SUMMER-ABROAD.UCDAVIS.EDU May 12, 2008 02:46 PM
Li Zhang
Associate Professor, PhD, Cornell University, 1998
UC Davis Department of Anthropology
lizhang@ucdavis.edu
I received my doctoral degree in anthropology from Cornell University in 1998 and a M.A. degree in social relations from UC Irvine in 1993. Before coming to the U.S., I studied Chinese literature and literary theory at Peking University and received my B.A. and first M.A. there. I was a postdoctoral fellow at the Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University, from 1998 to 1999.
Class Size: 18-20
Participants should apply for the visa as soon as possible. Please view the travel documents section and emails sent to the class list for details.
Social and Cultural Changes in Globalizing China
Photo Gallery
Photos and story of Kunming as featured in The Atlantic
China is rising as a powerhouse in the political and economic arenas on the global stage. This course examines recent major transformations of Chinese culture and political economy through reading in-depth ethnographic studies, film viewing, and conducting first-hand, ethnographic fieldtrips in southwest China. Students will explore key Chinese sociocultural institutions and everyday practices within a wide range of domains—for example, tourism, state power, popular culture, spatial mobility, city space, ethnic minorities, consumer culture, housing and the new middle-class, and changing gender norms and sexuality.
