What does the 'Chinese Century' look like from Johannesburg’s China Malls? In 'Reconfiguring Racial Capitalism', Mingwei Huang draws on a decade of fieldwork to examine how Chinese migration and commerce intersect with colonial legacies, anti-Blackness, and global capitalism in South Africa.

"Amid rising citizen skepticism over the safety and efficacy of this technology in China and elsewhere, this article examines the genre of the orchestrated waste tour, which seeks to place the public as witnesses to state performances of technological improvement."

New OnlineFirst article: "Spectacular Technology, Invisible Harms: Witnessing Techno-science on Waste Tours in China" by Amy Zhang journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Tonight at the IPK: Andrew Lakoff, @ericklinenberg.bsky.social, and @azshutter.bsky.social discussed Polycrisis and the Problem of Preparedness

SFIS Spring 2025 Symposium asuevents.asu.edu/event/sfis-s... Excited to be a part of the conversation on "Global Perspectives on Science and Technology"

Amy Zhang investigates the emergence of China’s circular economy for Limn 11 - The Obsolescence Issue @azshutter.bsky.social

For anyone in LA, check out #MaterialActs at Craft Contemporary. Fortunate to have been included in this excellent catalog! www.craftcontemporary.org/exhibitions/... www.craftcontemporaryshop.org/products/mat...