Soumhya Venkatesan completed her PhD at Cambridge in 2002 and is currently Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester. Her research interests include art and craft, weaving, Islam, development, description and representation, and material culture. Her regional specialization is in South Asia, especially India, and Uzbekistan.
Recent publications include Crafting culture: Pattamadai mats from South India. Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2002; ‘Choosing a livelihood: mat weaving in Pattamadai.’ in Seminar, Issue no. 523. New Delhi. 2003; ‘Production and representation: mat weaving in a South Indian town.’ Occasional Papers: 3. Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge.
Other participants
Liesbeth Bik, Bryony Bond, Mary Bouquet, David Chapman, Anna Grimshaw, Ade Hunter, Rosalind Nashashibi, Daniel Peltz, Amanda Ravetz, Paul Rooney, Erika Tan, Lucien Taylor, Jos van der Pol, Chris Wright and Lesley Young
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