Yamuna Sangarasivam

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Yamuna Sangarasivam

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Sangarasivam completed her [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Musicology and Piano in 1990 at the [[University of Minnesota]]. She pursued her [[master's degree]] in [[Anthropology]] and [[Ethnochoreology]] at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] in 1992.{{Cite web |title=Sri Lankan dancer Yamuna Sangarasivam danced with Michael Jackson {{!}} Sri Lanka Foundation |url=https://www.srilankafoundation.org/newsfeed/sri-lankan-dancer-yamuna-sangarasivam-danced-with-michael-jackson/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=www.srilankafoundation.org}} She obtained her [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in Anthropology at the [[Syracuse University]] in 2000.
Sangarasivam completed her [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Musicology and Piano in 1990 at the [[University of Minnesota]]. She pursued her [[master's degree]] in [[Anthropology]] and [[Ethnochoreology]] at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] in 1992.{{Cite web |title=Sri Lankan dancer Yamuna Sangarasivam danced with Michael Jackson {{!}} Sri Lanka Foundation |url=https://www.srilankafoundation.org/newsfeed/sri-lankan-dancer-yamuna-sangarasivam-danced-with-michael-jackson/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=www.srilankafoundation.org}} She obtained her [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in Anthropology at the [[Syracuse University]] in 2000.


She rose to prominence and limelight following her duet dance performance with iconic dancer [[Michael Jackson]], which featured in the 1991 song ''Black or White.'' The song was eventually premiered in over 27 countries, targeting a wider audience range of 500 million. She received the opportunity to dance alongside Michael Jackson after being selected as one of the dancers amongst 3,000 participants at an audition conducted by Jackson himself, calling for ethnic and modern dancers for his single ''Black or White''. Yamuna's duet with Jackson was shot at a location that brought the Los Angeles expressway to a standstill temporarily, barring private vehicles from entering the expressway in order to pave the way to film both Jackson and Yamuna with stunt drivers. The shooting took place for nearly 14 hours.
She rose to prominence and limelight following her dance performance with the iconic [[Michael Jackson]] in his 1991 song ''Black or White.'' The song eventually premiered in over 27 countries, reaching a wider audience range of 500 million. She received the opportunity after being selected as one of the dancers amongst 3,000 participants at an audition conducted by Jackson himself, calling for ethnic and modern dancers for his single ''Black or White''. Yamuna's duet with Jackson was shot at a location that brought the Los Angeles expressway to a standstill temporarily, barring private vehicles from entering the expressway in order to pave the way to film both Jackson and Yamuna with stunt drivers. The shooting took place for nearly 14 hours.


She has engaged in teaching and research on various fields including nationalism, terrorism, social conflict, cultural anthropology, women and gender studies, intersectionalities of race, class, gender, and sexuality.{{Cite web |title=We Will Dance With Mountains |url=https://www.dancingwithmountains.com/people/yamuna-sangarasivam-ph-d |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=www.dancingwithmountains.com |archive-date=2023-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925135706/https://www.dancingwithmountains.com/people/yamuna-sangarasivam-ph-d |url-status=dead }} She published a [[bibliography]] titled ''Nationalism, Terrorism, Patriotism: A Speculative Ethnography of War'' (2021) which was based on the tactics of [[suicide bombings]] deployed by the militants representing the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] during its fight against the [[Government of Sri Lanka]] during the 26-year old [[Sri Lankan Civil War]].{{Cite book |last=Sangarasivam |first=Yamuna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ns56zwEACAAJ |title=Nationalism, Terrorism, Patriotism: A Speculative Ethnography of War |date=2022-12-23 |publisher=Springer International Publishing |isbn=978-3-030-82667-3 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Sangarasivam |first=Yamuna |title=Nationalism, Terrorism, Patriotism: A Speculative Ethnography of War |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2021 |isbn=978-3-030-82664-2 |edition=1st |location=Cham, Switzerland |language=English}}
She has engaged in teaching and research on various fields including nationalism, terrorism, social conflict, cultural anthropology, women and gender studies, intersectionalities of race, class, gender, and sexuality.{{Cite web |title=We Will Dance With Mountains |url=https://www.dancingwithmountains.com/people/yamuna-sangarasivam-ph-d |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=www.dancingwithmountains.com |archive-date=2023-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925135706/https://www.dancingwithmountains.com/people/yamuna-sangarasivam-ph-d |url-status=dead }} She published a [[bibliography]] titled ''Nationalism, Terrorism, Patriotism: A Speculative Ethnography of War'' (2021) which was based on the tactics of [[suicide bombings]] deployed by the militants representing the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] during its fight against the [[Government of Sri Lanka]] in the 26-year [[Sri Lankan Civil War]].{{Cite book |last=Sangarasivam |first=Yamuna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ns56zwEACAAJ |title=Nationalism, Terrorism, Patriotism: A Speculative Ethnography of War |date=2022-12-23 |publisher=Springer International Publishing |isbn=978-3-030-82667-3 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Sangarasivam |first=Yamuna |title=Nationalism, Terrorism, Patriotism: A Speculative Ethnography of War |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2021 |isbn=978-3-030-82664-2 |edition=1st |location=Cham, Switzerland |language=English}}


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