ZHAO Shuting is a PhD candidate in social anthropology at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), affiliated with the Centre for Modern and Contemporary Chinese Studies (CECMC).

My doctoral research focuses on family photographs taken on film and home videotapes from the post-Mao era to the pre-digital period (1980–2010). By examining these visual materials and the narratives people construct around them, I aim to understand transformations in private life among Chinese urbanites—particularly the emergence of individualism during this period. In February 2025, I completed a six-month fieldwork project in China and Taiwan.