Christina A. Joseph
Part-time Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Rochester, 1994
cjoseph@uga.edu
Research Interests
Popular culture and identity politics among second-generation South Asians in the Diaspora
Sacred space and religious fundamentalism in South Asia
Colonialism in Asia
Impact of tourism on third-world destinations
Teaching Areas
Introduction to Anthropology
Anthropology of Religion
Cultures of South, Southeast and East Asia
Anthropology of Development
Feminist Ethnography
Multicultural Perspectives on Women in the U.S.
Research Ethics
Interests
I am a cultural anthropologist with an area emphasis on South Asia.
My research investigates various thematically related issues at the intersection of religion and politics, including sacred space, pilgrimage, nationalism and tourism.
My primary field site is the Hindu pilgrimage town of Pushkar, Rajasthan in India.
My current book project focuses on the impact of popular culture on identity formation among college students of South Asian descent in the U.S.
Recent Publications:
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Joseph, C. A., and Anandam Kavoori. 2007. “Colonial discourses and the writings of Katherine Mayo.” American Journalism. 24(3): 55-84. |
Joseph, C.A. 2007. “Hindu nationalism, community rhetoric and the impact of tourism: The “divine dilemma” of Pushkar, Rajasthan.” In Carol E. Henderson and Maxine Weisgrau (Ed). Raj rhapsodies: Tourism, heritage and the seduction of history. Hampshire, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited. |
