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Archana Venkatesan
Undergraduate Faculty Advisor
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Religious Studies
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Email: avenkatesan@ucdavis.edu
Office: 813 Sproul
Phone: (530) 752-6295
Office Hours
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 Academy of Religion Research Grant; American Institute of Indian Studies Senior Fellowship
- Fall 2005: Faculty Large Grant Research Award. St. Lawrence University
- 2003-2004: Jeffrey Campbell Dissertation Writing Fellowship, St. Lawrence University
- Fall 2002: Dean's Normative Time Grant, UC Berkeley
- 2002-2003: 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
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Archana VenkatesanUndergraduate Faculty Advisor Email: avenkatesan@ucdavis.edu |
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 Academy of Religion Research Grant; American Institute of Indian Studies Senior Fellowship
- Fall 2005: Faculty Large Grant Research Award. St. Lawrence University
- 2003-2004: Jeffrey Campbell Dissertation Writing Fellowship, St. Lawrence University
- Fall 2002: Dean's Normative Time Grant, UC Berkeley
- 2002-2003: 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