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Dr. Jie Yang is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Simon Fraser University, holding a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Toronto. Dr. Yang's research intersects linguistic anthropology and Chinese studies, focusing on how power and ideologies are communicated through language and aesthetics. Her work engages with contemporary issues in China, such as the beauty economy and the proliferation of therapeutic practices, including psychiatry and counseling. Current projects include an edited volume on the political economy of affect and a monograph examining the governance of the urban poor and mentally ill individuals in China. Dr. Yang has published extensively on topics like employment-related mental health issues and bureaucratic silence in China, contributing to both academic journals and edited volumes. Her interests also span the fields of media, neoliberal governance, and urban poverty, especially in the socio-political context of China. Dr. Yang actively participates in global discourses of cultural and psychological practices, particularly in relation to gender and poverty in the post-socialist landscape of China.
Department of Philosophy