Our new publication @amanthro.bsky.social, interview with Mun Young Cho, on youth precarity, poverty, and inequality in China, South Korea and the responsibility and value of anthropology doi.org/10.1111/aman...

Looking forward to this online event on Saturday June 28th (in Mandarin), to discuss my book with Yunxiang Yan (UCLA), Shao-hua Liu (Academia Sinica), and Xiaojun Zhang (Tsinghua). Our discussion will be moderated by Fei Yan (Tsinghua). Zoom #: 919-4243-1528, link: mcmaster.zoom.us/j/91942431528

OUT NOW: A Field Guide to Cross-Cultural Research on Childhood Learning reimagines how we study kids—globally. With voices from 21 countries, this inclusive, practical guide bridges disciplines and challenges Western-centric research. buff.ly/0qk1cOs

I'm THRILLED that our book is out. This book, with other 60 contributors from across the globe (!!!) is a love letter to the science we want to do, and a how-to guide for how to do it. Please read it and share it!

So happy to be part of this unique book project!

ACYIG is delighted to present our latest Spotlight on Scholarship, featuring @jing-xu.bsky.social Jing Xu's "‘Unruly’ Children: Historical Fieldnotes and Learning Morality in a Taiwan Village." See more: acyig.americananthro.org/spotlight-on...

7/ Read the full paper here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

1/ 🧵 🚨New paper!🚨 Cross-cultural research is expanding in the social sciences — but are we measuring what we think we are? Our recent paper argues that construct validity is an overlooked challenge, especially in developmental research. Let’s break it down. 🌍 🧠 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

9/ 🙌 A big thank you to my incredible co-authors: @dorsaamir.bsky.social, Jennifer Clegg, Helen Davis, @nataliabdutra.bsky.social, @michelleakline.bsky.social, @sheinalew.bsky.social, Tanya MacGillivray, Gairan Pamei, Yitong Wang, @jing-xu.bsky.social, & @brucerawlings.bsky.social. Very grateful!

New Books Network interview about my book (“Unruly” Children @cambridgeup.bsky.social): magical encounters (缘分), when the ethnographic past comes to the ethnographic present via technologies of the future. Really enjoyed the conversation with the host Yadong Li. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

Our first interview, as associate editors for @amanthro.bsky.social “World Anthropologies” section, featuring the unconventional journey and work of Ethiopian American archaeologist Helina Woldekiros. We talked about traversing different worlds, language, gender, etc.: doi.org/10.1111/aman...

看见“作为认知主体的儿童”，my short end-of-year review essay for the Chinese magazine “The Thinker.” mp.weixin.qq.com/s/aaLOy6gsRN...

My friend Yang Zhan and I hosted a Wenner-Gren workshop in Hong Kong: “Precarity & Urgency: Debating the future of China anthropology”. A rare opportunity to bring scholars together from all around the world, especially half of our participants being Chinese scholars based in mainland institutions.

mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YntH6oISeH... Next Monday afternoon (Dec. 9th, Beijing time), virtual book talk at my Alma mater Tsinghua University! Looking forward to reconnecting with friends and colleagues! 北京时间下周一下午三点，连线清华人类学宣讲新书，期待与老师朋友们相聚！

My new book, “Unruly” Children: Historical Fieldnotes and Learning Morality in a Taiwan Village, is published by Cambridge University Press. It simultaneously traces children’ active learning of morality and reconstructs an ethnography from a rare and unique set of fieldnotes. cup.org/409liB2

I had the opportunity to interview Barry and Bonnie Hewlett, two anthropologists who had made great contribution to the study of Hunter-gatherer childhood: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3...

Introduce our recent article about understanding contemporary Chinese society via humor, in American Anthropologist: “Can anthropologists get humor?”: doi.org/10.1111/aman... It marks the beginning of a new project: critical reflections on knowledge production through collaboration

I had the opportunity to write a commentary for the journal Global Networks’ special issue on East Asian childhood and migration: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Here’s our new editorial piece for “World Anthropologies” section, as Associate Editors for the journal American Anthropologist: “Seeking clarity at a time of confusion”: doi.org/10.1111/aman...

I created a starter pack for sociologists studying China: go.bsky.app/NetJdDm. We study China’s labor, gender, family, inequality, organizations, education, professions, media, civil society, protests, immigration, as well as politics and history. Let me know if you want to be added (or removed).

My book talk at UW Taiwan Studies Program, on the official publication date of "Unruly" Children (Cambridge University Press, 2024), in front of pioneers in my field, including Profs. Hill Gates, Stevan Harrell, John Shepherd, Rob Weller, David Jordan, etc.: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdI2...