Erica Holt
Year in Program: 3
Fields: Asia (China), Medicine, Gender, & Digital Humanities
Advisor: Aminda Smith
Committee: Dr. Ethan Segal, Dr. Naoko Wake, Dr. Yulian Wu
Research Languages: Mandarin Chinese
Educational Background: B.A. Wittenberg University, OH
Email: holteri1@msu.edu
My research examines gynecology and the role of medicalization in forming modern China. By comparing the trajectory of medicalization in women’s medicine in the PRC, Taiwan, and the U.S., I aim to develop a better understanding of the unique incorporation of western medicine into the CCP’s social and political goals.
I am also an active member of the DH community at MSU. Last year I participated in the CHI Fellowship developing my photogrammetry skills, and I’m currently serving on the DH@MSU Research Committee.
Current DH projects:
Lunghua Civilian Assembly Center Digital Archives Project
Teaching Assistantship Positions:
IAH 206 – Science, Society and Self (Nuclear Age)
ISS 355 – War and Revolution
HST 355 – China from 1900 to Present
HST 420 – History of Sexuality
IAH 206 – Asia and the World