Xisai Song

Xisai Song is an Assistant Professor at the College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin, holding a Ph.D. from Cornell University. Their research and teaching focus on critical intersections of health, culture, and society, particularly in East Asian contexts.

• Academic Focus: Medical anthropology, health inequities, chronic illness, care studies, science and technology studies
• Contact: xisai.song@austin.utexas.edu

They teach courses on medical anthropology, culture and health, and health inequalities, including:

• Semester-based classes: Chronic Illness and Health (Fall 2024), Medical Anthropology (Spring 2024), and Culture and Health (Spring 2023/Spring 2025)
• Course themes: Biocultural perspectives on health, structural determinants of illness, and cultural approaches to care systems