Dibyesh anand biography channel

I am often considered as a curious scholar, a lifelong student, a passionate lecturer, or a public intellectual. I have been a Professor since I moved from University of Bath where I was a lecturer. I did my PhD from the Department of Politics at University of Bristol and the topic was related to Western representations of Tibet and its political and cultural significance.

I have never been comfortable within a discipline. I could not have pursued my Masters and PhD without scholarships. I have shifted places and disciplines, I have experienced elite and non elite as well as religious and secular education, my ideas emerge as much on Facebook as it does in structured scholarly forums, I indulge in concepts as much as in every day politics.

What has remained consistent so far is my desire to produce scholarship that is meaningful to groups and peoples who are often marginalised, minoritised, occupied and suppressed. This desire comes across in my research, academic writings and public engagement on topics including colonial practices of postcolonial states including China in Tibet and Xinjiang and India in Kashmir, politics and international relations of stateless Tibetans, Islamophobia in India, majoritarian nationalisms including Hindutva, politics of security and representation, ethnic relations in Zanzibar, emergence of China and India as major non-Western powers as well as contested nature of nation-state formations in China and South Asia.

I have authored monographs Geopolitical Exotica: Tibet in Western Imagination , Tibet: A Victim of Geopolitics , and Hindu Nationalism in India and the Politics of Fear and published a number of chapters in edited collections and articles in journals. The easiest way to locate my publications is through academia page.

Dibyesh anand biography channel

I have a significant presence in popular media and a google search for my name links to a range of forums including comment articles in The Guardian , YouTube videos, cited expert views in newspapers of the USA, UK, China, India and Singapore, and blogs. I feel strongly about ethical and engaged scholarship and adopting an activist ethos as a leader in the University sector.

In recent years, significant part of my energy goes into matters of equity, diversity and inclusion, including leading the change and reflecting on it. Teaching involves thinking, articulating, performing, communicating, listening as well as rethinking. It is not a product-knowledge-that I seek to deliver through my lectures or seminars; rather, it is a process in which I am as much of a learner as a learned.

Modules I have led in recent years are mainly focused on Postcolonial Politics and International Relations. Some of them emphasise on the emerging powers of China and India. He have never been comfortable within a discipline. He could not have pursued my Masters and PhD without scholarships. Politics and international relations of Tibetans rendered stateless with Chinese rule, Islamophobia in India, majoritarian nationalisms, politics of security and representation, ethnic relations in Zanzibar, emergence of China and India as major non-Western powers as well as contested nature of nation-state formations in China and South Asia, Bhutan's international affairs, and the Kashmir conflict.

Political Studies Association Conference Grant, British Academy Overseas Conference Grant, International Studies Association, International Studies Association, February Alumni Foundation, University of Bristol, August PSA Hardship fund, April Knowlson Trust, August Mentoring of new academic staff Personal tutoring of undergraduate and postgraduate students Member of Research Committee, Department of Economics and International Development, Supervision of 12 undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations per year Supervision of Apprenticeship Projects for Master of Research Students, On.

International Association for Tibetan Studies, On. International Studies Association, On. British International Studies Association, On. Development Studies Association This shapes our values and we want to make sure everyone feels valued and confident to bring their whole selves to study and work. Making all our students gain experiences to become internationally competitive and act as global citizens in general and making international students feel fully supported and valued in particular is my top priority.

I am keen to build further on the network of international connections that the University enjoys and that enrich the cultural and intellectual life of our institution. My focus is on consolidation as well as expansion of our relations. I also have high level responsibility for leading the work that promotes our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion strategy.

I come from India and am British-Indian. I identify as queer in personal and political terms.