Welcome....   I am a cultural anthropologist specializing in the study of ritual and colonial and post-colonial societies. I have worked in Fiji and India; my first book is about an anti-colonial political-religious movement in Fiji, and my second is about the nation-state and decolonization in Fiji. I am working on a book on British colonial law in India and the Pacific. I have been teaching at Vassar since 1990. My courses range from "Introduction to Anthropology" to "Myth, Ritual and Symbol" to "Imagining Asia". I am based in the Anthropology department and also participate in the programs in Asian Studies and International Studies. My husband, John D. Kelly, is also an anthropologist, and we have written a number of books and articles together. We have two wonderful daughters.