Damon
Lynch

Anthropology PhD student

I am a PhD student in socio-cultural anthropology at the University of Minnesota.

My research interest is how Tajiks perceive time when they reflect on the 1992-97 Tajik civil war. I am also interested in what influence Islam has on this, if any. Communities emerging from protracted violent conflict rarely perceive time in a simple linear fashion.

I have an MA in Peace Studies from the Kroc Institute at the University of Notre Dame, focusing on religion.

Photographer

I have photographed professionally. Clients who have commissioned me to do work have included the University of Notre Dame, the ABS-CBN Foundation and The Brooke.

I have images online at pbase and flickr.

My audio slideshows:
Treasures of Tajikistan
Iran
Iran: A Riot of Color
Understanding Peace
Gamot Cogon School
Bilin

Free software programmer

I support the use and development of free software. I am the developer of Rapid Photo Downloader, the leading photo and video downloader for the Linux Desktop.

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