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Professor Anna Lora-Wainwright is a leading scholar in the Human Geography of China, affiliated with the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA) and the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford. She holds a PhD in Anthropology from Oxford, alongside an MA in Chinese Studies and BA in Anthropology from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. Her research focuses on environmental health, pollution politics, and social justice in rural China, with a particular emphasis on citizen activism and the intersection of health, environment, and development.
- Educations: PhD Anthropology (Oxford), MA Chinese Studies (SOAS), BA Anthropology (SOAS)
Her research explores villagers' experiences of pollution, cancer, and environmental degradation. Key works include Resigned Activism: Living with Pollution in Rural China (2017) and Fighting for Breath (2013). She leads the Leverhulme Trust project on e-waste circuits, employing two research fellows. Her work addresses transborder waste trade, environmental governance, and the moral dimensions of health crises.
Anna teaches on MSc programs in Chinese Studies and Environmental Policy, co-founding interdisciplinary courses on health-environment linkages. Her grants include a £322k Leverhulme Trust award and support from the British Academy. Awards include the Philip Leverhulme Prize in Geography (2013).
- Awards: Philip Leverhulme Prize (2013)
- Grants: Leverhulme Trust (RPG-2014-224), Rockefeller Foundation
Her research groups include the China Environment and Welfare (CHEW) group and collaborations with the School of Public Health. She explores how marginalized communities navigate environmental and health crises, emphasizing participatory citizen science and grassroots resistance strategies.
