
Rebecca Adams Chesapeake, VA
Bianca Alonso Miami, FL View Bianca’s Blog
Mary Borgeson Champaign, IL
Dorthea Camp-White Apopka, FL View Dee’s Blog
Elizabeth Chapman League City, TX View Elizabeth’s Blog
Terri Dye Salinas, CA
Andrea Edson Newton, MA
Kathleen Fernald Yorktown Heights, NY
William Franklin Mount Vernon, WA
Christine Gibson Bronx, NY
Nikita Hunter Brooklyn, NY
Roberta Jacoby Wyncote, PA
Jessica Lura Mountain View, CA View Jessica’s Blog
Linda Mondol Lansing, MI View Linda’s Blog
Byron Prugh Gainesville, FL
Virginia VonReichbauer Moorestown, NJ
Contact Information for CSA Staff
Lalita du Perron, Associate Director, Center for South Asia (608) 262-3209
Communication from CSA Click here
Pre-departure Information
What to take (and not to take) to India
Health and Medical Issues
Cultural Aspects of Cleanliness
Social and Personal Issues in India
Recommended Books and Films
Practical Advice from 2009 Fulbrighters
Arrival and Hotel Information
You will be staying at The Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club. This will also be the venue for the Pre-departure Orientation Sessions. Each participant will be sharing a double occupancy room, please take a look at the rooming list and confirmation numbers. Upon arrival at the Dane County Airport, follow signs to the baggage claim area to retrieve your bags. In the baggage claim area, you will find a courtesy phone for the Concourse Hotel. Please call the hotel to request the complimentary hotel shuttle. The ride to the hotel is less than 15 minutes. If you have any difficulty checking in to the hotel, please contact Mike Kruse, CSA Outreach Assistant, at (608) 320-5598.
Pre-departure Orientation Schedule Click here
Resources List
Web Sites
Kashmira Sheth, author of Blue Jasmine and Monsoon Afternoon
Powerpoints and Handouts
Hindi 101
by Lalita du Perron
Ancient South Asia
by J. Mark Kenoyer
Powerpoint and Handout
for India’s Colonial History lecture by Mitra Sharafi
South Asian Children’s Literature
by Rachel Weiss
Recommended Readings
Cultures and Societies of the Indus Traditions
by J. Mark Kenoyer
Indus Civilization
by J. Mark Kenoyer in the Encyclopedia of Archaeology, Deborah Pearsall, editor-in-chief, 2008
Hindu Beginnings: Assessing the Period 1000 BCE to 300 CE
by Guy Welbon
Teaching Islam as an Asian Religion
by Vernon James Schubel
Can a Muslim Be an Indian?
by Gyanendra Pandey
India’s Democracy; Illusion or Reality?
by Philip Oldenburg
British Rule in India: An Assessment
by Tapan Raychaudhuri (Chapter 15) in The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire edited by P.J. Marshall
Reading Across the Curriculum: Using the Fiction of the Indian Subcontinent in Social Science Classes
by Andrea Caron Kempf
From the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean: Medieval History in Geographic Perspective
by André Wink
India in the World: The World in India 1450 – 1770
by Howard Spodek and Michele LangfordLouro
Recommended Readings on Indian Art and Textiles
(Thanks to Maya Lea)
Indian Art by Vidya Dehejia
The Hindu Vision: Forms of the Formless by Alistair Shearer
Buddha: The Intelligent Heart by Alistair Shearer
Traditional Indian Textiles by John Gillow & Nicholas Barnard