Megha Amrith How Do The Processes of Aging and Migration Inform Each Other?
Anthropologist Dr. Megha Amrith is Research Group Leader for ‘Aging in a Time of Mobility’ at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity. Having completed her PhD at the University of Cambridge, Amrith has previously held research positions at the United Nations University Institute for Globalization, Culture and Mobility (Barcelona) and the University of São Paolo. Her research interests include international migration, aging, belonging and citizenship. Her monograph Caring for Strangers: Filipino Medical Workers in Asia was published in 2017.
Area of Research
Anthropology
since 2017
Research Group Leader
Max Planck Society (more details)
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity
since 2020
Guest Lecturer
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Institute for Asian and African Studies
2008-2009
Visiting Researcher
National University of Singapore
Asia Research Institute
2014-2017
Research Fellowship
United Nations University - Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility in Barcelona
2012-2013
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
University of Sao Paulo (Universidade de São Paulo)
Centre for Metropolitan Studies
2007-2012
Ph.D. Social Anthropology
University of Cambridge
Life in Transit: The Aspirations of Filipino Medical Workers in Singapore
2003-2006
BA (Hons.)
University College London
Anthropology and Geography (First Class)
- European Association of Social Anthropologists
- American Anthropological Association
- German Anthropological Association
- UNU Migration Network (2014 - 2017)
Fellowships
- São Paulo Research Foundation Fellowship (2012-2013)
- Gates Cambridge Scholarship, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (2007 – 2011)
- Overseas Research Student Award (2007 – 2010)
Prizes
- UCL Gay Clifford Bursary for Outstanding Women Students (2006)
- Evans Fund Fieldwork Award for Anthropologists
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Max Planck Society
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Institute
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity
"This Max Planck Institute is primarily concerned with research into various forms of diversity. In today’s societies, people of varying ethnic and religious backgrounds often live side by side. The spectrum ranges from peaceful multiculturalism to bloody conflict – but when does the one occur and when the other? Through wide-ranging empirical studies and by developing theoretical concepts, the Göttingen-based Institute seeks to broaden our understanding of these issues of human coexistence. The main focus of this work is on basic research, but in some instances it extends as far as advising on political policy." (Source)
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Where research on migration has classically centered on young people, studies of aging have generally focused on particular places. In this video, MEGHA AMRITH and her research group bring these two processes together, exploring the implications of growing older across borders, in a globalized world. Combining ethnographic field work across multiple sites with broader cultural studies, the research highlights the fact that aging in migratory contexts is a highly diverse phenomenon which is often marked by inequality. With clear implications for social policy, the research urges that we move beyond stereotypical assumptions about aging and migration both within and outside of the academy.
LT Video Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.21036/LTPUB10849
Ageing in a Time of Mobility: A Research Agenda
- Megha Amrith
- Published in 2018
