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Food and Agriculture, Migration, Transnationalism, Lerisure, Consumption, China.

Marxist political economy, Post-colonial Theory, Social Reproduction Theory, Petty Commodity Production, Informal Labour, Social Movements, Biopolitic.

Affect, senses (in particular sound), future-making, heritage, time and temporality, urban anthropology, religion

Modern and Contemporary Japanese history. Social and cultural history of the 20th century, especially the intersection of consumer capitalism and historical memory.

Ellen is a Senior Teaching Fellow within the School of Finance and Management.

Yuka Kobayashi is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in China and International Politics.

Yasmine Hafez is a PhD researcher whose work combines ethnography and archival research to examine the socio-environmental transformations of the Delta Lakes and Lake Victoria. Her project traces the colonial histories and neoliberal interventions that have shaped these water bodies, focusing on how these forces impact the everyday lives of fishermen amid escalating climate threats. Her research centers on environmental justice in the Arab world, with a particular emphasis on the politics of knowledge.

Yenn designs and delivers an institution-wide training programme for doctoral researchers.