Dr. Radhika Govindrajan

Associate Professor

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Biography

Radhika Govindrajan is a cultural anthropologist specializing in sociocultural anthropology. Her research intersects with various fields including multispecies ethnography and environmental anthropology, focusing on the intertwined nature of gender, sexuality, religion, and politics within the context of South Asian studies. She authored the book 'Animal Intimacies' published by the University of Chicago Press in 2018, which explores the complexities of relationships between villagers in the Central Himalayan state of Uttarakhand and various nonhuman animals, set against the broader issues of colonialism, migration, and wildlife conservation. Govindrajan has received several accolades for her work, including the 2017 Edward Cameron Dimock Prize in the Indian Humanities and the 2019 Gregory Bateson Prize from the Society for Cultural Anthropology. She is currently working on a new research project tentatively titled 'Sex and the Village', which investigates the dynamics of changing sexual identities and practices in rural India.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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Specialization Notes

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