Elliot is a dual-degree PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology and the Department of South Asia Studies. He is interested in the study of mediatized discourse about Islam, piety, and morality in Pakistani broadcast media productions, specifically television drama serials. His ethnographic work is located in Karachi, Pakistan as well as in digital spaces. He connects these overlapping virtual and physical worlds by examining the interplay of media production and reception and the impact of the Internet on shaping pious publics in South Asia.