Nikhil Anand
@liquidperson2.bsky.social
anthropologist researching water, cities, climate justice and infrastructure. www.nikhilanand.info
*New Review Article*: After Coasts: Cartography,Desiccation, and Dwelling in Amphibious Worlds
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After Coasts: Cartography, Desiccation, and Dwelling in Amphibious Worlds
As cities and nation-states design massive coastal development projects, I show in this review how these projects require and produce emptied and flattened surfaces necessary for the workings of colon...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
*New Review Article*: After Coasts: Cartography,Desiccation, and Dwelling in Amphibious Worlds
#openaccess 1/6
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#openaccess 1/6
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Had the total pleasure of speaking with @gilanthro.bsky.social
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about Futures after Progress (@uchicagopress.bsky.social). Interview up now! ✨
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@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about Futures after Progress (@uchicagopress.bsky.social). Interview up now! ✨
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Chloe Ahmann, "Futures After Progress: Hope and Doubt in Late Industrial Baltimore" (U Chicago Press, 2024) - New Books Network
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April 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Had the total pleasure of speaking with @gilanthro.bsky.social
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about Futures after Progress (@uchicagopress.bsky.social). Interview up now! ✨
newbooksnetwork.com/chloe-ahmann...
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about Futures after Progress (@uchicagopress.bsky.social). Interview up now! ✨
newbooksnetwork.com/chloe-ahmann...
@casipenn.bsky.social and the Department of Anthropology @upenn.bsky.social seek to hire a Climate Postdoc for the 2025-26 academic year. Scholars working on environment-society relations, cities and urbanization, and climate change in India, apply!
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CASI Postdoctoral Climate Fellowship (2025-26 Academic Year)
The Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI) and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania invite applications to fill a postdoctoral fellowship position for the 2025-26 ac...
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April 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
@casipenn.bsky.social and the Department of Anthropology @upenn.bsky.social seek to hire a Climate Postdoc for the 2025-26 academic year. Scholars working on environment-society relations, cities and urbanization, and climate change in India, apply!
casi.sas.upenn.edu/postdoctoral...
casi.sas.upenn.edu/postdoctoral...
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If you would like to write for India in Transition, a publication from the University of Pennsylvania's @casipenn.bsky.social, see our guidelines here – casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/submissi...
And get in touch with me!
And get in touch with me!
Submissions to India in Transition
If you would like your article to be considered for publication in India in Transition (IiT), please follow these formatting and submission guidelines.
casi.sas.upenn.edu
January 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
If you would like to write for India in Transition, a publication from the University of Pennsylvania's @casipenn.bsky.social, see our guidelines here – casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/submissi...
And get in touch with me!
And get in touch with me!
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT:
Interested in supporting academic and outreach programs focused on the study of India @upenn.bsky.social? Consider applying to join the super team @casipenn.bsky.social as Assistant Director!
Interested in supporting academic and outreach programs focused on the study of India @upenn.bsky.social? Consider applying to join the super team @casipenn.bsky.social as Assistant Director!
CASI JOB OPENING: Assistant Director, Research & Outreach.
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Assistant Director, Research & Outreach
University Overview The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school co...
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December 12, 2024 at 2:37 AM
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT:
Interested in supporting academic and outreach programs focused on the study of India @upenn.bsky.social? Consider applying to join the super team @casipenn.bsky.social as Assistant Director!
Interested in supporting academic and outreach programs focused on the study of India @upenn.bsky.social? Consider applying to join the super team @casipenn.bsky.social as Assistant Director!
For those preparing PhD applications to Geography + Anthropology programs in the US in this application cycle,
This guide, prepared by two members of Penn EnviroLab, might be helpful.
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This guide, prepared by two members of Penn EnviroLab, might be helpful.
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December 5, 2024 at 11:04 PM
For those preparing PhD applications to Geography + Anthropology programs in the US in this application cycle,
This guide, prepared by two members of Penn EnviroLab, might be helpful.
upenn.app.box.com/s/a2xbf7xg31...
This guide, prepared by two members of Penn EnviroLab, might be helpful.
upenn.app.box.com/s/a2xbf7xg31...
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pls share: funded by EPA: Economy & Space, up to 8 travel + accommodation stipends available to enable doctoral & postdoctoral researchers to participate in the "ideational geographies" workshop at UBC, June 11-13, 2025. Application details:
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blogs.ubc.ca/peck/researc...
Ideational geographies workshop
blogs.ubc.ca
November 17, 2024 at 1:08 AM
pls share: funded by EPA: Economy & Space, up to 8 travel + accommodation stipends available to enable doctoral & postdoctoral researchers to participate in the "ideational geographies" workshop at UBC, June 11-13, 2025. Application details:
blogs.ubc.ca/peck/researc...
blogs.ubc.ca/peck/researc...
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I created this @dukepress.bsky.social starter pack, since it seemed like time! I'm sure I have missed some people so write me and I will add you in. go.bsky.app/D2cEz4t
November 11, 2024 at 6:25 AM
I created this @dukepress.bsky.social starter pack, since it seemed like time! I'm sure I have missed some people so write me and I will add you in. go.bsky.app/D2cEz4t
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Here’s my guide to applying to graduate school. Ostensibly it’s for anthropology, but I think it’s generally applicable—I’d be happy to learn if it doesn’t work for other disciplines! matthewwolfmeyer.com/2012/08/12/s...
So You’re Applying to Graduate School (in Anthropology)
Applying to graduate school can seem daunting, but if you take it step by step it doesn't need to be so. But this means starting the process early -- like a year before you plan on applying -- and mak...
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September 19, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Here’s my guide to applying to graduate school. Ostensibly it’s for anthropology, but I think it’s generally applicable—I’d be happy to learn if it doesn’t work for other disciplines! matthewwolfmeyer.com/2012/08/12/s...
This book looks terrific. Look forward to reading 😊
Anyone else reading Burning Earth: A History, by Sunil Amrith?
I'm learning lots. I'd love more conceptual specification re capitalism (& other things). But I appreciate the focus on Global South, esp Asia, which is often missed in Atlantic-centered world-systems stuff.
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I'm learning lots. I'd love more conceptual specification re capitalism (& other things). But I appreciate the focus on Global South, esp Asia, which is often missed in Atlantic-centered world-systems stuff.
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
November 10, 2024 at 7:01 AM
This book looks terrific. Look forward to reading 😊
Finally made the move over. Hello Blue Skyers!
Will be posting/ reading about #anthropology, #environment, #climatechange, #water and #cities here.
Will be posting/ reading about #anthropology, #environment, #climatechange, #water and #cities here.
November 8, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Finally made the move over. Hello Blue Skyers!
Will be posting/ reading about #anthropology, #environment, #climatechange, #water and #cities here.
Will be posting/ reading about #anthropology, #environment, #climatechange, #water and #cities here.