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On October 25, 2024, The University of Richmond Law Review hosted a Symposium entitled Economies of Extraction: Labor, Care, and the Carceral State. Professor Yiran Zhang delivered the presentation transcribed below, which has been edited for clarity and cohesion. The University of Richmond Law Review was honored to host her and is thrilled to publish this transcript of this
thoughtful discussion.
Yiran Zhang *
* Assistant Professor, School of Industrial & Labor Relations, Cornell University. Associate Faculty, Cornell Law School. Professor Zhang’s research focuses on the governance of care work at the intersection of the often-informal labor markets, the welfare state, and the economic household. Professor Zhang received an S.J.D. and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School and an LL.B. from Tsinghua University.