Talk:Constantine V. Nakassis

By Anirudha Patel

Constantine V. Nakassis is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and of the Social Sciences Resource Faculty, Cinema & Media Studies, Faculty Associate, Comparative Human Development, Core Faculty in the Committee on International Relations & Chair of the Committee on Southern Asian Studies at the University of Chicago as of July 2023 . According to her university profile, her research interests include language in culture, semiotics, film theory, mass media, brands, and youth culture.

She has published no books, papers, or research pertaining to Hindus, the rights of Hindus, the impact or relationship between Islam and Hinduism / Hindutva, India, or the Indian Government as of July 2023.

In 2021, she along with Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Taliban, co-signed a letter supporting "Dismantling Global Hindutva" Conference, as an academic and scholar and made the allegation

"the current government of India [in 2021] has instituted discriminatory policies including beef bans, restrictions on religious conversion and interfaith weddings, and the introduction of religious discrimination into India’s citizenship laws. The result has been a horrifying rise in religious and caste-based violence, including hate crimes, lynchings, and rapes directed against Muslims, non-conforming Dalits, Sikhs, Christians, adivasis and other dissident Hindus. Women of these communities are especially targeted. Meanwhile, the government has used every tool of harassment and intimidation to muzzle dissent. Dozens of student activists and human rights defenders are currently languishing in jail indefinitely without due process under repressive anti-terrorism laws."

Books

1. Nakassis, Constantine V. Onscreen/Offscreen. University of Toronto Press, 2023. Studies in the Anthropology of Language, Sign, and Social Life.
2. Nakassis, Constantine V. Doing Style: Youth and Mass Mediation in South India. University of Chicago Press, 2016.