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Tamil mythological cinema and the politics of secular modernism (2009)
Book Chapter
Hughes, S. (2009). Tamil mythological cinema and the politics of secular modernism. In B. Meyer (Ed.), Aesthetic Formations: Media, Religion, and the Senses (93-116). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230623248_5

Since the 1990s the relationship among religion, media, and politics in South Asia has attracted considerable attention from a wide range of scholars. This is to a large extent due to convergence of the highly successful Indian television serializati... Read More about Tamil mythological cinema and the politics of secular modernism.

A tour not so grand: mobile Muslims in northern Pakistan (2009)
Journal Article
Marsden, M. (2009). A tour not so grand: mobile Muslims in northern Pakistan. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 15(s1), S57-S75. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9655.2009.01542.x

This paper explores the ways in which village Muslims living in the Chitral region of northern Pakistan seek to nurture and sustain their region as a socially heterogeneous space by actively embarking on local forms of travel. The heterogeneity of pl... Read More about A tour not so grand: mobile Muslims in northern Pakistan.

Muslim entrepreneurs in public life between India and the Gulf: making good and doing good (2009)
Journal Article
Osella, F., & Osella, C. (2009). Muslim entrepreneurs in public life between India and the Gulf: making good and doing good. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 15(s1), 202-221. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9655.2009.01550.x

Muslim entrepreneurs from Kerala, South India, are at the forefront of India's liberalizing economy, keen innovators who have adopted the business and labour practices of global capitalism in both Kerala and the Gulf. They are also heavily involved i... Read More about Muslim entrepreneurs in public life between India and the Gulf: making good and doing good.

The Familiarity of Being Digital: Digital Abstraction and Representation of Embodied Interaction (2009)
Book Chapter
Al-Attili, A., & Androulaki, M. (2009). The Familiarity of Being Digital: Digital Abstraction and Representation of Embodied Interaction. In K. Terzidis (Ed.), Critical Digital: Who Cares? (153-158). Harvard University Graduate School of Design

This paper addresses issues pertaining to the familiarity of the digital abstraction and representation in architecture. Our investigation into the nature of human interaction with space, its abstraction and its representation is based on the critica... Read More about The Familiarity of Being Digital: Digital Abstraction and Representation of Embodied Interaction.

The Masons of Djenné (2009)
Book
Marchand, T. H. (2009). The Masons of Djenné. Indiana University Press

Djenné has been a thriving settlement for more than two millennia. The city played an historic role in the great Niger kingdoms of West Africa and, together with Timbuktu, it controlled the commerce in gold, salt and slaves that plied the mighty rive... Read More about The Masons of Djenné.

Negotiating License and Limits: expertise and innovation in Djenne's building trade (2009)
Journal Article
Marchand, T. H. (2009). Negotiating License and Limits: expertise and innovation in Djenne's building trade. Africa, 79(1), 71-91. https://doi.org/10.3366/E0001972008000612

During a mason’s apprenticeship in Djenné, the young man acquires not only technical skills, but also appropriate social knowledge and a bodily comportment. Together, these inform his professional performance as a craftsman. Recognised masters of the... Read More about Negotiating License and Limits: expertise and innovation in Djenne's building trade.

Lipstick Evangelism: Avon Trading Circles and Gender Empowerment in South Africa (2009)
Journal Article
Dolan, C., & Scott, L. (2009). Lipstick Evangelism: Avon Trading Circles and Gender Empowerment in South Africa. Gender & Development, 17(2), 203-218. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552070903032504

Increasing numbers of corporations are vying to capture one of the largest untapped consumer markets – the world's poor – in ways that are not only economically profitable but socially responsible. One type of initiative that has gained increased tra... Read More about Lipstick Evangelism: Avon Trading Circles and Gender Empowerment in South Africa.