Led by Biao Xiang at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, MoLab explores new research angles on the movements of people, things, data and energy.
Halle (Saale), Germany
Joined April 2021
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The Law & Anthropology Department is offering positions for 4 Doctoral Students (m/f/d) interested in the following topics: asylum law, private law, law and religion, procedural justice
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“Many things in our super-diverse societies today are permeable & in flux, not rigid & closed”: Steven Vertovec, director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity @mpimmg, is rethinking diversity mpg.de/21983003/superdiversi…
ALT Social anthropologist Steven Vertovec, director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity. Credit: MPI-MMG
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The Department of Anthropology of Economic Experimentation is offering a position for a Doctoral Student (m/f/d) for an Urban Anthropology of the Nearby starting as early as possible after 1 September 2024
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(Im)mobility infrastructure: a 21st-century dystopia? Professor Biao Xiang of @MaxMolab and formerly COMPAS, seeks to find answers in this latest article.
Based on observations about changes in global #mobility during the COVID-19 #pandemic, Prof Xiang proposes to broaden the concept of migration infrastructure. While #migration #infrastructure coordinates international migration, (im)mobility infrastructure manages people’s physical movement, both over long distance and on a daily basis, partly through the redistribution of mobility across types and populations. Mobility and immobility become deeply entwined. (Im)mobility infrastructure is important for building social resilience against crises such as pandemics, but can seriously undermine #citizen #rights.
📚The full article is now available open-access here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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📍Looking for a PhD student in my @snsf_ch project “Digital Agriculture: Sino-European Contrasts, Correspondences & Collaborations” @anthropo_s @UnifrResearch, thanks for sharing!
Application: 30 April
Details: shorturl.at/hjwW5
#China #Europe #anthrotwitter @AnthroJobs
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Out now: Xiang Biao’s book Transcending Boundaries (Chinese in 2000 and 2018; English 2005) has its Korean version now, translated by Park Woo and published by Geulhangari Publishers in South Korea
ALT Photo of Biao Xiang's book Transcending Boundaries (Chinese in 2000 and 2018; English 2005) has its Korean version now, translated by Park Woo and published by Geulhangari Publishers in South Korea
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The Chair of Cultural and Social Anthropology at @UniFAU is inviting applications for a PhD position Focus on Changing Legal Technologies and Legal Cultural Transformations (“LawTech Ethnographies”) (EG 13 TV-L, 65 %, 4 years) starting on 01 August 2024: recruitingapp-5034.de.umanti…
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The Department of 'Anthropology of Economic Experimentation' is offering a Postdoc Position (m/f/d) in the Anthropology of Common Concerns (starting as early as possible after 1 May 2024)
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My new book, "Smart Borders, Digital Identity and Big Data: How Surveillance Technologies Are Used Against Migrants", is now out and available to order from Bristol University Press.
I am delighted with the endorsements
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#surveillance #technology #migration – at Oxford, England
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📢New episode of the @IMISCOE #themigrationpodcast
🎙Yixin Zhang interviewed Biao Xiang on Logistical power, logistical violence, and how these constrain mobility.
▫️Biao Xiang leads @MaxMolab , dedicated to migration and mobility studies
🎧Find it here: imiscoe.org/news-and-blog/po…
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Don't miss out on the Future China Lecture with Xiang Biao – "The self and the world: Changing worldviews among Chinese youths" – Nov. 27, 2023 13:00 - 14:00
merics.org/de/fcl_xiangbiao
ALT Photo of Xiang Biao
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I want to share my recent contribution at @MaxMolab about the #racialization and #racism of #Africanstudents before and at the beginning of the #RussianUkrainianWar:
eth.mpg.de/molab-inventory/s…
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When discussing the impact of rapidly advancing #AI on #language and #culture, Xiang emphasized that machines may deliver facts, but they fall short in unveiling the intricacies of reasons. Language isn't just a tool; it's our path to meaning, tied to human consciousness and profound thought. Without learning diverse languages, we risk losing the power of varied communication and listening.
Chen pointed out that machines can't replace the process of learning a language; only by delving into a language's intricacies can we grasp the full text of meaning behind the words. @MaxMolab @ChenQiufan
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How do anthropologists and science fiction writers differ in their perspectives when it comes to #language, #AI, and the capricious #future?🧐
✨At the 75th #FrankfurtBookFair (Frankfurter Buchmesse), renowned as the "global compass of culture," anthropologist Xiang Biao and science fiction maestro @ChenQiufan engaged in an intriguing cross-disciplinary tête-à-tête. 🥳They shared their insights and future predictions on humanity and our world with a unique Chinese perspective and wisdom.
👏This dialogue event, initiated by the #CLEC, lured over 200 participants representing publishing institutions, exhibitors, and academia. In addition, nearly a hundred Chinese publishing units participated at the 75th Frankfurt Book Fair, showcasing over 5,000 titles of high-quality books, engaging in fruitful collaborations and fostering cross-cultural understanding.😊
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Stop the pull-factor nonsense!
Media workers and others: Whenever you feel the impulse to use the term “pull factor” in the #migration and #Mediterranean context, take a sec and note that using it will show that you have no clue about the dynamics of migration. A 🧵
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Wie viel #Freiheit haben Seeleute? Luisa Piart @MaxAnthropology hat auf Hoher See und in Häfen recherchiert. Ihre Erfahrungen & Forschungsergebnisse teilt sie im #AchMensch - Podcast 🎧 @detektorfm open.spotify.com/episode/7dj… #Schifffahrt #Seerecht #Arbeitsschutz
ALT Luisa Piart forscht am Max-Planck-Institut für ethnologische Forschung in Halle daran, wie viel Freiheiten Seeleute haben.
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Die Nase im Wind, die Sonne auf der Haut, der Blick in die Ferne. Seefahrer gelten oft als freiheitsliebende Helden. Was ist da dran? Darüber haben wir mit Luisa Piart vom @MaxMolab gesprochen. detektor.fm/wissen/ach-mensc…
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Das Ende des chinesischen Wirtschaftswunders und was das für junge gut ausgebildete Menschen in China bedeutet. Biao Xiang forscht zu den Folgen des gebrochenen Wohlstandsversprechens. Biao dazu in einem Beitrag der Tagesschau: tagesschau.de/multimedia/vid…
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Now out and #OpenAccess in issue 28(4): "Shock Mobilities During Moments of Acute Uncertainty" by Biao Xiang, @WilliamlAllen, Shahram Khosravi, @neveu_helene, @yyortiga, Karen Anne Liao, @infrapolitics, Lamea Momen, @priyadeshingkar & @MuktaNaik buff.ly/3b3nB1z
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The Economist (21 Apr 23) listed “Self as Method” by Xiang Biao & Wu Qi as one of 5 essential books to understand anthropology: “Although anthropologists are not at the centre of the academic conversation, they command attention in China. That is in large part due to Xiang Biao.”
ALT Portrait of Xiang Biao. Photo: Carlo Diesterbeck, MPI for Social Anthropology
ALT Photo of the book "Self as Method. Thinking through China and the World" by Xiang Biao and Wu Qi. Photo: Jacob Hanitzsch, MPI for Social Anthropology