As I walk the streets and roam the web of China, I share snapshots from my fieldwork on Bytes of China. My list of longer thought pieces can be found on my Writing Page.
I am currently living in China, following students and migrants as they process information and desire, remaking cities and rural areas. I investigate media and memes in their collisions with markets, governments, and local thugs. [More about Bytes of China.]
Here's a video of the most recent talk I gave about my research at LIFT in Geneva, Switzerland, "Dancing with Handcuffs: The Geography of Trust in Social Networks". In this talk, I analyze the changing conceptions of trust through the story of a college student who threw shoes and eggs at the government official who oversees internet censorship in China.
Read more about my research. My analysis of culture and technology can be found on Cultural Bytes. And my personal blog is Hi Tricia.
The views expressed on this blog do not in any way reflect the position of any of my funders, past employers, the Chinese government, the US government or the Fulbright program.
Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 11:03AM 
There is a grown up sitting in the middle seat. He is surrounded by 5 kids (2 boys, 1 girl). The door was locked, otherwise I would've found out what game they were playing.
Reader Comments (1)
Hey Tricia,
Just remembered to check in on your blog, and WOW: great posts so far!! That game is definitely Plants vs. Zombies by Popcap studios, really popular in the US. My partner says that there's a Shanzai arcade (!!) version that's become huge in China; maybe that's how he found out about it?