Biography
Jenny W. Tang is a Sigrid Rausing MIASU PhD candidate and a member of King’s College. She is conducting ethnographic fieldwork in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, for the 2022/23 academic year. Her research interests span broadly across Asian Studies, urban ethnography, contemporary arts, political economy, and anthropological theory. She co-convened the Re-searching Purpose and Vocation seminar series (supported by Max Planck - Cambridge Centre for Ethics, Economy and Social Change) in March 2022 with Alexandrine Royer and Julia Roberts.
Prior to her doctoral studies, Jenny worked in public policy research in Hong Kong and with various public affairs and non-governmental arts organisations. She graduated with a First Class BA degree in Human, Social, and Political Sciences from Churchill College, Cambridge, in 2020, and is professionally trained in classical ballet.
Research
Anthropology of Mongolia; Inter-Asia Studies; urban ethnography; contemporary art; dance; development; political economy; anthropological theory.
Publications
Conference paper
2022. ‘Thinking through dance: Hong Kong beyond its geopolitical entrapment’. Paper presented at the Society for Hong Kong Studies Annual Conference 2022: Hong Kong Studies as Praxis.
