Balmurli Natrajan
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Research Interests
Caste, Race, Community, Cultural Theory, Development, Globalization, Political Economy, Economic Anthropology, Science/Technology, India, USA
Publications (Peer reviewed)
- Cultural Values in Encyclopedia of Social Problems, ed. Vincent Parrillo. Sage Publications.
- “Learning Caste: Banal and Brutal” in Caste in Life,, edited by R.S.Khare and D.S.Babu, (to be published by Pearson in 2008).
- “The Problem of “Difference” in Discourses of Civilization and Culture” (under review)
- "Misrepresenting Caste and Race" Seminar April 2007, no.572:65-66
- Caste-Cultures: The Social Construction of Caste as Cultural Community in India (forthcoming ms)
- Co-editor (with Paul Greenough). Against Stigma: Studies in Caste, Race and Justice Since Durban Orient Longman Press: Hyderabad (in press).
- 2005 (Summer) Caste, Class and Community in India: An Ethnographic Approach. Ethnology 44(3): 227-241
- 2005 (September) "Beyond Homogenization versus Heterogenization: Difference and Culture in Globalization" In Soma Hewa and Darwin Stapleton, eds., Globalization, Philanthropy and Civil Society: Toward a New Political Culture in the 21 st Century. Springer: New York. pp. 177-192.
- 2003 Masking and Veiling Protests: Culture and Ideology in Representing Globalization. Cultural Dynamics 15(2): 213-235.
- 2002 Legitimating Globalization: Culture and Its Uses. Journal of Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems vol.12, no.1: 127-138.
Publications (Popular)
- "Letter to a Progressive Hindu"South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection Issue No. 28, February 2008
- "The Battle of Mumbai"Kafila: Media, politics, Dissent Blog December 12, 2008
- "Notes Towards a (Re)arrangement of Love"South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection Issue No. 8, February 1997
- Introduction to Anthropology, ANTH 130
- Understanding Culture, ANTH 230
- Civilizations of South Asia, ASN 280
- Popular Culture and Modernity in South Asia, ANTH 300/ASN 300
- Introduction to Asian Studies, ASN 201
- Globalization and Development, ANTH 310
Courses