[Anthropgrad] Friday seminar 16th of November

[nelia.hyndman-rizik at anu.edu.au]

Hi all, 

 

We have a seminar next Friday the 16th of November at 3pm in the Milgate
Room, AD Hope.  

 

The presenter will be:

 

Quanmin Li

PhD Candidate

Department of Anthropology

Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies The Australian National
University 

 

Title: 

 

 "Between Gift and Commodity: Tea, Exchange and Social Relations among the
Ang people in **China"***

 

Abstract:

 

 My research aims to reveal how Ang use tea as a gift and a commodity to
express and create their relationships with insiders and outsiders in a
system of exchange, which has helped them to construct their identity and
distinguish themselves as against processes of Tai-ization and now
Sinicization in the contemporary society of China. 

This mid-term review paper outlines my research interests, the purpose of my
research and the importance of using theories of gift and commodity exchange
in this research together with the thesis outline.

 

 

See you there

 

On another topic, is there any post-fieldwork PhD student that would be
interested in taking over my role as seminar convener? I will soon have
completed my tour of duty at the end of the year.  We need someone to take
over the reigns for the beginning of next year.  You can email me or Patrick
Guinness - Patrick.guinness at anu.edu.au if you are interested.  I will be
happy to show the new convener the 'behind the scenes' aspects of the job.

 

Yours truly,

 

Nelia Hyndman-Rizik

PhD Candidate

School of Archaeology and Anthropology

ANU

nelia.n at bigpond.com

nelia.hyndman-rizik at anu.edu.au

 

 

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