NI ANNI
Ph.D. (Sociology)
Research Interest: Gender, Migration, Singlehood, Qualitative Methods
I am a current Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, National University of Singapore. Prior to my Ph.D. study, I obtained my bachelor’s degree in Sociology at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and later my Master’s degree in Gender Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
My dissertation focuses on Chinese single skilled migrants in Singapore, with a particular focus on the intersections between transnational mobility and transforming gender dynamics. I also study international student migration and stay-at-home motherhood across borders.
Teaching Experience:
| Fall 2023 | Anthropology and Theory (Teaching Assistant) |
| Spring 2023 | Singapore: Imagining the Next 50 Years (Teaching Assistant) |
| Fall 2022 | Social Thought and Social Theory (Teaching Assistant) |
Publications:
* indicates corresponding author
| 2025 | Ni, Anni. 2025. “Gendered Individualization among Never-married Chinese Skilled-Labour Women in Singapore.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 1-20. doi:10.1080/1369183X.2025.2543948. |
| 2022 | Su, Yihui*, and Anni Ni. 2022. “Producing Scientific Motherhood: State-Led Neoliberal Modernization and Nannies’ Subjectivity in Contemporary China.” The China Quarterly 250:531-51. doi:10.1017/S0305741022000145. |
| 2018 | Fu, Huiyan*, Yihui Su, and Anni Ni. 2018. “Selling motherhood: Gendered emotional labour, citizenly discounting, and alienation among China’s migrant domestic workers.” Gender and Society 32(6):814–36. doi:10.1177/0891243218805684.
Su Yihui, Anni Ni and Yingchun Ji*. 2018. “In the Middle of Two Separated Yet Overlapped Spheres: Rural Nannies in Shanghai.” Chinese Sociological Review 50(3):367-89. doi:10.1080/21620555.2018.1435264. |
Contact Info
Email ID: anni.ni@u.nus.edu