About

Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Rutgers University. His specialization includes social and cultural anthropology with a focus on violence, ritual, memory, identification, nationalism, social theory, and psychoanalysis. He holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Cornell University, obtained in 2006, and has conducted ethnographic research in diverse contexts including rural and urban India, Gibraltar, the United States, and Germany. His research emphasizes dynamics of encounter, transference, and reflexivity, supported by a thorough engagement with ethnographic and anthropological literature as well as social and cultural theory. Ghassem-Fachandi's scholarly work explores themes such as religious synthesis, political uses of disgust, xenophobia, migrant incorporation, and reactionary violence. He has authored several books, including 'Pogrom in Gujarat: Hindu Nationalism and Anti-Muslim Violence in India,' and has published numerous articles and chapters on topics related to violence, religion, and social transformation. His academic contributions are recognized through various fellowships and research awards, and he actively teaches courses on topics such as the anthropology of religion, culture, memory, history, and violence.

Awards & honors

• Fellowship at Zentrum für Interdisziplinäre Forschung (ZiF -…
• Research Scholarship of Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdien…
• Visiting Fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies…
• The Board of Trustees Fellowship for Scholarly Excellence, R…
• Social Science Research Council, New Directions in the Study…

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