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PANKAJ JAIN, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department Of PANKAJ JAIN, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Philosophy and Religion University of North Texas [email protected] Co-founder, American Academy of Indic Studies http://www.AAIndicStudies.org EDUCATION Ph.D. University of Iowa, 2008, Department of Religious Studies M.A. Columbia University, 2003, Department of Religion B.S. Karnatak University, 1992, Department of Computer Science AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Indic Religious Traditions and Environmental Ethics AREAS OF COMPETENCE: Non-Western Theories and Methods for the Study of Religion and Anthropology, Anthropology of Religion, Indian Diaspora in America, Hindi and Sanskrit Languages and Literatures, Film and Music of India ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT June 2010 – Present Associate Professor, University of North Texas Department of Philosophy and Religion Undergraduate Courses: Religion and Environment of South Asia, Hinduism; Jainism; Bollywood Films and Religions; Great Religions; South Asian Philosophy & Religion; East Asian Philosophy & Religion Graduate Courses: Asian Philosophies in Practice, Religion and Ecology of Asia, Sanskrit Texts 2008 – 2010 Lecturer, North Carolina State University Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy Courses: Hinduism; Jainism; Bollywood Films and Religions; Religion and Environment of South Asia Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Courses: Elementary Hindi/Urdu; Elementary Sanskrit; South Asian Poetry and Religions 2007 – 08 Adjunct Lecturer, Rutgers University, South Asian Studies Program Courses: Elementary Sanskrit; Intermediate Hindi 2007 – 08 Adjunct Lecturer, Kean University, Dept of History Course: Asian History 2007 – 08 Adjunct Lecturer, NJ City University, Dept of Philosophy Courses: World Religions; World Civilizations 2006 Adjunct Lecturer, Kirkwood Community College 2004 – 06 Teaching Assistant, University of Iowa, Department of Religious Studies 1 PUBLICATIONS Monographs Jain, Pankaj. Hindus in the Americas: A Short History. London, England: Routledge, (Forthcoming in 2018). Jain, Pankaj. Science and Socio-Religious Revolution in India: Moving the Mountains. London, England: Routledge, 2017. Jain, Pankaj. Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability. Farnham, Surrey, England: Ashgate, 2011. Routledge, 2016. Winner of the 2012 DANAM Award and 2011 Uberoi Foundation Award. Reviewed in the Journal of Asian Studies, International Journal of Dharma Studies, Environmental Values, Food, Culture & Society, International Journal of Hindu Studies, Oxford Journal of Hindu Studies, Journal of Hindu Christian Studies, Philosophy East & West, Religious Studies Review, Sophia, and Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, & Ecology. Also reviewed in Asia Times. Edited Volume and Encyclopedia Jain, Pankaj. The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Philosophical Theories of Religion. (Forthcoming in 2018, Bloomsbury). Jain, Pankaj, Section Editor for Hinduism. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. (Forthcoming in 2018, Springer). Journals and Encyclopedias Jain, Pankaj and Lavanya Vemsani. American Journal of Indic Studies. (Forthcoming in 2018) Jain, Pankaj. “Hinduism and Materiality”, Nidan: International Journal of Hinduism Studies, vol. 23, 2011. Refereed Journal Articles Jain, Pankaj. “Practicing Ahimsa: Nonviolence Toward Humans, Animals, and Earth,” in American Academy of Religion's Spotlight on Theological Education, March 2013. Jain, Pankaj. “Reinterpreting Yajña as Vedic Sacrifice,” in Brahmavidya: Adyar Library Bulletin, vol. 74-75, 2011, pp. 161-178. Jain, Pankaj. “From Padosi to My Name is Khan: Portrayal of Hindu Muslim Relations in South Asian Films,” in Journal of Visual Anthropology, 24.1, 2011, pp. 345-363. Jain, Pankaj. “Such a Long Journey: Portrayal of Parsi Community in Films,” in Journal of Visual Anthropology, 24.1, 2011, pp. 384-390. Jain, Pankaj. “Jainism and Environmental Ethics,” in Union Seminary Quarterly Review, 61.1, 2011, pp. 121-135. Jain, Pankaj. “Bishnoi: An Eco-Theological ‘New Religious Movement’ in the Indian Desert,” in Journal of Vaishnava Studies, 18.2, 2010, pp. 109-122. Jain, Pankaj. “Virtue Ethics of Boot Polish and Dosti vis-à-vis Slumdog Millionaire,” in Journal of Visual Anthropology, 23.1, 2010, pp. 44-50. Jain, Pankaj. “From Kil-Arni to Anthony: Portrayal of Christians in Indian Films,” in Journal of Visual Anthropology, 23.1, 2010, pp. 13-19. Jain, Pankaj. “Renunciation and Non-renunciation in Indian Films,” in Religion Compass, 4(3), 2010, pp. 157-165. Jain, Pankaj. “Dharmic Ecology: Perspectives from the Swadhyaya Practitioners,” in Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology, 13.3, 2009, pp. 305-320. Jain, Pankaj. “Indic Traditions and Ecology,” in Religious Studies Review, 35.2, 2009, pp. 99-104. Jain, Pankaj. “Indology and Marxist Hermeneutics,” in Journal of South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion, May 2009, vol. 3, pp. 127-136. Jain, Pankaj. “Jainism: An Evaluation with Hinduism and Buddhism,” in Jinamanjari, 39.1, 2009, pp. 64-82. Chapters in Edited Books Jain, Pankaj. “Theory of Dharma,” in the Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Philosophical Theories of Religion. (Forthcoming in 2018, Bloomsbury). Jain, Pankaj. “Foreword,” in Religion: Thy Relevance, edited by Veenus Jain, Jupiter Publications Consortium, 2017. Jain, Pankaj. “Modern Hindu Dharma and Environmentalism,” in Modern Hinduism, edited by Torkel Brekke, Oxford University Press, (accepted, forthcoming in 2017). Jain, Pankaj. “Dharma of Sustainability, Sustainability of Dharma: A Hindu Energy Ethics” in Light for a New Day: Interfaith Essays on Energy Ethics. November 2016 http://www.greenfaith.org/programs/Light%20for%20a%20New%20Day%20- %20Interfaith%20Essays%20on%20Energy%20Ethics/cop22-essays/pankaj-jain/ Jain, Pankaj. “Dharma for the Earth, Water, and Agriculture” in Religion and Sustainable Agriculture: World’s Spiritual Traditions and Food Ethics, edited by Todd LeVasseur, Pramod Parajuli, and Norman Wirzba. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2016, pp. 139-152. Jain, Pankaj. “Bovine Dharma: Nonhuman Animals and the Swadhyaya Parivar,” in Rethinking the Nonhuman: Asian Perspectives on Animal Ethics, edited by Neil Dalal and Chloe Taylor. London, England: Routledge, 2014, pp. 169-178. Jain, Pankaj. “Earth, Water, and Dharmic Ecology: Perspectives from the Svadhyaya Practitioners,” in Classical and Contemporary Issues in Indian Studies: Essays in Honour of Trichur S. Rukmani, edited by Pratap Penumala and Jonathan Duquette. New Delhi: DK Printworld, 2013, pp. 343-359. Jain, Pankaj. “Cows and Dharmic Ecology: Perspectives from the Hindu ‘Bovine Activists’,” in Issues in Ethics and Animal Rights, edited by Manish A. Vyas. Delhi: Regency Publications, 2011, pp. 178-188. Jain, Pankaj. "Householders and Renouncers: The Holistic Combination in Indian Thought," in Studies in Vedanta, edited by P. George Victor and V.V.S. Saibaba, New Delhi: D. K. Printworld, 2006, pp. 165-180. Encyclopedia and Bibliographic Articles 3 Jain, Pankaj. “Dharma”, in Encyclopedia of Indian Religions: Hinduism, section edited by Pankaj Jain, Springer, (accepted, forthcoming in 2018). Jain, Pankaj and Christopher Chapple. “Ecology in Hinduism”, in Oxford Bibliographies, 2017 http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195399318/obo- 9780195399318-0018.xml . Jain, Pankaj. “Ecology (Jainism)”, in Encyclopedia of Indian Religions: Buddhism and Jainism, edited by Jeffery D. Long, Springer, 2017. Jain, Pankaj, and George James. “Environmental Ethics: Indian Perspectives” in Ethics, Science, Technology, and Engineering: A Global Resource, 2nd ed., edited by J. Britt Holbrook and Carl Mitcham, volume 2: 119-121. Farmington Hills, MI: Macmillan Reference USA, 2015. Jain, Pankaj. “Swadhyaya Movement and Pandurang Shastri Athavale”, in Encyclopedia of Hinduism, edited by Knut A. Jacobsen, Brill, 2013, pp. 659-663. Non-refereed Articles Jain, Pankaj. “Controversies do not diminish the great role played by many spiritual gurus,” in The Hindu, Oct 12, 2017. http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/will-india-get-over-its-obsession-with- godmen/article19847535.ece Jain, Pankaj. “Relevance of Dharma,” in Huffington Post, Jun 2017. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/593c9146e4b014ae8c69e12f Jain, Pankaj and Richa Yadav. “Politics of Indian Americans in American Education System: Making New Forays into a Less Familiar Territory,” in MyIndMakers, Mar 25, 2017. https://www.myind.net/Home/viewArticle/politics-of-indian-americans-in-american-education- system-making-new-forays-into-a-less-familiar-territory Jain, Pankaj. “Roots of the Sand Storms are in America!” in Huffington Post, Aug 2016. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pankaj-jain-phd/roots-of-the-sand-storms-_b_11450436.html Jain, Pankaj. “Masala Aesthetics of Indian Films and Culture,” in Huffington Post, Mar 2016. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pankaj-jain-phd/the-masala-aesthetics-of-_b_9390820.html Jain, Pankaj. “Ahimsa and Ecology,” in Sutra Journal, Mar 2016 http://www.sutrajournal.com/ahimsa-and-ecology-by-pankaj-jain Jain, Pankaj. “Banning Violence against Cows and against Humans,” in Huffington Post, Oct. 2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pankaj-jain-phd/banning-violence-against-_b_8277376.html Jain, Pankaj and Rena Mammen. “Vedanta and Ecology,” in Prabuddha Bharata, vol. 199, issue 11, Nov. 2014. Jain, Pankaj. “For Sustainability Look to India,” in Hinduism Today, vol. 36, issue 2, Apr. 2014, p.58. http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/print.php?itemid=5496 Jain, Pankaj. “For the Love of Music,”
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