Dr. Jenny Chio

Biography

Jenny Chio is an Associate Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. Her research interests encompass media ethnography, race, ethnicity, nationalism, collective memory, cultural heritage, and the interplay of tourism and migration, particularly in contemporary China. Chio completed her Ph.D. in Socio-Cultural Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, following an M.A. in Visual Anthropology from Goldsmiths College, University of London, and a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from Brown University. She has held several academic appointments, including Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Emory University and a Faculty Fellow position at USC Society Fellows. Chio's scholarly contributions include notable books and multiple articles published in various esteemed journals, focusing on the intersections of film, anthropology, and cultural representation. Moreover, she has been recognized for her work with a range of accolades, including the Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship and the Fejos Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ethnographic Film. Chio is committed to advancing visual anthropology through her editorial roles and organized events that interrogate the relationship between culture and representation in a global context.

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