Melanie Shi researches independent presses, decolonial movements, performance culture, and Afro-Asian connections of various forms at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. She also contributes geopolitical analysis about China’s relations with the Global South to publications such as CHOICE, The China South Global Project, and The Diplomat.
Melanie Shi
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Writing on Public Books
“Paris Latino”: How Latin America Migrated to Europe
“Paris est la capitale de l’Amérique latine,” said Mexican essayist Carlos Fuentes.
“Origine Asiatique”: The Anticolonial and Communist Chinese That Flocked to Paris
Asian migration has been kept out of most official histories of Paris, but walking in the quartiers chics and populaires/mixtes uncovers a portrait of the lives and history.
