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Christopher Pinney

b. 1959

British anthropologist

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About Christopher Pinney

Born 1959. Christopher Pinney is a British anthropologist, art historian, historian and university teacher.

Christopher Pinney is an anthropologist and art historian, and professor of anthropology and visual culture at University College London in the department of anthropology. He is known for his studies on the visual culture of South Asia, specifically India.

Christopher Pinney has travelled India and his collection of chromolithographs

Pinney has worked and taught at many institutions such as Australian National University, University of Chicago, University of Cape Town, and Jawaharlal Nehru University. He works as Professor of Anthropology and Visual Culture at the University College, London and as the Crowe Visiting Professor of Art History at the Northwestern University. and Camera Indica: The Social Life of Indian Photographs, Photos of the Gods and The Coming of Photography in India are some of the notable ones.

Pinney has collaborated in the publication of many journals and other publications in the capacity of Editor. he was the co-editor of Beyond aesthetics: Art and the technologies of enchantment, Pleasure and the nation: the history, politics and consumption of public culture in India; and Photography's other histories.

Awards & Recognitions

Padma Shri, Government of India

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Important facts

Born
1959
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Nationality
Employers
University College London
Awards
Padma Shri in literature and education; Padma Shri

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Christopher Pinney's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Christopher Pinney?

British anthropologist

When was Christopher Pinney born?

Christopher Pinney was born in 1959.

What is Christopher Pinney's occupation?

Christopher Pinney is an anthropologist, art historian, historian and university teacher.

What nationality is Christopher Pinney?

Christopher Pinney is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Christopher Pinney

· Wikidata: Q18347536

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