Collective Violence as the New Normal: History, Memory & Dialogue | Interview with Dr. Rudolf C. Heredia

Doing Sociology interviewed Dr. Rudolf C. Heredia on 'Collective Violence as the New Normal: History, Memory and Dialogue'. The interview was moderated by Dr. George Jose (Dean Jyoti Dalal School Of Liberal Arts (JDSoLA) - NMIMS)

Rudolf C. Heredia has his doctorate in sociology from the University of Chicago (1979), and taught sociology at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, where he was the founder director of the Social Science Centre during 1980–1992, and director again in 1994–2003.He has also been long associated with the Indian Social Institute, New Delhi where he held the position of Editor of the journal Social Action.

Dr. Heredia has written extensively on education, religion and violence. He has authored several books including Changing Gods: Rethinking Conversion in India (2007) and Taking Sides (2012).

In this interview Dr. Heredia talks about his theorisation of collective violence in the South Asian context, particularly India. He also takes us through his academic journey of over 50 years from being a researcher, to a teacher, to a thinker.

Dr. Heredia has authored several books. Do check them out!

• Voluntary Action and Development: Towards a Praxis for Non-government Agencies (1988)
• Tribal Education for Community Development: A Study of Schooling in the Talasari Mission Area (1992)
• Tribal Identity and Minority Status: The Kathkari Nomads in Transition (1994)
• Changing Gods: Rethinking Conversion in India (2007)
• Taking Sides (2012).

(Please be kind. We faced some technical glitches on the day of recording . Have tried to fix them with our amateur editing skills)