Anita Say Chan

228 Gregory Hall
(217) 244-1062
achan@illinois.edu

Education

Ph.D., Program in the History and Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Society, MIT
S.M., Program in Comparative Media Studies, MIT
B.A., Journalism and Women's Studies, New York University

Affiliations

Assistant Research Professor of Communications
Assistant Professor of Media and Cinema Studies

Course Specialties

New Media/Network Cultures
Science and Technology Studies
Globalization and Development
Labor and Creative Economies

Research/Creative Endeavor

Anita Say Chan's work on the use of intellectual property rights in international development and network politics has been published in the journals Science Studies, Anthropological Quarterly, and the Revista Iberoamericana de Comunicación. Her research has been awarded support from the National Science Foundation and the Center for the Study of Law & Culture at Columbia University’s School of Law. She has also held a postdoctoral fellowship with Stanford University’s Introduction to Humanities Program. Prior to entering academia, Chan worked in print and broadcast journalism, and her writing can be found published in The Village Voice, The Star-Ledger, and A. Magazine.

Related Links

• Chan's curriculum vita