Sasanka Perera Email & Phone Number | Having been trained as a cultural anthropologist, I served the Department of Sociology at the University of Colombo for a period of 20 years. Since November 2011, I am based at the South Asian University in New Delhi. In my teaching career, I have straddled subject areas that are considered both sociology and anthropology in the general parlance, despite the debates that surround these titles and disciplinary divides. In that sense, I have been fortunate enough to be able to cross boundaries and draw from developments in these disciplines quite liberally in both my own intellectual pursuits and in my endeavors to teach My research interests are varied and have evolved over the years. Broadly speaking, I am interested in contemporary social theory with an emphasis on the idea of culture and its politics. More specifically, I focus on the rhetoric of 'development', politics of civil society organizations in governance and democratization and issues of devolution of power in Sri Lanka, and problems of urbanization, space and dynamics of urban experience in South Asia/ Sri Lanka. I have also had an enduring interest in cross-cultural communication, the role of education and socialization in eradicating or promoting sectarian conflicts, role of teachers and dynamics of teacher training in multi-ethnic and multi-cultural societies within my broader interest in the politics of education in multi-ethnic societies. I have also paid attention to the problems and politics of refugee proliferation, political violence, nationalism and post-violence trauma, transformation and politicization of religion in Sri Lanka and Nepal and politics of memory, interpretation of culture and the politics of visual arts, and the significance of biased interpretations of history and myth. My research interests have enabled me to work in Sri Lanka, USA, Cambodia, Pakistan and Nepal. I have written extensively and published both locally and internationally in the English and Sinhala languages. Specialties: Cultural and political analysis, education, language politics, urban space and migration

Sasanka Perera

Having been trained as a cultural anthropologist, I served the Department of Sociology at the Univer...
Delhi, Delhi, India

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Sasanka Perera’s Prior Industry Department Of Sociology Faculty Of Social Sciences South Asian University | Department Of Sociology University Of Colombo | The World Bank

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South Asian University

Professor of Sociology

2011-11-01 00:00:00 - Present

Department Of Sociology Faculty Of Social Sciences South Asian University

Chair

2011-11-01 00:00:00 - 2014-01-01 00:00:00

Department Of Sociology University Of Colombo

Professor

2008-01-01 00:00:00 - 2011-10-01 00:00:00

The World Bank

Senior Social Development Specialist - South Asia Sector for Social Development

1999-11-01 00:00:00 - 2001-02-01 00:00:00

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Delhi, Delhi, India

Sasanka Perera is a Having been trained as a cultural anthropologist, I served the Department of Sociology at the University of Colombo for a period of 20 years. Since November 2011, I am based at the South Asian University in New Delhi. In my teaching career, I have straddled subject areas that are considered both sociology and anthropology in the general parlance, despite the debates that surround these titles and disciplinary divides. In that sense, I have been fortunate enough to be able to cross boundaries and draw from developments in these disciplines quite liberally in both my own intellectual pursuits and in my endeavors to teach My research interests are varied and have evolved over the years. Broadly speaking, I am interested in contemporary social theory with an emphasis on the idea of culture and its politics. More specifically, I focus on the rhetoric of 'development', politics of civil society organizations in governance and democratization and issues of devolution of power in Sri Lanka, and problems of urbanization, space and dynamics of urban experience in South Asia/ Sri Lanka. I have also had an enduring interest in cross-cultural communication, the role of education and socialization in eradicating or promoting sectarian conflicts, role of teachers and dynamics of teacher training in multi-ethnic and multi-cultural societies within my broader interest in the politics of education in multi-ethnic societies. I have also paid attention to the problems and politics of refugee proliferation, political violence, nationalism and post-violence trauma, transformation and politicization of religion in Sri Lanka and Nepal and politics of memory, interpretation of culture and the politics of visual arts, and the significance of biased interpretations of history and myth. My research interests have enabled me to work in Sri Lanka, USA, Cambodia, Pakistan and Nepal. I have written extensively and published both locally and internationally in the English and Sinhala languages. Specialties: Cultural and political analysis, education, language politics, urban space and migration

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Department Of Sociology Faculty Of Social Sciences South Asian University | Department Of Sociology University Of Colombo | The World Bank

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South Asian University | Department Of Sociology Faculty Of Social Sciences South Asian University | Department Of Sociology University Of Colombo | The World Bank