Daizi Hazarika

Cultural anthropologist (Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2026), with university teaching experience across in-person, hybrid, and fully online formats. Instructor of record for three undergraduate courses with enrollments of up to 200 students, and graduate teaching fellow for seven lower- and upper-division anthropology courses spanning cultural anthropology, archaeology, and evolutionary topics. Experienced in designing complete Canvas course shells, using open educational resources to reduce student costs, and supporting first-generation, international, non-traditional students and students who need accommodations.

Instructor of Record, Department of Anthropology - University of Oregon

(2023 - 2026)

Sole instructor responsible for syllabus design, lectures, assessments, grading, office hours, and full Canvas course build; all courses delivered fully online.

• ANTH 165 Sexuality and Culture — 200 students
• ANTH 331 Cultures of South Asia — approx. 100 students (upper division)
• ANTH 119 Anthropology and Aliens — 90 students (approx)

Graduate Teaching Fellow, Department of Anthropology - University of Oregon

(2017 - 2026)

Led weekly discussion sections (approx. 100 students per course, 25 per section); graded assignments and exams; held office hours; supported first-generation, non-traditional, and international students and students needing accommodations. Taught in in-person, hybrid, and fully online formats.

• ANTH 161 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH 150 World Archaeology
• ANTH 331 Cultures and Controversies in South Asia
• ANTH 165 Sexuality and Culture
• ANTH 119 Anthropology and Aliens
• ANTH 163 Origins of Storytelling
• ANTH 199 Evolution of Play

Guest Lecturer - University of Oregon

• “Witchcraft, Gendered Violence, and Tantric Traditions,” Gender, Folklore, and Inequality, University of Oregon, October 2022
• “Witch-Hunting in Assam, India,” South Asian Folklore, University of Oregon, September 2019
• “Witchcraft, Magic, and Indigeneity in Assam, India,” South Asian Folklore, University of Oregon, September 2019
• “Gender and Indigeneity in Colonial India, with a Focus on Assam,” Globalization II: Empires, Refugees, and Power, 1800 to the Present, Boston College, February 2019
• “Analyzing the Roop Kanwar Case: The Last Sati,” Cultures and Controversies of South Asia, University of Oregon, November 2018

Doctoral Research - University of Oregon - Goalpara, Assam; London

• 2023 — Dissertation fieldwork among the Rabha community of Goalpara, Assam, on witchcraft and witch-hunting
• 2019 — Two-month archival research at the British Library, London, on colonial-era records of witchcraft and witch-hunting in Assam
• 2018 — Ethnographic fieldwork with survivors of witch-hunting in tribal villages of Goalpara, Assam

Pre-Doctoral Research - India - India

• 2013–2017 — Mentored by Dr. Manindra Nath Thakur, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Developed a method to map knowledge traditions and practices in Northern and Eastern India (pre-1864); studied the history and mythology of Mithila, Buxar, and Mayang.
• 2013–2014 — Mentored by Dr. Sean Dowdy, University of Chicago. Studied socioeconomic conditions and the role of sorcery in daily life among Karbi, Tiwa (Lalung), Nath, and other communities of Mayang; translated the Assamese text Mayangor Buranji (unpublished).
• 2012–2013 — Mentored by Prof. Gurpreet Mahajan, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Studied political reorganization, development, and socioeconomic conditions of the Bhil and Garasia communities, Udaipur district, Rajasthan.

Author - Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) Annual Review

(2023 - 2023)

“The Rise of Witch-Hunting and Witch-Killing in Assam, India.” https://csws.uoregon.edu/the-rise-of-witch-hunting

Author - Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) Annual Review

(2020 - 2020)

“Witch-Hunting in Colonial Assam.” https://csws.uoregon.edu/articles/witch-hunting-colonial-assam

Conference Presenter - American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting - St. Louis, MO

(2026 - 2026)

“Understanding the Phenomenon of Male Witch-Hunting in Assam, India: Men Aren’t Spared.” November 2026 (forthcoming).

Conference Presenter - Annual Conference on South Asia - Madison, WI

(2026 - 2026)

“Understanding the Phenomenon of Male Witch-Hunting in Assam, India: Men Aren’t Spared.” October 2026 (forthcoming).

Conference Presenter - Western States Folklore Society - University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

(2026 - 2026)

“Witch-Hunting in Assam: A Colonial Malice?” April 2026.

Conference Presenter - ASIANetwork Conference - North Central College, Naperville, IL

(2026 - 2026)

“Witch-Hunting in Assam: A Colonial Malice?” March 2026.

Speaker - Anthropour, American Anthropological Association - Virtual

(2021 - 2021)

“Anthropology—Inside Out” (virtual), February 2021.

Discussant - IQAC, Mayang Anchalik College - Assam, India

(2020 - 2020)

“Exploring the Mayang Mystics: The Tantric Knowledge Tradition in Practice,” international webinar, July 2020.

Contributor - Pobitora Enchanted - Assam, India

(2017 - 2017)

A project promoting the culture of Assam, India.

Researcher - Mayang, Assam

(2015 - 2015)

Collected manuscripts and artifacts related to the history, magic, and sorcery traditions of Mayang, Assam.

Associate Program Coordinator - New Gram Sewa Santha (NGSS) - Kalangpur, Kamrup, Assam

(2012 - 2012)

Rural development.

Program Coordinator - NABARUN Human Development Program - Assam

(2011 - 2011)

Provided free primary education to children below the poverty line.

Ph.D. - Anthropology - University of Oregon (2026)

M.A. - Anthropology - University of Oregon (2020)

M.A. - Political Science - Jawaharlal Nehru University (2013)

B.A. (Honors) - Political Science - Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi (2011)

M.B.A. (in progress) - Curry College (2026)