Professor Firdous Azim, Chairperson, Department of English and Humanities (ENH), attended a conference on "Cultural Studies in Asia: New Pedagogic Possibilities" held in Bangalore, India, from the 23rd to the 25th of February 23 to 25, 2004. The conference was a part of the network of Inter-Asian Cultural Studies and was hosted by the Centre of Social and Cultural Studies (CSCS) based in Bangalore. Professor Firdous Azim chaired a panel discussion on "Cultural Hegemonies: The Asian Experience".