fulbright Taiwan online journal

fulbright Taiwan online journal

Author: Elsa Fan 范心蕾

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Elsa Fan is an Associate Professor of Anthropology who specializes in medical anthropology, critical global health, and health and humanitarianism. Her research explores the circulation of standardized practices and interventions in global health across different social and cultural contexts. She is the author of Commodities of Care: The Business of HIV Testing in China published by University of Minnesota Press, which examines the rollout and impact of scaling up HIV testing among men who have sex with men in China.

Research and Reflections on My Time in Taiwan

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I arrived in Taiwan. Aside from a few short visits in the past, I knew little about the pragmatics of everyday life here. Taiwan was also a new field site for me, where I was beginning a (relatively) new research project on care and breast cancer.

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Research & Reflections

fulbright taiwan online journal