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Constantine V. Nakassis PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 2010 Office: Haskell 324 Phone: (773) 834-4810 Email Interests:

Linguistic anthropology; semiotics; film theory; mass media; trademark law, brands, and counterfeiting; youth culture; India.
Professor of Anthropology and of the Social Sciences in the College Resource Faculty, Cinema & Media Studies; Faculty Associate, CHD; Core Faculty in CIR; Faculty in Digital Studies; Department Chair

Constantine V. Nakassis is a linguistic anthropologist with interests in language in culture; semiotics; film theory; mass media; brands and counterfeits; and youth culture. His regional focus is Tamil Nadu, India. He organizes the annual Chicago Tamil Forum workshop. His publications are available at http://nakassis.com/constantine/constantine-cv/.