
Jan KarlachThe Czech Academy of Sciences | AVCR · Oriental Institute
Jan Karlach
Doctor of Philosophy
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Introduction
• (Ethno)history and ethnicity in the context of Southwest China and adjacent regions
• PRC’s governance of ethnic minorities (“top-down” vs. bottom-up)
• Chinese (esp. Nuosu-Yi) society and culture – perception and practices of “tradition” and “modernity”, Chinese internet
• Sociological/anthropological theory
• Qualitative methodology, (n)ethnography