Tuxun’s research covers topics of food and globalization, gender and ethnicity, migration and mobility, with a particular focus on urban China. Through the lens of food anthropology, her research delves into the intersection of food, ethics and consumerism in the context of urbanization and globalization. Her teaching interests at Duke Kunshan encompass cultural anthropology, global China studies, food and globalization, migration and ethics.
Sajida Tuxun holds a B.A. in journalism and an M.A. in ethnology from Shaanxi Normal University, and a Ph.D. in anthropology from Max Planck Institute/Utrecht University.