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Moyukh Chatterjee is a lecturer in Social Anthropology at the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. His research focuses on political legal anthropology, particularly in the context of the far-right politics in India and South Asia. Chatterjee examines the intersection of law, violence, and justice within systems influenced by authoritarianism and supremacist movements. He has previously served as a postdoctoral fellow at McGill University in Montreal and an assistant professor at Azim Premji University in Bangalore, India. His academic journey includes a PhD in Anthropology from Emory University and an M.Phil. in Sociology from the Delhi School of Economics, complemented by undergraduate studies in English Literature at Delhi University. His recent book, 'Composing Violence: Limits Exposure Making Minorities' (Duke University Press, 2023), delves into the political violence faced by minorities, exploring its effects on public culture and statecraft during a time of rising authoritarianism. Chatterjee is currently engaged in exploring the life stories of individuals who join far-right organizations and the ramifications of authoritarian governance on public religious expression. He also teaches various courses on South Asian culture, politics, and economy, and has taught core courses in Anthropological Theory.
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