PhD Student, Anthropology
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Xuyi Zhao is a Ph.D. candidate in sociocultural anthropology broadly interested in gender, (im)mobility, temporality, and placemaking. Her current research investigates the making of a brand-new urban area in Southwest China and various local efforts of community building. Xuyi’s doctoral dissertation seeks to provide an in-depth analysis of state-individual relations amidst China’s unprecedented urbanization, as well as a careful examination of the myriad ways in which people inhabit, interpret, and envision the city vis-à-vis official timelines of urban development. To learn more about Zhao’s research and publications, visit her webpage.
In Spring 2023, Zhao received travel funding to present at an academic conference organized by the European Association of Social Anthropologists. Learn more in our featured article.