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Yang Tian

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Tian Yang

Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Anthropology

Biography

My research interest is mainly about minority groups in Northwest China, specifically the identification of a group of Jurchen people. I will explore the hidden implications from an anthropological perspective, using identity and politics, to better understand the cultural lifestyles of these ancient individuals in modern China. Primarily, I want to focus on the politico-ethnic aspects of what it means to be Jurchen, Man zu, and a Chinese citizen. The broader question seeks to understand the future of those minorities that haven't been officially identified or recognized through the Chinese Ethnics Identification Project.