Allen Feldman
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Allen Feldman is an anthropologist and professor. Currently he is an associate professor of culture and communication at the New York University
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. In the past, he has taught at Central European University
in Budapest
, the Institute of Humanities Studies in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and in the Department of Performance Studies at NYU. He received a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology
at New School for Social Research, where he also received his M.A. and B.A.
His research and teaching interests include visual culture and violence, the political anthropology of the human body and sense, performance studies, state cultures, and the archaeology of media and technology.
His first book, Formations of Violence: The Narrative of the Body and Political Terror in Northern Ireland was published by the University of Chicago Press
in 1991 and is a widely acclaimed treatment of the relationship between the objectives of violent politics in Northern Ireland and their application in the methods of real violence as a vehicle for sustaining an ideological content despite its success in achieving political goals. He has recently been working on a project exploring the relationship between "the mediazation of the war" and the "militization of the media". In May 2003, Feldman organized a conference on the subject, The Future of War: Aesthetics, Politics, Technologies in association with The New School and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. He is currently editing a collection of essays based on the work of the conference. He is presently also working on a write-up of his ethnographic fieldwork in The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, for which he was awarded a Senior Guggenheim fellowship.
New York University
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Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. In the past, he has taught at Central European University
Central European University
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in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, the Institute of Humanities Studies in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and in the Department of Performance Studies at NYU. He received a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology
Cultural anthropology
Cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans, collecting data about the impact of global economic and political processes on local cultural realities. Anthropologists use a variety of methods, including participant observation,...
at New School for Social Research, where he also received his M.A. and B.A.
His research and teaching interests include visual culture and violence, the political anthropology of the human body and sense, performance studies, state cultures, and the archaeology of media and technology.
His first book, Formations of Violence: The Narrative of the Body and Political Terror in Northern Ireland was published by the University of Chicago Press
University of Chicago Press
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in 1991 and is a widely acclaimed treatment of the relationship between the objectives of violent politics in Northern Ireland and their application in the methods of real violence as a vehicle for sustaining an ideological content despite its success in achieving political goals. He has recently been working on a project exploring the relationship between "the mediazation of the war" and the "militization of the media". In May 2003, Feldman organized a conference on the subject, The Future of War: Aesthetics, Politics, Technologies in association with The New School and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. He is currently editing a collection of essays based on the work of the conference. He is presently also working on a write-up of his ethnographic fieldwork in The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, for which he was awarded a Senior Guggenheim fellowship.