Anna L. Tsing

Anna Tsing is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Tsing's research focuses on culture and politics, feminist theory, globalization, multi-species anthropology, social landscapes and forest ethnoecologies, and multi-sited ethnography in Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and the U.S.

Tsing has spearheaded anthropological research concerning the global environmental crisis and advocates a radical approach built on transdisciplinary dialogue in relation to the Anthropocene. Tsing’s research is based on close dialogue with other disciplines, while anchored in ethnographic methods and what she refers to as «acts of noticing». She is known for her innovative theoretical and methodological contributions.

She has received several awards and honorary titles for her research in the intersection of social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences, including the Niels Bohr Professorship at Aarhus University in Denmark.

Tsing received a B.A. from Yale University and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University.