Sci-Tech Asia

Sci-Tech Asia is a transnational research network promoting the study of science, technology, and society in Asia and the world.

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NEW BOOK FORUM We are very excited to host a public debate around Susan Greenhalgh’s most recent book: “Soda Science: Making the World Safe for Coca-Cola” (U. of Chicago Press, 2024). RSVP here👇https://t.co/2Q0RZEmAw0

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BOOK REVIEW We recommend this review of Chinese Village Life Today in American Ethnologist...

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📚📚📚New Book Review! 📚📚📚

Andrew Kipnis reviews //Chinese village life today: Building families in an age of transition// by Gonçalo Santos @gdsantos_ 2021 @UWAPress #anthrotwitter

Find it here! ⬇️
https://t.co/O4uMSRpS6J

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"MOVING CROPS" BOOK FORUM AVAILABLE IN YOUTUBE
We recently released the online book forum "Moving Crops and the Scales of History" (Yale Univ. Press, 2023) in our YouTube Channel. Join our mailing list! 👇
https://t.co/R6WRnsFaxQ
#cropscapes #history

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⚠️NEW BOOK FORUM ⚠️
This is an important book that will change the way you look at plants and crops, and their role in shaping human history!
All participants will get a special discount code to purchase the book! RSVP here: https://t.co/5KSh3XOwS9

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Latest episode of our TechnoViews Podcast is available! TechnoViews #16. 'An Ecological History of Modern China' | Stevan Harrell (U. Of Washington). Available in Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, etc👇
https://t.co/EVletK77zn

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#BookForum Dialogue on Stevan Harrell’s “An Ecological History of Modern China” (@UWAPress, 2023)
October 20, 2023 | 2PM (GMT+1, Lisbon Time)
All participants will get a special discount code to purchase the book!
RSVP here: https://t.co/BoMN9KwUX3

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NOVO EPISÓDIO DO PODCAST TECNOGRAFIAS!
"Sons do Império, vozes do Cipale: canções cokwe e memórias do trabalho forçado nas Lundas, Angola"
Cristina Sá VALENTIM (ICS-ULisboa) entrevistada por Sara MORAIS.
Disponível nas plataformas de #podcasts.
https://t.co/EQQzHsuUuI

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⚠️NEW SCI-TECH ASIA WEBINAR⚠️
On June 13th we'll have the last webinar of our environmental politics series. We'll have the pleasure of hosting Daren Leung (Lingnan University) who will explore the material politics of food and waste in Maoist China.
RSVP: https://t.co/9Sa0X7bq4t

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NOVO EPISÓDIO DO PODCAST TECNOGRAFIAS!
"In the Skin of the City: Spatial Transformation in Luanda"
António TOMÁS (@go2uj) entrevistado por Tiago CASTELA (@UnivdeCoimbra) sobre o seu novo livro (2022, @DukePress).
Disponível nas plataformas de #podcasts.
https://t.co/mOAWmKSJpX

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WE'RE BACK! Join our next virtual seminar on environmental and reproductive politics in China! Register for the zoom link: https://t.co/HbklzMxh2x

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WE'RE BACK! On April 20th at 10am (UTC+1) we will resume our webinar series with a talk by anthropologist Hao-Tzu HO (National Chengchi U.). All welcome! RSVP to join the discussion at: https://t.co/LJ3A56gbTw

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TECNOGRAFIAS #1 - JON SCHUBERT
O 1º episódio é uma entrevista ao antropólogo Jon Schubert (U. de Basileia) em redor de alguns dos argumentos desenvolvidos no seu mais recente livro "Working the System. A Political Ethnography of the New Angola"!
https://t.co/8LuEDmUlTT

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TECNOGRAFIAS - NOVO PODCAST EM PORTUGUÊS
Uma plataforma de debate transatlântico em redor de livros recentes na área da antropologia e das ciências sociais! Cada episódio é um convite para refletir sobre os desafios do mundo contemporâneo na sua complexidade e pluriversalidade!

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Sci-Tech Asia Webinar #34 is ONLINE! In this webinar, Jeffrey NICOLAISEN explores the growing influence of Buddhist conceptions of “equality of life” in #Taiwanese laws of wildlife conservation as promoted by institutions like #Taiwan's LCA. Don't miss it! https://t.co/mW4aMHGRAa

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Sci-Tech Asia Webinar #33 is now ONLINE! This was the launching event of our new Webinar Series on Environmental Politics in East Asia. In this talk, Ralph LITZINGER and Fan YANG revisit their concept of “eco-media events". Don't miss it!! https://t.co/RNfxFdXkDP

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NEW WEBINAR!
On March 1st at 10am (UTC+0), we will continue our series with a talk by Jeffrey NICOLAISEN (NYCU) on the encounters between Buddhism, Taiwan's Life Conservationist Association and Atayal Hunters. All welcome! RSVP to join the discussion at: https://t.co/mW4aMHGRAa

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NEW WEBINAR!
On February 24th 2023 at 2:30pm (Lisbon Time, WET, GMT, UTC+0), we will begin our new webinar series with a talk by anthropologists Ralph LITZINGER (Duke U.) and Fan YANG (UMBC) on eco-media events.
All welcome! RSVP to join the discussion at: https://t.co/RNfxFdXkDP

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Here is the agenda of our new #webinarseries!
This series will take us to China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The webinars will take place via Zoom. All are welcome but registration is required. To register, please check webinar announcements in our website: https://t.co/goc2kyoTbT

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New Webinar Series
Our new #webinarseries will be on Environmental Politics! We will start February 24th with a talk by Ralph Litzinger (Duke U.) & Fan Yang (U. of Maryland, Baltimore County) titled "Rethinking the Eco-Media Event in Pandemic Times".
More information coming soon!

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THIRD SCI-TECH ASIA WEBINAR OF 2023!!!
On Friday January 27th at 2pm (Lisbon time, WET, GMT, UTC+0), we will end our webinar series on with a talk by anthropologist Luis Felipe Murillo (U. of Notre Dame).
All welcome! RSVP to join the discussion at:
https://t.co/nRRyaLvdBN