Dr Muhammad A. Kavesh

I am an anthropologist whose research explores multispecies relations, hospitality, decolonial thought, and environmental humanities, drawing on Western and South Asian philosophy. I am the author of Spies and Other Pigeons: Hospitality and Hostility in Multispecies Pakistan (University of Washington Press, 2026) and Animal Enthusiasms: Life Beyond Cage and Leash in Rural Pakistan (2021). I have also edited two books Multispecies Mixtures and the Animals In-Between (forthcoming, Michigan State University Press) and Nurturing Alternative Futures: Living with Diversity in a More-than-Human World (2024). Additionally, I have edited two special journal issues (Anthropology Today & The Australian Journal of Anthropology) and published in leading journals including American Anthropologist, American Ethnologist, Journal of Asian Studies, Oxford Development Studies, and South Asia.

My current research, supported by the Australian Research Council, examines the animal trade and emerging geopolitical dynamics in South Asia by closely engaging with thinkers such as Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari, and Donna Haraway. As Director of South Asia Research Institute, I have organized four major conferences, two art exhibitions, and multiple workshops, screenings, and public events focused on South Asia, sustainability, and geopolitics.