Biography
Yadong Li is a PhD student in socio-cultural anthropology. Focusing on a town named Taole in China's northwestern periphery, he is interested in how ruins of progress are materialized and experienced in everyday lives, and how hope connects with and emerges out of ruins. His research interests lie at the intersection of economic anthropology, hope and time studies, and the anthropology of borders and frontiers. He has also written about urban legends, moral panic, and UFO enthusiasts in China. In spare time, he is the host of the Anthropology channel of the New Books Network. Before attending Tulane, he earned an MRes from SOAS University of London and an MSc from the University of Edinburgh, both in social anthropology.
The NBN interviews hosted by Yadong can be found via this link: https://newbooksnetwork.com/hosts/profile/ff82f647-7151-4dcd-8f98-218155ffe637