Sabita Manian
Professor
International Relations and Political Science
Lynchburg College
Carnegie 324
434/544-8449
manian@lynchburg.edu
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Ph.D. in Political Science, Department of Political Science, Tulane University, May 1995M.A. in International Relations, Tulane University, 1989
B.A. in Political Science (Honors) with Economics and History (minor), St. Xavier’s College (Univ. of Calcutta), 1986.
Teaching Experience
2001-present: Lynchburg College, Professor, International Relations and Political Science
2000- 2001: Randolph Macon Woman’s College, Visiting Professor, Asian/International Studies.1994-2000: Stephens College, Missouri, Assistant Professor (tenured), International Studies/Political Science
Publications
Sex Trafficking: A Global Perspective - book co-edited with K. McCabe, Rowman & Littlefield / Lexington, April 2010
"Globlization's Gendered Consequences in the Caribbean" (co-author B. Bullock), in Benjamin & Hall eds. Eternal Colonialism, University Press of America, February 2010
"Chutney, Jhanda and Kala Pani: Reaffirming Indo-Caribbean Ethno-Gender Identity" (co-author B. Bullock), in B. Giri, ed. Thinking Territory: Some Reflections, Pencraft International, 2009
"War and International Relations: A Critical exploration through Bakhtinian Diaologic and Huizinga's Homo Ludens" in Theory as Variation ed. by R. Radhakrishnan et al. Pencraft International, New Delhi, 2007.
"Georgetown Shuffle: Ethnic Politics of Afro-Guyanese, Amerindians, and Indo-Guyanese in Postcolonial Guyana" in Perspectives on Contemporary Ethnic Conflict, ed. S. C. Saha, Lexington Books, 2006
"Pedagogy and Experience: Bringing Japan into the Classroom," co-authored with Dwight Lang et al, Japan Studies Review, Vol. 10, 2006: 75-91.
"Blood, Sex and Power: a Learning Community," with N. Sanders, Journal of Women's History, Vol. 17(4), Winter 2005: 162-170.
"Israeli Party Politics: What is Shas for the Goose is not Sauce for the Gander," in David Lesch, ed., History in Dispute: The Middle East Since 1945, St. James Press/Gale Group, 2003.
"Sri Lankan Tamil Nationalism: Its Origins and Developments in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries," A.J. Wilson, book review, National Identities, 3(3) 2001: 284-287.
"Ideology and Civil-Military Relations: A Comparison of India, Pakistan and Burma/Myanmar In the Nineties ," Association of Third World Studies, Conference Proceedings, 17th Annual meeting, Costa Rica 1999: 227-251, http://itc.gsw.edu/atws/proceed/conf99.htm
Teaching Experience
Global Politics
Politics of the UN: Model UN
Comparative Foreign Policies
Modern Japan
Growling Tigers: Asia Pacific
Honor and Terror Politics: South Asia
I.R. Research Methods
International Organizations
World Civilizations: I and II
Quest For Justice II
International Relations (theory)
I.R. Senior Thesis Seminar
Contemporary Political Problems
Blood, Sex and Power in Global Politics (Learning Community Course)
Study Abroad: India - Global & Local
Service Through Learning: St. Lucia Politics
Serve and Learn: India & the NGO Community
Westover Honors Seminar: Jihad vs. McWorld
Westover Honors Seminar: Emerging Asian Powers (China & India);
Westover Honors Seminar: Ethics and Human Rights
Westover Honors Seminar: Cuba and the Caribbean
Westover Honors Seminar: Global Issues
Conference Papers, Workshops, and Public Lectures
Whose Honor? Gender, Caste and Globalization in 21st Century India: An Invited Guest Lecture at Shanghai University, June 2010
Sex Trafficking in the Caribbean: The Business and Politics of Victimization, to be presented at the Caribbean Studies Meeting in May 2010
AFPAK: US Defense Strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Foreign Policy Association Lecture Series, February 2009
Indo-Caribbean Identity Construction- paper presented at the Rocky Mountain MLA meeting, Reno, NV, Oct. 2008
Trafficking And Human Security: Horn of Africa - presentation at the Road to GuluPanel, Lynchburg College, April 2008
China as a Rising Power - Presentation at the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions Series, February 2008
Reaffirming Indo-Caribbean Ethno-Gender Identity - Paper presentation, 10th International Conference on Contemporary Theory, Goa, India, December 2007
Poverty, Hunger and Homelessness: A Global Perspective - Presentation at the Bonner Poverty Alleviation Panel, LC, November 2007
Himalayan David vs. Goliath: Hidden Struggles of Tibetan Resistance - Invited Guest Speaker, Georgia College & State University, October 2006
Name the Price: Tyranny and Freedom of Sex Trafficking- Guest Speaker for Lynchburg College's Senior Symposium, October 2006
Awards and Grants
Shirley Rosser Award for Excellence in Teaching, Lynchburg College, April 2010
Dutch Hutchinson Award for Excellence in Advising, Sigma Nu Fraternity, April 2010
Summer Research Grant (Lynchburg College) for field trip in India, April 2006
Senior Superlative Award for Most Creative Teaching Style, February 2005
Mednick Fellowship from VFIC for research work in Guyana, Summer 2002
Lynchburg College Faculty Development Grant for Japan Seminar and Travel, Summer 2002
LC Faculty Development Funds 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, and 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10
Personal Interests
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Reading – fiction, western and non-western literature, poetry
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Political discussions
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Films – foreign films and old black and white films
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Jogging
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Walking
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Traveling
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Listening to Jazz music
