Courtney T. Wittekind

Department of Anthropology
courtney_wittekind@g.harvard.edu

Courtney Wittekind is a sociocultural and media anthropologist researching political transition, spatial politics, and futurity. She received her PhD in Social Anthropology with a secondary field in Critical Media Practice from Harvard University in 2022. Her book project, “’Time to Change:’ Speculating on ‘Transition’ in Yangon’s New City,” describes the unequal burdens facing residents of Southwest Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), an agricultural region set to be transformed into a sprawling “New Yangon City.” Courtney is currently completing her first documentary film and also serves as a founder and editor of Tea Circle, an academic forum for new perspectives on Burma/Myanmar.