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David Gellner

@davidgellner

Professor of Social Anthropology and Fellow of All Souls College, University of Oxford; Fellow of the British Academy; specialist on Nepal and South Asia

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It's with great sadness that we heard of the death of Professor Robert Barnes. Our thoughts are with his friends and family. anthro.ox.ac.uk/article/profes…

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Many congratulations to David Gellner, our Director of Academic Development and former Head of Human Sciences, who has been elected a Fellow of The British Academy : shorturl.at/WosmY

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My L Holy lecture, in which I juxtapose Dumont and the anthropology of liberalism by colleagues Gwen Burnyeat and Dace Dzenovska (and also in SA) (open access): Liberalism and Hierarchy: A Tension-filled Relationship as Seen from Social Anthropology (cargojournal.org)

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IEVA RAUBISKO Ieva Raubisko , Oxford Anthropology alumna (DPhil 2012 on Chechnya), human rights defender helping Syrian refugees, now charged, with Egils Grasmanis, under the Latvian state's Emergency Law: - UN SR Human Rights Defenders (srdefenders.org)

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“You cannot say that communalism is bad when practiced by the Muslims and good if the Hindus or Sikhs practice it. If it is bad, it is bad for everyone as undoubtedly it is.” Jawaharlal Nehru, in a speech in Ludhiana, 30th September 1951.

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One more academic intervention from Dignity colleague. Our board member Ratna BK reviewed the book Nepal's Dalit in Transition, edited by David Gellner and Krishna Adhikari. David Gellner ukaalo.com/opinion/202408…

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Want to do a PhD on environment and local knowledge in Sikkim? Deadline 1st Oct 2024: PhD position in Social Anthropology - Leiden University (universiteitleiden.nl)

Dr Suriyah Bi (@drsuriyah) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Delighted to have endorsements from Prof David Gellner from University of Oxford and Prof Linda McDowell St John's College and Prof Marcia Inhorn Yale University Yale Anthropology for my first academic book. You can buy a copy from Manchester University Press or access e-copy via manchesterhive.com/display/978152…

Delighted to have endorsements from Prof <a href="/DavidGellner/">David Gellner</a> from <a href="/UniofOxford/">University of Oxford</a> and Prof Linda McDowell <a href="/StJohnsOx/">St John's College</a> and Prof Marcia Inhorn <a href="/Yale/">Yale University</a> <a href="/Yale_Anthro/">Yale Anthropology</a> for my first academic book. You can buy a copy from <a href="/ManchesterUP/">Manchester University Press</a> or access e-copy via manchesterhive.com/display/978152…
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Are you applying to one of our MSc or MPhil courses? Your application includes supporting documents with specific requirements. Our Director of Graduate Studies offers some tips on what we’re looking for in your personal statement ⬇️ Find out more: anthro.ox.ac.uk/msc-and-mphil-…

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Come tomorrow (58a Banbury Rd, 4 p.m.) to hear about migration, masculinity, and Pakistani households in the UK and to celebrate Dr Suriyah Bi 's new book.

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Congratulations to Sara Shneiderman and her team for winning the 2024 Surya P. Subedi Prize. Note the deadline for submitting books or articles for the 2025 prize: 24th September 2025. royalasiaticsociety.org/the-surya-p-su…