Helen Siu

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Professor of Anthropology
On leave: 
Fall 2018
helen.siu@yale.edu
203-432-3680
Address: 
10 Sachem St, Room 112, New Haven, CT 06511
Website
Areas of interest : 
Chinese Social Anthropology; Historical and Ethnographic Fieldwork in South China and Hong Kong; Socialist and Post-Socialist Transformations; Revival of Market Towns, Community Festivals, and Rituals; Migration and Vernacular Modernity; Rural-Urban Divide in China; Cross-Border Dynamics in Hong Kong, Historical and Contemporary Asian Connections
Region: 
China, Transregional

Courses

ANTH 362

Unity and Diversity in Chinese Culture

An exploration of the Chinese identity as it has been reworked over the centuries. Major works in Chinese anthropology and their intellectual connections with general anthropology and historical studies. Topics include kinship and marriage, marketing systems, rituals and popular religion, ethnicity and state making, and the cultural nexus of power.

Term: Spring 2019
Day/Time: M 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM
ANTH 414, EAST 417

Hubs, Mobilities, and World Cities

Analysis of urban life in historical and contemporary societies. Topics include capitalist and postmodern transformations; class, gender, ethnicity, and migration; and global landscapes of power and citizenship.

Term: Spring 2019
Day/Time: T 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM
ANTH 575, EAST 575

Hubs, Mobilities, and World Cities

Analysis of urban life in historical and contemporary societies. Topics include capitalist and postmodern transformations, class, gender, ethnicity, migration, and global landscapes of power and citizenship.

Term: Spring 2019
Day/Time: T 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM