Events

Webinar: Queering Language across Borders: Trans-Koti-Hijra-Khwaja Sira Languages and Linguistics in India and Pakistan
Thursday, May 1, 2025 8:30pm to 10:00pm
Join the University of Iowa (UI) South Asian Studies Program, an International Programs affinity group, as they host a webinar featuring Dr. Enakshi Nandi, sociolinguist and language instructor at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, India, and Tayyaba Rafiq, a professional linguist at the Center for Social Justice in Lahore, Pakistan, who will discuss the clandestine intra-community languages or linguistic codes used by trans feminine communities known as kothi/koti, hijra, and/or...