Heidi Pauwels

Region of Interest	South Asia
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Professor
Affiliation	University of Washington, Seattle
Email	hpauwels@uw.edu
Mailing Address	Dept. Asian Languages and Literature 353521 Seattle WA 98195-3521
Phone/Fax Number(s)	206 543 4235
Countries of Specialization	India
Education	PhD University of Washington MA/BA K. Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Research Interests	Krishna bhakti Old Hindi literature (Braj, Avadhi, Rajasthani, Sant Bhasha) Early Urdu literature (Rekhta), esp. Vali Hindu goddesses Film and scripture Art and literature Kishangarh
Teaching Interests	Hindi language and literature (modern and old) Sanskrit literature Hinduism (goddesses, Ramayana, methodology)
Publications	Books: Heidi Pauwels. The Goddess as Role Model: Sita and Radha in Scripture and on Screen. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. Heidi Pauwels. In Praise of Holy Men: Hagiographic poems by and about Hariram Vyas. Groningen Oriental Studies 18. Groningen: Egbert Forsten, 2002. Heidi Pauwels, Harirama Vyas. Krsna's Round Dance Reconsidered: Hariram Vyas's Hindi Ras-Pancadhyayi. Curzon Press. Edited: Heidi Pauwels, Monika Horstmann, eds. Indian Satire in the Period of First Modernity. Khoj 9. Harrassowitz Verlag: 2012. Heidi Pauwels. Patronage and Popularisation, Pilgrimage and Procession: Channels of Transcultural Translation and Transmission in Modern and Pre-Modern South Asia. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2009. Heidi Pauwels. Indian Literature and Popular Cinema: Recasting Classics. London and New York: Routledge, 2007. Michael C. Shapiro, Heidi Pauwels, Carol Salomon, Alan W. Entwistle. Studies in Early Modern Indo-Aryan Languages, Literature and Culture. South Asia Books. (Completed/published)
Keywords	Hindi Braj Hinduism Goddess Bhakti Kishangarh