PHD Thesis
PhD Completion Date: 2027
PhD Supervisor: Gregoire Mallard
My PhD research focuses on the processes of capital transformation, social mobility, and class distinction among Chinese engineers working in the tech industry in the San Francisco Bay Area. Specifically, I look into their lifestyle, marriage patterns, parenting styles, and relationships with China from sociological and anthropological perspectives.
PRoFILE
Shuyue is a doctoral student in Anthropology and Sociology at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID). With an interdisciplinary background in Economics and Management of Exhibitions (B.A., South China University of Technology) and Museum Anthropology (M.A., Columbia University), she has academic and professional experience in strategic consulting, sustainable development, and museum studies & curation across academia, international organizations, and the private sector in the U.S., Switzerland, and China.
Research Interests
- Social Mobility
- Cultural Capital
- Class Distinction
- Transnational Identity
- Artificial Intelligence & Technology Industry
Publications and Works
Co-Curated Exhibition: “THE CAMERA IS OUR WEAPON”
Kayapó Video Warriors in the Amazon
In the Amazon rainforest, the Kayapó use cameras as weapons to broadcast their powerful voices and activist traditions. As COVID-19 creates enormous challenges for museums and Indigenous peoples, this online exhibit extends a dialogue between contemporary Kayapó life and the more than 30-year-old Hall of South American Peoples at the American Museum of Natural History.