Tania Murray Li (B 8 December 1959) is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto who is known for her work on labour, capitalism, development, politics and indigeneity with a particular focus on Indonesia. She is an elected member of the Royal Society of Canada.

Education and career

Li has a B.A. (1981) and a Ph.D. (1987) from

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

. After her Ph.D. Li moved to

Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, and a second medical school campus in Saint John, New Brunswick. Dalhousie offer ...

where she reached the level of professor in 2002. In 2004 she moved to the University of Toronto where, in 2020, she was professor and tier one Canada Research Chair.

Research

Li's early research centered on Singapore where she worked on urban politics.From 1986 until 1989 Lie worked on an environmental management project a

, and in a 2017 interview she described how the goals of "knowledge transfer and institution-building" made her uncomfortable. Subsequently she worked on issues within Indonesia, particularly on the culture, environmental, and economic issues of the region. She works with non-governmental organizations in Indonesia, and brings people with her, including activists, for her field research in the area.

Selected publications

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Awards and honors

In 2015 she was named a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In 2019 she was named a fellow of the

Royal Anthropological Institute The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI) is a long-established anthropological organisation, and Learned Society, with a global membership. Its remit includes all the component fields of anthropology, such as biolo ...

. Li's book ''Land's End'' won the Senior Book Prize from the American Ethnological Association in 2016, and the George McT. Kahin Prize from the

Association for Asian Studies The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is a scholarly, non-political and non-profit professional association focusing on Asia and the study of Asia. It is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. The Association provides members with an Annu ...

in 2017.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Tania Living people Alumni of the University of Cambridge Academic staff of the University of Toronto Canadian anthropologists Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Fellows of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland Cultural anthropologists Year of birth missing (living people)