Arjun Appadurai
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Born in India and educated in the United States, Arjun Appadurai is a contemporary social theorist whose work centers on the ethnographic landscapes of modernity and globalization. He was formerly a professor at the University of Chicago, and some of his most important works include Worship and Conflict under Colonial Rule (1981), Modernity at Large (1996), and Fear of Small Numbers (2006). In 2004, after a brief time as administrator at Yale University, Appadurai became Provost of New School University. Appadurai's resignation from the Provost's office was announced January 30, 2006 by New School President Bob Kerrey. Appadurai is a cofounder of the journal [Public Culture]; founder of the nonprofit PUKAR (Partners for Urban Knowledge, Action, and Research) in Mumbai; cofounder and codirector of ING (Interdisciplinary Network on Globalization); and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has served as a consultant or advisor to a wide range of public and private organizations, including the Ford, Rockefeller, and MacArthur foundations; UNESCO; the World Bank; and the National Science Foundation.
External links
- [Fear of Small Numbers by Arjun Appadurai (Duke University Press, 2006)]
- [Globalization edited by Arjun Appadurai (Duke University Press, 2001)]
- [Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy]
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