Events
SADEA hosts three recurring series of biannual events on Zoom. These events are open to all for free admission, as we aim to foster community through guest lecturers, insightful dialogue, and panel discussions.
Design Charcha
Insightful dialogue series featuring creative practitioners whose research and collaborations transverse beyond the South Asian diasporic context and perspectives.
The “Design Charcha” series manifests in the form of open conversations, presentations, collaborations, and dialogues. Charcha translates to discussion, debate, or discourse in several South Asian languages. This series aims to bridge the gap between transcontinental perspectives and research by inviting participants from beyond the South Asian diaspora.
SADEA invites practitioners from diverse disciplines—including designers, filmmakers, artists, educators, animators, and cultural and creative workers from around the globe—to share this expansive intellectual space.
JANUARY & AUGUST
CHAT MASALA
Guest lecture series that honors and features individuals from South Asia and its diaspora, showcasing their diverse explorative design research, collaborations, and practices.
The “Chat Masala” guest lecture series highlights and honors designers from the South Asian diaspora around the globe. Chaat masala is an omnipresent mixture of spices that creates an unforgettable explosion of flavors. This series intends to memorialize the dynamic South Asian designers and educators who center South Asian design histories, and social and cultural narratives in their creative endeavors.
SADEA invites educators, researchers, historians, and practitioners from various design disciplines to share their vibrant practices, and journeys.
MARCH & OCTOBER
CHAI Time
Panel discussions where stories of adaptation, South Asian model-minority myths, perceptions and perspectives, challenges, and growth are shared through a long-living tradition of sharing a cup of chai.
Rooted in the cherished South Asian tradition of sharing countless cups of chai over conversations, the “Chai Time” conversation series serves as a platform for stress relief, friendly banter, meaningful intellectual discussions, and lively debates. Embracing this free-flowing format, South Asian design educators in the United States have revived this long-standing tradition to foster culturally motivated discussions and connections.
MAY & DECEMBER