Malini Sur is an Associate Professor in Anthropology at Western Sydney University and serves as the President of the Australian Anthropological Society. She is internationally recognized for her contributions to the study of borders, mobility, and gender. Her book Jungle Passports: Fences, Mobility, and Citizenship at the Northeast India-Bangladesh Border (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021) was awarded the President’s Book Prize from the South Asian Studies Association of Australia, Bernard S. Cohen Prize (honorable mention) and Choice Outstanding Academic Title (2022).