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Lotte Hoek is Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science, with a focus on Social Anthropology. Her research bridges anthropology and film studies, examining South Asian visual culture, cinema history, and media politics.
- Director of CHITrA: South Asian Art and Visual Culture research network
- Coinvestigator in the Historical Vertigo monograph project
- Co-editor of BioScope: South Asian Screen Studies journal
Her work combines ethnographic methods with archival research to study the political lives of transgressive media in South Asia. Key areas include postcolonial modernism, media transitions, and the role of cinema in social movements. She contributes to teaching on topics like 'Persons and Production', 'Culture and Struggle', and 'Cinema's Political Power'.
Recent publications address Bangladesh's film censorship history, online media transformations, and art-film political contestation. Articles span topics from celluloid obscenity to digital media transitions, with keyword emphasis on anthropology, visual culture, and postcolonial studies.
Scientific Recognition:
- 2016 Bernard S. Cohn Book Prize for Cut-Pieces
She leads the Scottish Training in Anthropological Research (STAR) program's writing and analysis sessions, and collaborates with institutions across Aberdeen, St. Andrews, and Edinburgh. Her research network engages scholars and students in South Asian art studies through lectures, workshops, and collaborative projects.
