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Qidi Feng received a bachelor's degree in English Anthropology from Sun Yat-sen University, focusing on the recreational life of Nigerian expats in Guangzhou. His ethnographic research, which spanned five years from 2017 to 2022, documented changes within the African diasporic community in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qidi obtained a master's degree in urban studies from the London School of Economics in 2021. He has worked as a research curator at the Guangdong Museum, where his projects centered on art exhibitions that explore migration, life, ethnicities, and identity politics, particularly in Southwestern China and Indochina. His current ERC-funded PhD research investigates the hair trade between China and Africa, with a focus on real and synthetic wigs, hair extensions, and care products. This research examines the supply chain and trading scenes of the hair market, translating cultural meanings associated with hair and its portrayal of blackness. In his first-year pilot study, Qidi aims to conduct a comparative analysis of combs and the ritualistic actions associated with them, exploring autonomy through tools and technology.
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