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Patricia J. Sohn*

Visiting Faculty, Kathmandu University—Nepal Center for Contemporary Studies (NCCS).

Associate Professor rank, educator, and qualitative researcher. Field research, political ethnography, and qualitative methods. Religion and Politics; Culture, Institutions, and Politics; Comparative Law and Society; and Gender. Middle East and North Africa (MENA); Israel; and Arab-Jewish coexistence, rights, and social mobilizing. Ritual politics and performativity in comparative and international perspective. East Asian popular film, perspectival politics, and messaging (Kazakhstan and East).

National-level service and fellowships, Visiting Scholar posts, and more. See vitae.

International travel and residence abroad. USA-born American who loves to learn about the world first-hand and advocates for the same, when safe and possible, with appropriate methodologies and modalities.

See vitae for more information.

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*Maiden name, Patricia J. Woods. Middle name, Janice. Nickname, Patty. Birth name, Patricia Ann. Practicing Mahayana Buddhist.

Last updated: October 20, 2025, by PJS.

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Images of Nepal by istock.com, all rights reserved. Left to right (clockwise): Buddha Stupa, Kathmandu; Seto Gumba in Lumbini, birthplace of Gautama Buddha; Kathmandu Valley; Himalayan pass in summer. Collage by PJS.