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BOGE XIAO · PORTFOLIO
Ideas, shared aloud.
Conferences are a chance to place research in conversation with other people’s questions.
PRESENTED · ACCEPTED · IN CONVERSATION
November 2026
Accepted · Upcoming
Accepted · Upcoming
On the Verge of Legibility
American Anthropological Association · St. Louis
Read the accepted abstract →August 2026 · paper revised September 2026
Presented · Session chair
Presented · Session chair
Emotional Worlds in Zhuang Border Manuscripts
3rd Global South Symposium · Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
Read the paper, slides & script →March 2026
Presented
Presented
Cultural Rhythms of Writing
Society for Applied Anthropology · Albuquerque
Read the paper, slides & script →Status as of September 2026. The November AAA presentation is accepted and upcoming.
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Research
Listening across Southwest China
Oral histories, language surveys, and field encounters with the Geyang Language Branch Research Team.
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Research
Cultural rhythms of writing
Variant Chinese characters and the transmission of heterogeneous scripts in late-Qing Zhuang communities.
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Research
From manuscript to living text
Cataloging, transcription, collation, and translation on the Shidian Ancient Books platform.
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