Cheryl Mei-Ting Schmitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 3670940 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cheryl Mei-Ting Schmitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cheryl Mei-Ting |
| FAMILY NAME | Schmitz |
| SIGNATURE | SCHMITZ C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University Shanghai |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Driessen Miriam. — Tales of Hope, Tastes of Bitterness
Miriam Driessen’s Tales of Hope, Tastes of Bitterness is a welcome addition to the growing body of ethnographic research on Africa-China connections. Rather than appealing to sensationalist labels like “neo-colonialism” or a “new empire,” which have circulated repeatedly in writing on “China in Africa,” Driessen takes an anthropological starting point, building her analysis from a fine-grained reading of the perceptions and reflections of the Chi…
Doing Time, Making Money at a Chinese State Firm in Angola
Performing “China in Africa” for the West
As China’s largest trading partner in Africa and host to an estimated 250,000 Chinese migrants, Angola is one of the most significant sites for analyzing China–Africa relations today. This paper, based on ethnographic fieldwork in both Angola and China conducted in 2013–2014, analyzes conversations about Chinese globalization in Africa to show how Chinese speakers spoke performatively about a politically charged phenomenon in which they found the…
Ferraz de Matos, Patricia. — The Colours of the Empire
At Portugal dos Pequenitos, a children’s park built in 1940 that continues to welcome visitors every year, young guests can receive an education in the history of the Portuguese nation, including its relationship with territories abroad. A section of the park, originally designated “Overseas Portugal,” has been re-named “Portuguese-Speaking Countries” but vestiges of a specifically Portuguese version of imperialism remain. A square at the center …
African Perceptions of China in Zambia and Angola
"African Perceptions of China in Zambia and Angola." Journal of Southern African Studies, 42(4), pp. 792–793
Performing “China in Africa” for the West
As China’s largest trading partner in Africa and host to an estimated 250,000 Chinese migrants, Angola is one of the most significant sites for analyzing China–Africa relations today. This paper, based on ethnographic fieldwork in both Angola and China conducted in 2013–2014, analyzes conversations about Chinese globalization in Africa to show how Chinese speakers spoke performatively about a politically charged phenomenon in which they found the…
African Perceptions of China in Zambia and Angola
"African Perceptions of China in Zambia and Angola." Journal of Southern African Studies, 42(4), pp. 792–793
Performing “China in Africa” for the West
As China’s largest trading partner in Africa and host to an estimated 250,000 Chinese migrants, Angola is one of the most significant sites for analyzing China–Africa relations today. This paper, based on ethnographic fieldwork in both Angola and China conducted in 2013–2014, analyzes conversations about Chinese globalization in Africa to show how Chinese speakers spoke performatively about a politically charged phenomenon in which they found the…
Ferraz de Matos, Patricia. — The Colours of the Empire
At Portugal dos Pequenitos, a children’s park built in 1940 that continues to welcome visitors every year, young guests can receive an education in the history of the Portuguese nation, including its relationship with territories abroad. A section of the park, originally designated “Overseas Portugal,” has been re-named “Portuguese-Speaking Countries” but vestiges of a specifically Portuguese version of imperialism remain. A square at the center …
Doing Time, Making Money at a Chinese State Firm in Angola
Driessen Miriam. — Tales of Hope, Tastes of Bitterness
Miriam Driessen’s Tales of Hope, Tastes of Bitterness is a welcome addition to the growing body of ethnographic research on Africa-China connections. Rather than appealing to sensationalist labels like “neo-colonialism” or a “new empire,” which have circulated repeatedly in writing on “China in Africa,” Driessen takes an anthropological starting point, building her analysis from a fine-grained reading of the perceptions and reflections of the Chi…
International Development and Aid (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Business (2 works) · China (2 works) · China's Global Influence and Migration (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (2 works)