Team
People
Christiane Brosius
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dr. Christiane Brosius is professor of visual and media anthropology at the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies in Heidelberg, Germany.
Sabin ninglekhu
Principal Investigator
Dr. Sabin Ninglekhu is a geographer and a Senior Researcher based at Social Science Baha, Kathmandu.
Stefanie Lotter
Principal Investigator
Dr. Stefanie Lotter is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS, University of London.
pooja kalita
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Pooja Kalita is a post-doctoral fellow at the Central European University’s Global Forum of democracy and development, and a visiting fellow in the Colombo Institute for Human Sciences, Sri Lanka. She received her PhD from the Department of Sociology, South Asian University (New Delhi). Her research focuses on the intersection of gender, material culture, food, visuality, and placemaking
Sasanka Perera
Principal Investigator
Dr. Sasanka Perera is Chairman of the Colombo Institute for Human Sciences, and was Professor of Sociology at University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi.
Monica Mottin
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Monica Mottin is a Social Anthropologist and Research Fellow at the HCTS. Her project within Heritage as Placemaking studies how heritage performances make places in the Janakpur region and Kathmandu Valley.
Binita Magaiya
Research Assistant
Binita Magaiya is an architect specializing in the conservation of Monuments and Heritage structures. She completed her master’s from KU Leuven with a degree in Conservation of Monuments and Sites.
Andrea Revilla Santos
Research Data Manager
In addition to her work in research data management, Andrea Revilla Santos is pursuing a PhD in Film Studies, focusing on the representation of aging in cinema, with particular emphasis on intergenerational relationships, caregiving, and urbanism.
Tara Brahme
Student Assistant
Tara Brahme is a student assistant for Heritage as Placemaking and a current M.A. student at the department for Transcultural Studies, Heidelberg. She assists with literature research and supports the project’s data management.
Emiline Smith
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Emiline Smith is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Glasgow’s School of Social and Political Sciences. Her work within HaP looks at the illegal trafficking of cultural and natural resources from the Dolpa region.
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Diego Jaimes-Niño
Coordination
Diego Jaimes-Niño is the coordinator of Heritage as Placemaking, for which he handles administration, project finances, and project management. He is a PhD Student at the University of Heidelberg.