IEAS - Institute of East Asian Studies, UC Berkeley

"The Nuts and Bolts of Social Science Research in China"

Jenny Chio, PhD. Candidate, Anthropology, UC Berkeley
Rachel Stern, PhD. Candidate, Polical Science, UC Berkeley
Leslie Wang, PhD. Candidate, Sociology, UC Berkeley

DATE:Tuesday, April 22, 2008
TIME:4:00 PM
PLACE:IEAS Conference Room, 2223 Fulton Street, 6th Floor
FORMAT:Panel discussion
SPONSORS:Center for Chinese Studies


Rachel Stern, Leslie Wang, and Jenny Chio will hold a panel discussion and Q&A session by and for grad students on the practicalities of research in China.  They will share insights and tips—gleaned from their own time spent doing field work (roughly 2006-2007), working on fairly different topics and with differing approaches—on such topics as getting a visa/research affiliation, dealing with human subjects, working with a RA, websites to help you on the way, etc.
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