Jiahe Mei

Jiahe Mei works on the cultural history of modern China, with a particular interest in how the experiences of disability (canfei) contest normative notions of perception at the heart of media technology and revolutionary literature. Her other interests include medical history, Science and Technology Studies, China-Russia cultural exchanges, and critical theory. Before coming to Berkeley, Jiahe studied history and social theory at Peking University (BA in 2015 and MA in 2018) and the University of Chicago (MA in 2019).