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Sharika Thiranagama

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Stanford University

Affiliations

School of Humanities and Sciences

Anthropology

Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity

Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Sharika Thiranagama is currently serving as an Anthropology Associate Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University.

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Sharika Thiranagama

Stanford University

Associate Professor of Anthropology

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anthropology sociology social sciences sri lanka humanities sociocultural anthropology migration studies social anthropology cultural anthropology international relations south asian culture ethnography public life anthropological theory regional studies transnational history caste differentiation historical sociology ethnic group relation civil war built environment conflict political history global history international history american studies asian studies contemporary asia transport geography sociology of religion postcolonial writing ethnic studies social theory domestic politics feminist perspectives indigenous studies american archaeology african diaspora human-wildlife relationships indigenous peoples rail transport japan studies ethnohistory rural sociology population displacement rural culture urban society social environment diaspora studies post-colonial criticism civil-military relations military culture military context labor market participation political culture postwar reconciliation long-distance nationalism sri lankan tamils postwar jaffna ethnic entanglements rural civilities displaced northern muslims south india south asian diasporas bbc world service postcolonial broadcaster post-war sri lanka ethnic identity political crime gender equality gender studies domestic life south asia feminist theory violence against women nationalism

Notable Scholarly Works

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Figures of Menace: Militarisation in Post-War Sri Lanka. South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies (2022)

Sharika Thiranagama

civil-military relationspost-war sri lankasecurity studiesmilitary culturemilitary contextsouth asian cultureeast asian studies

The Names of the Leader: The Political Deification of Prabhakaran. Religion (2022)

Sharika Thiranagama

religionanthropologypolitical deificationreligious studies

AFTERWORD: A “Division of Laborers”. Anthropology of Work Review (2020)

Sharika Thiranagama

anthropologysociocultural anthropologysocial anthropologycultural anthropologylabor market participation

Respect Your Neighbor as Yourself: Neighborliness, Caste, and Community in South India. Comparative Studies in Society and History (2019)

Sharika Thiranagama

ethnographyrural culturecommunity developmentculturecaste differentiationhistorical sociologysociocultural anthropologypublic lifesocial sciencessocial behaviorsocial anthropologysouth indiasociologysociology of religionurban societysocial environment

Rural Civilities: Caste, Gender and Public Life in Kerala. South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies (2019)

Sharika Thiranagama

rural civilitiesrural sociologypublic lifesocial sciencessouth asian culturesociologyhumanities

INTRODUCTION: Whose Civility?. Anthropological Theory (2018)

Sharika ThiranagamaTobias KellyCarlos Forment

anthropologysocial theorycultural anthropologypolitical sciencesociologysocial anthropologyanthropological theory

The Civility of Strangers? Caste, Ethnicity, and Living Together in Postwar Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Anthropological Theory (2018)

Sharika Thiranagama

postwar jaffnaanthropologycaste differentiationsociocultural anthropologymigration studiessocial sciencesethnic group relationethnicitycultural anthropologysocial anthropologysociologyanthropological theorysri lankarace

Making Tigers From Tamils: Long‐Distance Nationalism and Sri Lankan Tamils in Toronto. American Anthropologist (2014)

Sharika Thiranagama

indigenous studiescultural anthropologyhumanitiesethnographyamerican archaeologyregional studiesanthropologyenvironmental anthropologyafrican diasporahuman-wildlife relationshipssociocultural anthropologycultural diversitymigration studiessocial scienceslong-distance nationalismsocial anthropologyindigenous peoplessri lankan tamilsamerican studies

Political Crime and the Memory of Lossjohnborneman (Bloomington: Indiana University Press2012). PoLAR Political and Legal Anthropology Review (2014)

Sharika Thiranagama

anthropologypolitical crimepolitical culturepolitical sciencepolitical sociology

Claiming the State: Postwar Reconciliation in Sri Lanka. Humanity (2013)

Sharika Thiranagama

postwar reconciliationanthropologypolitical historysocial historyglobal historyhistoryinternational historyglobal studiestransnational historyinternational relationshumanitiessri lanka

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Sharika Thiranagama

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Stanford University

Affiliations

School of Humanities and Sciences

Anthropology

Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity

Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Sharika Thiranagama is currently serving as an Anthropology Associate Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Sharika Thiranagama

Stanford University

Associate Professor of Anthropology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Figures of Menace: Militarisation in Post-War Sri Lanka. South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies (2022)

Sharika Thiranagama

civil-military relationspost-war sri lankasecurity studiesmilitary culturemilitary contextsouth asian cultureeast asian studies

The Names of the Leader: The Political Deification of Prabhakaran. Religion (2022)

Sharika Thiranagama

religionanthropologypolitical deificationreligious studies

AFTERWORD: A “Division of Laborers”. Anthropology of Work Review (2020)

Sharika Thiranagama

anthropologysociocultural anthropologysocial anthropologycultural anthropologylabor market participation

Respect Your Neighbor as Yourself: Neighborliness, Caste, and Community in South India. Comparative Studies in Society and History (2019)

Sharika Thiranagama

Rural Civilities: Caste, Gender and Public Life in Kerala. South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies (2019)

Sharika Thiranagama

rural civilitiesrural sociologypublic lifesocial sciencessouth asian culturesociologyhumanities

INTRODUCTION: Whose Civility?. Anthropological Theory (2018)

Sharika ThiranagamaTobias KellyCarlos Forment

anthropologysocial theorycultural anthropologypolitical sciencesociologysocial anthropologyanthropological theory

The Civility of Strangers? Caste, Ethnicity, and Living Together in Postwar Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Anthropological Theory (2018)

Sharika Thiranagama

Making Tigers From Tamils: Long‐Distance Nationalism and Sri Lankan Tamils in Toronto. American Anthropologist (2014)

Sharika Thiranagama

Political Crime and the Memory of Lossjohnborneman (Bloomington: Indiana University Press2012). PoLAR Political and Legal Anthropology Review (2014)

Sharika Thiranagama

anthropologypolitical crimepolitical culturepolitical sciencepolitical sociology

Claiming the State: Postwar Reconciliation in Sri Lanka. Humanity (2013)

Sharika Thiranagama

postwar reconciliationanthropologypolitical historysocial historyglobal historyhistoryinternational historyglobal studiestransnational historyinternational relationshumanitiessri lanka

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