Kriti Kapila
Background
Kriti Kapila is a social anthropologist, author, and Associate Professor in Social Anthropology and Law at the King’s India Institute, King’s College London. Her research lies at the intersection of anthropology, law, genetics, and statecraft, focusing on the social life of law, intellectual property, indigenous rights, forensic anthropology, and the biopolitics of genomics in South Asia. She has authored Nullifying Citizenship: Indigeneity and Statecraft in the Indian Himalaya and edited An Anthropologist
Address:
King’s India Institute, School of Global Affairs, Bush House, North East Wing, King's College London, Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG, United Kingdom
Occupation:
• Associate Professor in Social Anthropology and Law, King’s College London
Qualification:
• Ph.D. in Social Anthropology: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
• M.A. in Sociology: Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi
• B.A. (Hons.) in Sociology: Miranda House, University of Delhi
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About: - Kriti Kapila is a social anthropologist, author, and Associate Professor in Social Anthropology and Law at the King’s India Institute, King’s College London. Her research lies at the intersection of anthropology, law, genetics, and statecraft, focusing on the social life of law, intellectual property, indigenous rights, forensic anthropology, and the biopolitics of genomics in South Asia. She has authored Nullifying Citizenship: Indigeneity and Statecraft in the Indian Himalaya and edited An Anthropologist Among the Marxists and Other Essays.