Dagmar Wujastyk, PhD, MA

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Programs, Faculty of Arts - History, Classics, & Religion Dept

Contact

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Programs, Faculty of Arts - History, Classics, & Religion Dept
Email
dwujasty@ualberta.ca
Phone
(780) 492-0612
Address
2-69 Tory (H.M.) Building
11211 Saskatchewan Drive NW
Edmonton AB
T6G 2H4

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

South Asian studies indology Sanskrit


Research

My research focuses on the history of medicine and alchemy in South Asia. See my former project website www.ayuryog.org for blogs, videos, interactive timelines and resources.


Teaching

I teach courses on Hinduism, Tantra, Medieval India, Global History of Alchemy, South Asian Alchemy, and Sanskrit. As Director of Graduate Programs, I also teach a graduate course on Research Methods and Resources in History.

Announcements

Indology in Canada 2026 conference: Please see https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/indologyincanada/


Courses

HIST 292 - Medieval India from 500 to 1500 CE

A survey of the history of India from the close of the Gupta and Vakataka kingdoms in the fifth century CE to the decline of the Delhi Sultanate and the Vijayanagara Empire in the sixteenth century CE.


HIST 700 - Graduate Research and Writing

Research-intensive course in which students prepare and defend an article-length primary-source-based research paper. May be repeated for credit in different years as course content necessarily differs. Prerequisite: consent of Department.


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