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Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined August 2012
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Event Announcement! “Why We Left Home”: Youth, Marriage and Inter-caste-religious Intimacies in Rural India, with Disha K R why-we-left-home.eventbrite.… P.S. FOLLOW US ON BLUESKY bsky.app/profile/crfr.bsky.s…
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Such an enriching experience of learning of indigenous knowledge and sustainable food systems. @CSASedinburgh @ChitrangadaC
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On the blog! Read Rukmini Sen’s reflections on GENDER.ED Director Radhika Govinda’s new book Feminist Politics, Intersectionality and Knowledge Cultivation. From a book forum co-hosted by GENDER.ED, @CRITIQUE_CENTRE and @CSASedinburgh earlier this year. edin.ac/4gSUNpU
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Join us on Mon 6 Oct, 12pm, CMB for 'Writing the Woman Question' in Science: Feminist Challenges, Reflections and Musings, with Dr Gita Chadha who will reflect on her own journey in feminist science studies. Visit: edin.ac/4grlzFw
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Next Thursday, I will be delivering this year’s Ambedkar Memorial Lecture at the University of Edinburgh. The lecture will explore the competing discourses around development models and the caste question in India.
This year's CSAS Ambedkar Memorial lecture will be delivered by @JayRaj_anthro from Kings College London. @uoessps
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Join us next week for the 'Feminist Politics, Intersectionality and Knowledge Cultivation' book forum! Tues 18 March 3-5pm CMB/Online With @UoE_GENDER_ED , @CSASedinburgh and UoE Sociology Visit: edin.ac/4aUJ3A9
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Our October event schedule will soon draw to a close with the book launch of Gender in South Asia and Beyond - we hope you can join us! 🗓️ 29 Nov, 3pm-5pm 📍 Chrystal Macmillan Building / Zoom 🎟️ edin.ac/4dHrm7P @CRFRtweets, @CSASedinburgh, @ZubaanBooks
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We are very pleased to announce the publication of our latest issue: Vol. 43 No. 2 (2024): Special Section - Himalayan Flashes: Regional Ethnography in Short Form journals.ed.ac.uk/himalaya
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Thu 16 May, 12-2pm BST (online) The Colonial Constitution: An Origin Story Dr Arghya Sengupta explores the genesis of the Indian Constitution. Through analysis of historical records, he argues the Constitution is a colonial document. 🇮🇳 Register free: colonialconstitution.eventbr…
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As a part of BNAC Nepal Study Days in Edinburgh 13-14 May 2024. A film screening of 'The Lost Years' as part of a web series that shows the untold stories of ordinary people in Nepal. FREE. Open to public, by registration only. Register here: forms.office.com/e/fQbTzz2n7…
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On behalf of @CSASedinburgh and @uoedivinity, my colleague @TeaNicolae and I are pleased to share the programme of the upcoming Annual Research Practice Workshop and Singhvi Lecture. Date - 16 and 17 May 2024 Venue - 50 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JU
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NEW FELLOWSHIP FOR 2025 We are delighted to announce a new fellowship opportunity in 2025 to mark the 90th anniversary of the @BritishCouncil 🎉 We are offering two 12-month Fellowships for international early career researchers (at £2,500 per month) starting in January. 🧵
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General registration open for @BritainNepalAC's Annual Conference (Nepal Study Days), 13-14 May 2024, Edinburgh. Supported by: @CSASedinburgh @MedAnthUoE @AnthroEdinburgh, @GeosciencesEd RBGE. Draft programme and registration details: bnac.ac.uk/bnacnews/registra…
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@CSASedinburgh is delighted to host semi autobiographical talk by Prof. Jonathan Spencer celebrating his work in Sri lanka 'Waiting for the revolution: one country, four decades, one anthropologist' Tue, 28 Nov, 1215-1400 csas.ed.ac.uk/news-events/ev… @AnthroEdinburgh @uoessps
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Rosemary Collard and I write on 'Nature without Conservation' in @CurrentHistory1 asking what drives the need for conservation and whether conservationist protection is an effective approach to the challenge of sharing Earth with the rest of life @GeosciencesEd @CSASedinburgh
Our new special issue on Human–Nonhuman Relations is out! Featuring Hannah Landecker @UCLASocGen on enzyme power, @kritcrit and Rosemary Collard on conservation’s harms, @AnnahZhu on China’s ecological engineering… online.ucpress.edu/currenthi…
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Latest issue of @HimalayaJournal , Vol 42.2, that entirely focuses on Gaddis in Western Himalaya, is just out. @mheneise @stefanlueder @AnthroEdinburgh @EdinDiamond @CSASedinburgh @uoessps Full text: journals.ed.ac.uk/himalaya/i… join @anhs_himalaya to enjoy the print copy
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Book talk by Shailaja Paik 'The Vulgarity of Caste: Dalits, Sexuality, and Humanity in Modern India' on 20 June, 1530-1700, CMB. Comments by Hugo Gorringe and @GovindaRadhika @UoE_GENDER_ED Details: csas.ed.ac.uk/news-events/ev…
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GENDER.ED and the Centre for South Asian Studies are co-hosting a seminar by Shailaja Paik on her new book "The Vulgarity of Caste: Dalits, Sexuality and Humanity in Modern India" on 20th June! Link for more info: edin.ac/42BvZd3
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CSAS South Asian Studies in Edinburgh retweeted
In Spring 2023 issue of HIMALAYA (Vol. 42, Issue 1), check out Arjun Guneratne's 'The Fate of a Text: Andras Hofer's Study of Muluki Ain and the Limitations of South Asian Area Studies' doi.org/10.2218/himalaya.202… @mheneise @CSASedinburgh @stefanlueder @jrs437
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