Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies may be broadly defined as the application of one or more disciplines of the Humanities to an area that includes Asia and Northern Africa. Historically, the College has been linked most strongly to South Asia: Max Müller was the earliest Professorial Fellow of All Souls, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Vice-President and later President of India was the first to hold the Spalding Chair. At present, the involvement of the College in the scholarly study of Asia and Africa is richer and more diverse than ever, with Fellows working in disciplines including history, philology, religious studies, anthropology, development studies, literature, and musicology.
Professor Diwakar Acharya
University Academic Fellow
Current Fellows
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MA, DPhil
University Academic Fellow since 2016
Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics
Professor David Gellner
University Academic Fellow
Current Fellows
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MA, DPhil
University Academic Fellow since 2008
Professor of Social Anthropology
Professor Ruth Harris
Senior Research Fellow
Current Fellows
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BA, MA, DPhil, FBA
Senior Research Fellow since 2016
Professor of Modern European History, University of Oxford
Dr Fitzroy Morrissey
Quondam Fellow
Former Fellows
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Professor Alexis Sanderson
Emeritus Fellow
Honorary and Emeritus Fellows
Lucas Tse
Examination Fellow
Current Fellows
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