Bio
Biography
Tina Harris received her Ph.D. in Anthropology in 2009 from the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY). After teaching at Texas Tech University for a year and a half, she is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam.
Research Interests
Her main research interests include globalization in Asia and the movement of people and goods across borders, with a particular emphasis on exploring the theoretical connections between cultural anthropology, human geography, and political economy. She has conducted field research in Tibet, Nepal, and India, and has published articles on the marketing and consumption of Tibetan ceremonial scarves, as well as on competing discourses over the reopening of a Sino-Indian mountain pass. Her most recent project is a book manuscript that examines how state power is both articulated and circumvented by cross-border traders in the Himalayas.