Publication : Blog posts "A Chinese Ethnographer in DR Congo : Reflections on the Field and Fieldwork"
Cai Chen (EASt/MSH) published a series of four blog posts for Congo Research Network, sharing insights from his ethnographic fieldwork experiences in the course of his ongoing doctoral research on Chinese-Congolese couples residing in Congo.
Why would a Chinese PhD student choose to conduct anthropological research in Congo? How did he secure access to the field? Do Chinese-Congolese couples exist, considering the “self-segregation” of the Chinese in Africa? How does a Chinese ethnographer navigate his identity and positionality with both Congolese and Chinese informants in the field?
In a series of four blog posts, Cai Chen, a PhD student at the Université libre de Bruxelles and a member of the ULB Centre for East Asian Studies (EASt), provides insights from his ethnographic fieldwork experiences in the course of his ongoing doctoral research on Chinese-Congolese couples residing in Congo.
