Malathi de Alwis
(PhD in Socio-Cultural Anthropology, University
of Chicago), is a Senior Research Fellow at the
Centre.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Division of Social Sciences, Chicago, IL. PhD in Socio-Cultural Anthropology, June 1998 MA in Socio-Cultural Anthropology, June 1989
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, South Hadley, MA Bachelor of Arts degree in Asian Studies, June 1985
Awards & Honours
International Marie Jahoda Chair in Feminist Studies, Ruhr-Universitat-Bochum, Germany,
October 2000-February 2001 (declined)
Ron Lister Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Otago, New Zealand, Fall 2000
Sylvia Forman Prize for best essay in Feminist Anthropology, Association for Feminist Anthropology, 1997
Ruth Murray Memorial Prize for best essay in Gender Studies, University of Chicago, 1996
Committee on Southern Asian Studies Dissertation Write-up Fellowship, 1994--1996
Dissertation Research Fellowship, 1992--1993
Mount Holyoke College Class of 1905 Fellowship for Dissertation Research, 1992--1993
MacArthur Dissertation Research Fellowship, University of Chicago, 1991--1992,
Summer Travel Fellowship, June-August 1990
Visiting Fellow, International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo, 1992--1994
American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship for Language Study in Madurai, June-August 1990
University of Chicago Fellowship for Graduate Study in Anthropology, 1987--1991
Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1985
International Scholarship for Undergraduate Study, Mount Holyoke College, 1982--1985
National Award for best short story, Association of English Writers & Playwrights, Sri Lanka, 1981
Teaching
UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Faculty of Graduate Studies/Master’s Program in Women’s Studies Visiting Professor, 2005-: Module on “Women, Politics, History”
NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, New York Visiting Associate Professor of Anthropology, Spring 2004 Graduate Core Class: “Anthropological Theory & Ethnography”
Undergraduate Core Class: “Topics in Contemporary Anthropology”
NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, New York
Visiting Associate Professor of Anthropology, Fall 2003
Graduate Core Class: “Contemporary Social and Cultural Theory”
Graduate Seminar: “Problematising the Political”
NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, New York
Visiting Associate Professor of Anthropology, Spring 2003
Graduate Core Class: "Contemporary Social Theory"
Graduate Seminar: "Debates in Feminist Theory"
NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, New York
Visiting Associate Professor of Anthropology, Spring 2002
Graduate Core Class: "Contemporary Social Theory"
Graduate Seminar: "Contemporary Feminist Theory"
NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, New York
Visiting Associate Professor of Anthropology, Spring 2001
Graduate Core Class: "Scale and Complexity"
Graduate Seminar: "Anthropological Approaches to Gender"
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, Hannover
Visiting Lecturer, September 2000
Graduate Seminar: "Colonialism, Nationalism & Gender"
NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, New York
Visiting Associate Professor of Anthropology, Spring 2000
Graduate Seminar: "Anthropological Approaches to Gender"
Undergraduate Seminar: "Anthropology of Suffering and Sentiment"
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Gender Studies Program
Undergraduate Seminar on Feminist Theory: “Problems in Gender Studies”
Co-teacher with Prof. Lauren Berlant, Dept. of English, Fall 1996
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Gender Studies Program
Graduate Seminar: “Practicum in Gender Studies Pedagogy”
Teaching assistant to Prof. Norma Field, Dept. of East Asian Languages & Civilizations, Spring 1996
UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO, Sri Lanka
Faculty of Graduate Studies/Master’s Program in Women’s Studies
Visiting Lecturer, 1992-1993: Module on “Post-Structuralism and Gender”
Program Director: Dr. Kumari Jayawardena
Creative Work
"The Daughters of Samsara: Women and Buddhism”, “Is Shakthi Reborn ? : Women and Hinduism” and "A Woman's Cross: Women and Christianity" --ICES Documentary Videos, Assistant Director.
Poetry published in: South Asia Bulletin, Lanka Guardian, Thatched Patio, Voice of Women, Grécourt Review, Vassar Poetry Broadsheet, Pegasus, Mt Holyoke News, International Newsletter, Nethra.
Employment
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR ETHNIC STUDIES, Colombo, Sri Lanka Senior Research Fellow, August 1998 - To date
Research Fellow, Social Sciences Division, January 1992-June 1994 Coordinator, Four Decades of Independence Conference, 1989 Researcher, Alternative Media Project, June 1986-July 1987
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, University of Chicago Co-ordinator & Rappoteur, Regional Worlds/Globalization Project to re-conceptualize Area Studies & Cultural Studies, September 1995-June 1997
COUNCIL ON ADVANCED STUDIES IN THE HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES, Univ. of Chicago Co-ordinator, South Asia Workshop, January 1995-June 1996.
SOCIAL SCIENTISTS' ASSOCIATION, Colombo, Sri Lanka Consultant, Gender Studies Unit, June 1993-June 1994, Aug 1998
Positions
NIVEDINI: A feminist Journal Editorial Board, 2002
INTER-ASIA CULTURAL STUDIES JOURNAL Editorial Board, 2001
ASIA PACIFIC MIGRATION RESEARCH NETWORK Coordinator , Sri Lanka 2001
CANADIAN WOMAN STUDIES/LES CAHIERS DE LA FEMME Editorial Board, 2000
HARRY FRANK GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION, New York International Working Group on Gender and Violence, 1999-2002
WOMEN'S EDUCATION & RESEARCH CENTRE, Colombo Board of Directors, 1999
WOMEN'S COALITION FOR PEACE, Sri Lanka Founder Member, August 1998
WOMEN IN CONFLICT ZONES NETWORK Founder Member, 1996
SRI LANKA NATIONAL NGO FORUM ON WOMEN FOR BEIJING 1995 Founder Member, 1993 Represented this
Forum at the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference in Manila, Nov. 1993 and at the UN Conference on the Status of Women in New York, March 1994 WOMEN AGAINST WAR COALITION, University of Chicago Founder Member, 1991
GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, University of Chicago Department Representative, 1990-1991
CHICAGO ANTHROPOLOGY EXCHANGE, University of Chicago Editorial Committee, 1990-1991
SOUTH ASIA GRADUATE STUDENT FORUM, University of Chicago Founder member, 1990-1991
WOMEN FOR PEACE, Colombo Executive Committee member, Jan-Dec 1989, Jan 1992-September 1994
SHAKTI : Feminist Study and Action Group, University of Chicago Founder member, Sept. 1988.
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