Michael Brattus Jones 1818 E 40th Street Austin, Texas 78722 206-919-7270
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Curriculum Vitae
Education • Currently Ph.D. student in Asian Cultures and Languages (South Asia: Sanskrit), Department of Asian Studies, University of Texas at Austin • 2010- Certificate in Classics, Columbia University • 2009- Master of Arts, Religion (South Asian), Columbia University • 2007- Bachelor of Arts: cum laude with departmental honors, Comparative Religion (minor in Sanskrit), University of Washington • 1996- Associate of Arts and Sciences, Philosophy, Everett Community College
Primary Research Interests • •
Interaction of religion and agriculture in the Sanskrit textual tradition Culture, myth, ritual, language, methodology, epistemology
Language Competencies Sanskrit (7 yr.), Hindi (3 yr.), French (2 yr.), Ancient Greek (2 yr.), Latin (1 yr.)
Publications “Before She Met Rāma: Gender and Analogical Thought in Sītā’s Pre-Epic History,” The Journal of Vaishnava Studies Vol. 20 No. 1 Fall 2011. Hampton: Deepak Heritage Books. “Sealing the Script, Concealing the Image: The Ramifications of Representation in the Indus Valley,” SAGAR: A South Asia Graduate Research Journal Vol. 20, Fall 2011. University of Texas at Austin South Asia Institute. URL: http://sagarjournal.wordpress.com/
Conference Papers “A Comparison of Three Ancient Agricultural Texts,” The Agricultural History Society Annual Conference, June 18, 2011 “Before She Met Rāmā: Gender and Analogical Thought in Sītā’s Pre-epic History,” Texas Asia Conference, February 12, 2011
Fellowships and Service • Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) 2011-2012; Academic Year Fellowship: Hindi; University of Texas at Austin • Mossiker Fellowship Recipient 2010-2011; Department of Asian Studies, University of Texas at Austin
Michael Brattus Jones
1818 E 40th Street Austin, Texas 78722 206-919-7270
[email protected] • Honorarium Recipient and Participant 01/2009; Columbia University Faculty Workshop, Heyman Center for the Humanities/UCAME
Professional Memberships • •
American Oriental Society Agricultural History Society
Select Work Experience Graduate Research Assistant (06/2011 – current) Department of Asian Studies University of Texas at Austin Graduate Student Assistant (06/2010-08/2010) Interlibrary Loan Office, Columbia University Libraries Columbia University Library Aide (06/2008-09/2008) Columbia University Libraries Columbia University