Yidong Gong
Education:
B.A., English, Shanghai International Studies University; M.Phil., Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge; Ph.D., Cultural Anthropology, Duke University
Dissertation:Beyond “Revolutionary Humanitarianism”: Chinese Doctors in South Sudan
Thesis Advisor:Charles Piot, Professor of Cultural Anthropology and African and African American Studies and Ralph Litzinger, Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Duke University
Research Topic:China's medical programs in Africa, biopolitics in conflict and post-conflict zones
Mentor:Mei Zhan, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Irvine
Current Position:Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, New College of Florida
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