James M. Hastings
Chair and Associate Professor
History and Political Science
Wingate University
United States of America
Biography
James M. Hastings have always been interested in Asia and first traveled to India shortly after I graduated from college. He visited several more times over the ensuing years, fell in love with Indian culture, and eventually, after careers as a postal worker, private detective, and professional chef, decided to go back to school for formal study. Recognizing how little most Americans know about India and the rest of Asia, he felt that my calling was to spend my life educating people about Asian societies. After years of study of Indian languages and cultures, and years living in India and doing research there, He began to teach. He try to introduce Asian perspectives to my students so that they can begin to understand how the people of East, South, and Southeast Asia view the world. Beyond the classroom, he have escorted almost 150 Wingate University students to various destinations in Asia, including Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan, through the W’International program.
Research Interest
Research interests include in the areas of History and Political Science Department, global politics.
Publications
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4) Bikaner’†and ‘Rajasthan’ in India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic.†ed. Arnold P. Kaminsky and Roger D. Long. Greenwood.2011.
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3) Sensory Experiences as Elements of Asian Studies Field Trips. Education About Asia.2014;19(1).
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2) Poets, Warriors and Brothers: The Shifting Identities of Rajput Dadupanthis, circa 1660-1860 CE.†Culture, Communities and Change. ed. Varsha Joshi. Jaipur: Rawat Publications and Institute of Rajasthan Studies. 2002.
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1) Renouncing Renunciation: Viraha Bhakti, Veer Bhakti and the Rajput Ethos among Dadupanthi Nagas, circa 1660-1860 CE.†Incompatible Visions: South Asian Religions in History and Culture. ed. James Blumenthal. Madison: University of Wisconsin, Center for South Asia. 2006.
