Faculty
Catherine Chin
Allison Coudert
Mark Elmore
Naomi Janowitz
Whalen Lai
Flagg Miller
Alon Raab
Wendy Terry
Baki Tezcan
Archana Venkatesan
Keith David Watenpaugh

 
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Archana Venkatesan

Assistant Professor, Religious Studies and Comparative Literature

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2004
M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2000
B.A. (Highest Honors), University of California, Berkeley, 1997
A.A., De-Anza College, Cupertino, California, 1995

Office: 813 Sproul
Phone: (530) 752-6295
Email: avenkatesan@

Current Projects

  • Antal and Her Magic Mirror: Manuscript under preparation for submission to Oxford University Press.
  • "Of Decoration and Disguise: On Antal's Iconography" in preparation for submission to Journal of Vaisnava Studies.

Refereed Publications

  • "Virtual Hinduism: Online Sources for the Study of Hinduism," Religious Studies Review 32.4, 2007.
  • "How to Love God Like a Woman: Some Thoughts on Loving God in the Srivaisnava Sampradaya." (Invited Paper) Journal of Hindu Christian Studies, June 2007.
  • "Why abandon a lovely rabbit to chase after a crow?" The talaivi in the matal poems of Tirumankaiyalvar. Tropes. Territories and Competing Realities, Toronto: The Toronto South Asian Review. 2007.
  • "Divining the Future of A Goddess: The Araiyar Cevai as commentary at the Srivilliputtur Antal Temple." Nidan: The International Journal of Hinduism. December 2005.
  • Antal's Secret Garland: Translations of Tiruppavai and Nacciyar Tirumoi. Under Review. American Academy Texts and Translations Series, Oxford University Press.

Book Reviews and Other Publications

  • Fuller. C.J. The Revival of the Priesthood. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003. In Journal of Religion, March 2007.
  • Raj Selva and William Harman, eds. Dealing with Deities. New York: State University of New York Press, 2006. In International Journal of Hinduism, March 2007.
  • "Aesthetics," "Drama" and "Television and Radio" in Routledge Encyclopedia of Hinduism. eds Denise Cush, Catherine Robson, and Lynn Foulston. New York: Routledge Press, 2007.
Honors and Awards
  • 2009-2010: Hellman Fellowship Program, UC Davis
  • 2007-2008: National Endowment for the Humanities
  • Fall 2006:  American Institute of Indian Studies Senior Fellowship, American Academy of Religion Research Grant
  • Fall 2005: Faculty Large Grant Research Award. St. Lawrence University
  • 2003-2004: Jeffrey Campbell Dissertation Writing Fellowship, St. Lawrence University
  • Spring 2003: Tamil Chair Endowment Scholar
  • Fall 2002: Dean's Normative Time Grant, UC Berkeley
  • Spring 2002: Tamil Chair Endowment Scholar
  • Spring 2001: The Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award; Departmental Fellowship; Tamil Chair Research Grant
  • 2000-2001: Graduate Student Representative
  • Spring 2000: Artsbridge Fellowship; Departmental Fellowship
  • 1998-1999: Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship for Tamil (FLAS); Regents Fellowship
  • Summer 1998: Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship for Tamil (FLAS); Regents Fellowship
  • 1997-1998: Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship for Tamil (FLAS); Regents Fellowship