Social Sciences
- Fifth International Conference On Religion And Spirituality In Society
THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIETY University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, USA 16-17 April 2015 Dear Delegate, The International Advisory Board is pleased to announce the Call For Papers for the Fifth...
- Post Doctoral @ Georg-august-universitätgöttingen
The Centre for Modern Indian Studies at the Georg-August-UniversitätGöttingen is currently inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Society and Culture in Modern IndiaThe position will start on 1 April 2013 or thereafter. We offer a...
- Phd And Post Doc Positions In Nias
National Institute of Advanced Studies Announcement of Doctoral and Postdoctoral Positions NIAS-MPIMMG COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMME ON URBAN ASPIRATIONS IN BANGALORE The Urban Research and Policy Programme (URPP) of the National Institute...
- Pukar June 15th 2010
Partners for Urban Knowledge Action and Research (PUKAR),an independent research collective based in Mumbai, invites applications for the position of Programme Director.She/he would be responsible for the conceptualization, implementation, management...
- Positions Available
The Cultural and Material life of Media Piracy is a three year project carried out by the Sarai programme of the CSDS in collaboration with the Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore. We begin with the premise that piracy is widespread in places where a media-saturated...
Social Sciences
PhD fellowship
Max Planck Institute Invites PhD Researchers
Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen and Utrecht University.
PhD "Urban Religion in Mumbai" Apply for a four-year doctoral position jointly financed by the Max
Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen and the Graduate School of
Social and Behavioral Sciences at Utrecht University. As a doctoral fellow of the Max Planck Institute
for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity (www.mmg.mpg.de) the candidate will be mainly based
in Göttingen while also spending extended periods of time at the Department of Cultural Anthropology
at Utrecht University as a doctoral researcher. Utrecht University will confer the PhD degree with
Professor Patrick Eisenlohr as doctoral advisor.
Urban Religion among Muslims in Mumbai
Instead of promoting the decline of religious practices and affiliations populations, global megacities
have emerged as key sites of religious activism. The processes of migration and globalization that occur
in a concentrated form in such cities provide ample opportunities for religious mobilizations. This project
focuses on one particular manifestation of this broader trend in addressing the role of media technology
and media practices for religious dynamics in Mumbai. It draws inspiration from recent work in anthropology,
sociology, and media studies in bringing together insights about urban life and experience as well as
religious uses of media for an ethnographic analysis of media practices and urban life in Mumbai.
"Urban religion in Mumbai" will focus on ethnographic research on the transnational dimensions of Islam
in the city. An important focus of the project will be the links between media-centered religious aspirations,
including its transnational ramifications, and local political and economic ambitions. Ethnographic field
research among Muslims in Mumbai will pay close attention to the transnational circulation of religious
media, such as audio and mp3 CDs, VCDs and DVDs, plus uses of the internet, which now combines
all these forms of audio and audiovisual media. The goal is to arrive at a better understanding of how
such media practices become part of Mumbai Muslims' lives and aspirations in this challenging
urban setting.
Requirements:
? MA/Msc in Cultural Anthropology or other related disciplines of the Social Sciences or Humanities.
? Ability to function in international scientific circles.
? Capable of designing an original research proposal.
? Knowledge of qualitative social science (field) research methods and fieldwork experience is an
advantage.
Applications should be sent by email to Professor Peter van der Veer, [email protected]. They
should contain a CV and a research proposal.
Deadline: 15 November 2010.
- Fifth International Conference On Religion And Spirituality In Society
THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIETY University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, USA 16-17 April 2015 Dear Delegate, The International Advisory Board is pleased to announce the Call For Papers for the Fifth...
- Post Doctoral @ Georg-august-universitätgöttingen
The Centre for Modern Indian Studies at the Georg-August-UniversitätGöttingen is currently inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Society and Culture in Modern IndiaThe position will start on 1 April 2013 or thereafter. We offer a...
- Phd And Post Doc Positions In Nias
National Institute of Advanced Studies Announcement of Doctoral and Postdoctoral Positions NIAS-MPIMMG COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMME ON URBAN ASPIRATIONS IN BANGALORE The Urban Research and Policy Programme (URPP) of the National Institute...
- Pukar June 15th 2010
Partners for Urban Knowledge Action and Research (PUKAR),an independent research collective based in Mumbai, invites applications for the position of Programme Director.She/he would be responsible for the conceptualization, implementation, management...
- Positions Available
The Cultural and Material life of Media Piracy is a three year project carried out by the Sarai programme of the CSDS in collaboration with the Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore. We begin with the premise that piracy is widespread in places where a media-saturated...