Sita Venkateswar

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Refusal

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Refusal

The International Alliance for Voluntarily Isolated Indigenous Groups A year and a half after the events leading to the death of John Chau on Sentinel Island, I... More

Assimilation, Dispossession, Erasure, or Refusal

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Assimilation, Dispossession, Erasure, or Refusal

As we reach the end of the second decade of the twenty-first century, Adivasi lives in India, whether the mainland or Andaman Islands, challenge us to rethink o... More

How Should We Think of the Sentinel Islanders?

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How Should We Think of the Sentinel Islanders?

The last time the inhabitants of Sentinel Island were caught in the glare of global media attention was in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami. The image of a Sen... More

A is for Anthropology, Affordances, Ambivalence, Aotearoa

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A is for Anthropology, Affordances, Ambivalence, Aotearoa

The year 2018 marked a significant conjuncture for me as a teacher of anthropology. It is the year I resumed teaching Anthropology 101 after an interval of a de... More