Angela Zito

Angela Zito is an American anthropologist and historian whose work focuses on the dialectics of social life in China, and the relationship between religion and media. Currently, she is an associate professor of anthropology and religious studies at New York University. and the co-founder and co-director of NYU's Center for Religion and Media, At NYU, she also organizes, with Zhang Zhen, the Reel China at NYU Film Biennial.

Zito was a founding member of the journal Positions: Asia Critique (Duke University Press) and remains on its editorial board. She directed the ethnographic film ''Writing in Water'' (2012), which explores the role of calligraphy in modern China. Provided by Wikipedia