苏尼尔-阿姆里特 历史学家

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Sunil Amrith
Historian | Class of 2017
Illustrating the role of centuries of transnational migration in the present-day social and cultural dynamics of South and Southeast Asia.


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Title
Historian
Affiliation
Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Age
38 at time of award
Area of Focus
Asian History
Website
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Published October 11, 2017
ABOUT SUNIL'S WORK
Sunil Amrith is a historian exploring migration in South and Southeast Asia and its role in shaping present-day social and cultural dynamics. His focus on migration, rather than political forces such as colonial empires and the formation of modern nations, demonstrates that South Asia (primarily India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka) and Southeast Asia (including Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore) are tied by centuries of movement of people and goods around and across the Bay of Bengal.

In Migration and Diaspora in Modern Asia (2011) and Crossing the Bay of Bengal (2013), Amrith combines the theoretical frameworks of oceanic and environmental history with archival, ethnographic, and visual research to chart how migration transformed individuals, families, and communities. Using narratives and records left by coastal traders, merchants, and migrants, he evokes the lives of ordinary Indians who made homes in new lands across the bay. Amrith's examination of the emergence of diverse, multiethnic coastal communities sheds new light on the social and political consequences of colonization. Colonialism diminished some of the intimate cultural, social, and economic connections among the peoples of coastal areas while enabling new ones. Many bonds finally snapped during decolonization, however, when defining national boundaries and national identity became the priority.

Amrith's analysis of the forces driving migration in Crossing the Bay of Bengal takes into account the ways in which climatic patterns around the bay defined the lives of migrants and coastal residents. He will expand on this work in his current project on the history of environmental change in Asia, focusing particularly on the monsoon in the context of a changing climate. Amrith is leading a reorientation of South and Southeast Asian history and opening new avenues for understanding the region's place in global history.

BIOGRAPHY
Sunil Amrith received a B.A. (2000) and Ph.D. (2005) from the University of Cambridge. He was a research fellow of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge (2004–2006) and taught modern Asian history at Birkbeck College of the University of London (2006–2014) prior to joining the faculty of Harvard University, where he is currently Mehra Family Professor of South Asian Studies and a professor of history. He is also a director of the Harvard Center for History and Economics. His additional publications include Decolonizing International Health: India and Southeast Asia, 1930–65 (2006) and Sites of Asian Interaction: Ideas, Networks and Mobility (co-editor, 2014).



苏尼尔-阿姆里特
历史学家 | 2017级
说明几个世纪的跨国移民在当今南亚和东南亚的社会和文化动态中的作用。


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标题
历史学家
工作单位
哈佛大学南亚研究系
工作地点
马萨诸塞州剑桥市
年龄
获奖时38岁
重点领域
亚洲历史
网站
哈佛大学。Sunil Amrith
社会
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发表于2017年10月11日
关于Sunil的工作
Sunil Amrith是一位历史学家，探索南亚和东南亚的移民及其在塑造当今社会和文化动态方面的作用。他对移民的关注，而不是对殖民帝国和现代国家的形成等政治力量的关注，表明南亚（主要是印度、孟加拉国和斯里兰卡）和东南亚（包括缅甸、泰国、马来西亚和新加坡）被几个世纪以来围绕孟加拉湾和跨越孟加拉湾的人员和货物流动所联系起来。

在《现代亚洲的移民和散居》（2011年）和《穿越孟加拉湾》（2013年）中，阿姆里思将海洋和环境史的理论框架与档案、人种学和视觉研究相结合，描绘了移民如何改变了个人、家庭和社区。他利用沿海贸易商、商人和移民留下的叙述和记录，唤起了那些在海湾对面的新土地上安家的普通印度人的生活。阿姆里思对多样化、多民族的沿海社区的出现进行了研究，对殖民化的社会和政治后果提出了新的看法。殖民主义削弱了沿海地区人民之间的一些亲密的文化、社会和经济联系，同时促成了新的联系。然而，在非殖民化时期，当确定国家边界和民族身份成为优先事项时，许多纽带最终断裂。

阿姆里思对《穿越孟加拉湾》中推动移民的力量的分析，考虑到了海湾周围的气候模式对移民和沿海居民生活的界定方式。他将在目前关于亚洲环境变化历史的项目中扩展这项工作，特别是关注气候变化背景下的季风问题。阿姆里斯正在领导南亚和东南亚历史的重新定位，并为理解该地区在全球历史中的地位开辟新的途径。

个人简历
苏尼尔-阿姆里思在剑桥大学获得文学学士学位（2000年）和博士学位（2005年）。他曾是剑桥大学三一学院的研究员（2004-2006年），并在伦敦大学伯克贝克学院教授现代亚洲历史（2006-2014年），之后加入哈佛大学，目前是Mehra Family南亚研究教授和历史教授。他也是哈佛大学历史和经济中心的主任。他的其他出版物包括《国际卫生的非殖民化》。印度和东南亚，1930-65》（2006年）和《亚洲相互作用的场所》。思想、网络和流动性（共同编辑，2014年）。