[Reader-list] Fwd: Fw: Arjun Appadurai

[joe chris]

Dear Friends,

Prof Arjun Appadurai will be delivering a public lecture at the OCUIP
(formerly ASRC) library on the 17th of January. The details of the talk are
pasted below. Kindly circulate the news amongst your friends and colleagues.




Osmania University Centre for International Programmes

cordially invites you to a lecture

on

Imperialism and Modernity
Europe’s Rear-View Mirror and the Colonial Encounter

by

Arjun Appadurai
New York University


Time: 3-5 pm Day & Date: Tue 17 Jan 2012  Venue: Conference Room, OUCIP

Professor Arjun Appadurai is currently Goddard Professor of Media, Culture,
and Communication at New York University in New York City, NY.

Dr. Appadurai is a prominent contemporary social-cultural anthropologist,
having formerly served as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic
Affairs at The New School in NYC. He has held various professorial chairs
and visiting appointments at some of top institutions in the United States
and Europe. In addition, he has served on several scholarly and advisory
bodies in the United States, Latin America, Europe and India. Dr. Appadurai
is a prolific writer having authored numerous books and scholarly articles.
The nature and significance of his contributions throughout his academic
career have earned him the reputation as a leading figure in his field.

His book-length publications include: Fear of Small Numbers: An Essay on
the Geography of Anger, Globalization (edited volume), Modernity At Large:
Cultural Dimensions of Globalization, The Social Life of Things:
Commodities in Cultural Perspective (edited volume), and Worship and
Conflict Under Colonial Rule: A South Indian Case.

Regards,

joe