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Anand Pandian is the Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins University, holding a joint appointment in Earth & Planetary Sciences. He also serves as President of the Society for Cultural Anthropology and a curator of the Ecological Design Collective. His research focuses on ecological ethics, sustainable design, and participatory anthropology, with fieldwork in India, the U.S., and Baltimore.
Education details are not explicitly stated in the text, but his academic trajectory is evident through his publications and roles. Key research areas include environmental humanities, sensory ethnography, and experimental writing. He has authored multiple influential books including A Possible Anthropology (2019) and Something Between Us (2023).
His work bridges theory and practice through initiatives like the Ecological Design Collective, fostering collaborations between researchers, artists, and activists. Current projects explore decay as an ecological concept and urban river revitalization in Baltimore. Pandian actively engages in public discourse through lectures and community projects.
Grants and institutional roles include department chairmanship, organizing virtual conferences like 'Displacements' (2018), and editorial work for volumes such as Ethical Life in South Asia (2010). His interdisciplinary approach integrates anthropology with environmental science, literature, and design.
