John Haskell is a senior Comparative Literature and Society major from New Haven, CT. John will conduct research on the Hui Muslim population of Yunnan province, where emergent technology is rapidly restructuring how people interact and affiliate. He will write an ethonography of a Chinese speaking Muslim society at a key moment of change. By focusing on Kunming’s Islamic book trade and the culture of internet cafes, he will study how the deployment of modern communications technology gives rise to new social architectures. Upon returning, he will pursue a Ph.D. program in Anthropology.