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Betsy is a writer, teacher, and cultural anthropologist. Her role as Principal Investigator stems from her longstanding interest in doing and cultivating creative work. She has published three books, including the blurred genre Unraveled: A Weaver’s Tale of Life Gone Modern (University of California Press, 2009). Her newest project, Tight Knit: Global Families and the Social Life of Fast Fashion (University of Chicago Press, 2018), tells the story of Chinese immigrants and Italian artisans entangled in global supply chains that converge on a historic textile city in Tuscany.
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