Pradeep Jeganathan was born and raised in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he lives and works, engaged in a variety of intellectual, aesthetic and political projects. His research interests range from subaltern nationalism, to the perpetration of violence and its survival. He has published extensively on these subjects, and is, a co-author of the Encyclopedia Britannica's anchor article on Anthropology. His books, authored or edited include Living With Death (2007), At the Water's Edge (2004), Unmaking the Nation (1995|2009) and Subaltern Studies X1 (2001). He received his undergraduate education at MIT and Harvard, and his doctorate in Anthropology, with distinction, from the University of Chicago. He has held professorial appointments and fellowships at Chicago, Minnesota, The New School, Delhi University and the International Centre for Ethnic Studies.
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