Gayatri Reddy is an Indian
anthropologist
An anthropologist is a person engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms and ...
who has also made contributions to
queer
''Queer'' is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or cisgender. Originally meaning or , ''queer'' came to be used pejoratively against those with same-sex desires or relationships in the late 19th century. Beginning in the lat ...
and
gender studies.
Reddy received her PhD in Anthropology in 2000 from
Emory University after M.A in Anthropology from
Columbia University and B.A. in Psychology from
Delhi University. She is currently an associate professor in Anthropology and Gender and Women's Studies at the
University of Illinois at Chicago. Reddy has carried out fieldwork on a community of
Hyderabad,
Andhra Pradesh in India. Her current research is on male queer identity among South Asian immigrants to the US.
Reddy is the Association for Feminist Anthropology Program Chair for 2007,
and a member of the steering committee for the University Consortium for Sexuality Research and Training at the
Kinsey Institute.
References
External links
University of Illinois bio pageGayatri Reddy Curriculum Vitae* Reviews of ''With Respect to Sex: Negotiating Hijra Identity in South India'' in the
American Journal of Sociology',
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute',
Journal of the History of Sexuality',
Feminist Studies',
American Ethnologist'
1982 births
Living people
Gender studies academics
Indian academics
Queer theorists
Emory University alumni
University of Illinois Chicago faculty
21st-century Indian anthropologists
Indian women anthropologists
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