Current PhD Research Projects

Guanyu LUO

• The Cinema of Lou Ye (娄烨): Liquid Modernity On & Off-Screen

Jiayi LI

• Programming the State-sanctioned Film Festival: Mediating Cinephilia and Political Agenda

Shiyu TANG

• Research on the immersive theatrical theme park in the context of artistic creation and reception: a case study of Unique Henan - Land of Dramas (只有河南·戏剧幻城）

Shuhan LIN

• The Postmemory Generation and Maoist Past in Chinese Cinema since the 2000s

Tianren LIU

• Ambient Sounds in Cinematic Virtual Reality

Xiaolin SUN

• The Use of Immersive Digital Technologies in Ethnic Minority Cultures Narration and Representation

Yizhe CUI

• Media Spectacle in China - Exploring the Interaction Between Influencer Persona Strategies and Power Structures in an Era of Radical Change

Yuan CHEN

• Framing financial news: Exploring the relationships between journalists, news frames, and stakeholders in China in the digital age

Yue ZHAO

• Contemporary Main Melody Film and the Domestic Dimension of Cultural Diplomacy in China

Yufei WANG

• Soft masculinity as conspicuous cultural consumption in post-reform China