B.A. (Hons.) (University of Lancaster);
Master of Studies; D.Phil. (University of Oxford)
Professor
| jrclammer@jgu.edu.in | |
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| ORCID ID | 0000-0002-7753-8971 |
| Key Expertise | Sociology of the Arts; Sociology of Development; Social Theory; Sustainability and Environmental Sociology. Japanese Society. |
B.A. (Hons.) (University of Lancaster);
Master of Studies; D.Phil. (University of Oxford)
John Clammer, originally from Europe, has spent most of his professional life in Asia. After completing his D.Phil. degree in Social Anthropology at Oxford he taught at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at Hull University (UK), and then at the University of Singapore (now National University), Sophia University (Tokyo), the United Nations University, and at JGU for the past eight plus years. He has been a visiting Professor or Fellow at Oxford, the Australian National University, the Bauhaus University Weimar, Handong University (South Korea), Tokyo University, JNU, Pondicherry Central University, the University of Kent, Warwick University, the University of Buenos Aires, and most recently Distinguished Visiting Professor on two occasions at Kyoto University. His research has ranged over many areas of sociology and social anthropology, including development and sustainability, economic anthropology, religion, urban sociology, art and performance, ethnicity and social theory. His regional focus has been on Southeast Asia, Japan, India and on the Chinese diaspora. He is the author of over twenty books on these subjects and editor or co-author of around the same number. Current research is on the sociology of the arts in India, solidarity and social economy, ecological ethics, bio-aesthetics and human-animal relationships. He works closely as a consultant with NGOs and activist art movements in West Bengal, Karnataka and Jharkand.
Introduction to Sociology
Emerging Questions in Sociology and Anthropology
Sociology of Arts and Creativity
Cultures of Cities
Space, Society and Culture
Interdisciplinary Seminar 3
Thesis Seminar 2
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Kyoto University 2020-22
| jrclammer@jgu.edu.in | |
| ORCID ID | 0000-0002-7753-8971 |
| Key Expertise | Sociology of the Arts; Sociology of Development; Social Theory; Sustainability and Environmental Sociology. Japanese Society. |