Professor Veena Das FBA

Anthropology and philosophy with special emphasis on everyday life; anthropology of violence; the urban poor; ordinary ethics and feminism; kinship and religion; Indian philosophy and aesthetics
Fellow type
International Fellow
Year elected
2019
Subjects
Anthropology

Current post

Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University

Other Fellows of the British Academy

Professor Robert Foley FBA

Human evolution: the evolutionary ecology of extinct hominins; the evolution of human behaviour and culture; prehistory and archaeology of early human populations; evolutionary theory in archaeology and anthropology.

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Professor Sarah Curtis FBA

Geographies of health and health care; socio-geographical conditions and processes associated with health inequalities and risks for physical and mental health

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Professor Andrew Jordan FBA

The political and policy responses to environmental challenges, particularly in Europe and the UK.

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