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Education:
PhD, Comparative Literature,The University of Hong Kong
Area of Interests:
Transnational cinema / Hong Kong Cinema / Hollywood Cinema / Digital culture / Cyberculture / Participatory culture / Stardom / Fandom
Major Highlights:
| 2017 | “On (Not) Speaking English: The ‘Phonic’ Personae of Transnational Chinese Stars in the Global Visual Network.” Journal of Chinese Cinemas 11(3): Autumn 2017 (Forthcoming). |
| 2016 | “Rearticulating Bruce Lee and his ‘Hip-Hop Fury’ in Fan Made Videos” in Lasting Screen Stars: Personas that Endure and Images that Fade. Eds. Lucy Bolton and Julie Lobalzo Wright. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016, 291-303. |
| “‘Friending’ Jet Li on Facebook: The Chinese Celebrity Persona in Online Social Network.” Journal of Asian Cinema 26(2): 169-192. 2016. | |
| “Remediating the Star Body: Donnie Yen’s Kung Fu Persona in Hypermedia,” Studies in Media and Communication 4(2): December 2016. (Forthcoming) | |
| 2014 | “The Matrix Hero on YouTube: Fan Vids as a Form of Transmedia Storytelling” in Social Media: Global Perspectives, Applications and Benefits and Dangers. Ed. Annmarie Bennet. New York: Nova Science Publishers. 2014, 89-106. |
| “Actor or Ambassador? The Star Persona of Jackie Chan in Social Media.” Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies. Mar 2014: 1-17. |
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Education
| PhD (2012) Comparative Literature, The University of Hong Kong |
| MPhil (2002) Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University |
| BA (1999) Comparative Literature, The University of Hong Kong |
Positions
| August 2013 – present Lecturer, Academy of Film, Hong Kong Baptist University |
| Sept 2012 – May 2013 Lecturer, Department of Comparative Literature, The University of Hong Kong |
| Sept 2009 - June 2012 Tutor, Department of Comparative Literature, The University of Hong Kong |
| Sept 2005 – Aug 2009 College Lecturer, Center for International Degree Programmes/Community College & School of Professional and Continuing Education, The University of Hong Kong |
| Aug 2002 -- Aug 2005 Lecturer, Department of English, Chu Hai College of Higher Education |
| Sept 2000-August 2002 Tutor, School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University |
Academic Publications
Book Chapters and Journal Articles (Referred Works)
| “On (Not) Speaking English: The ‘Phonic’ Personae of Transnational Chinese Stars in the Global Visual Network.” Journal of Chinese Cinemas 11(3): Autumn 2017 (Forthcoming). |
| “Rearticulating Bruce Lee and his ‘Hip-Hop Fury’ in Fan Made Videos” in Lasting Screen Stars: Personas that Endure and Images that Fade. Eds. Lucy Bolton and Julie Lobalzo Wright. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016, 291-303. |
| “‘Friending’ Jet Li on Facebook: The Chinese Celebrity Persona in Online Social Network.” Journal of Asian Cinema 26(2): 169-192. 2016. |
| “Remediating the Star Body: Donnie Yen’s Kung Fu Persona in Hypermedia,” Studies in Media and Communication 4(2): December 2016. (Forthcoming) |
| 「‘I Desire, Therefore I Am’：後現代資本主義與慾望的經濟」.《經世致用─經濟與神學的另類想像》. 趙崇明編. 香港: 文藝出版社. November 2016. (Forthcoming) (Non-referred work) |
| “The Matrix Hero on YouTube: Fan Vids as a Form of Transmedia Storytelling” in Social Media: Global Perspectives, Applications and Benefits and Dangers. Edited by Annmarie Bennet. Nova Science Publishers. 2014. |
| “Actor or Ambassador? The Star Persona of Jackie Chan in Social Media.” Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies. Mar 2014: 1-17. |
| “Donnie Yen’s Wing Chun Body as a Cyber-Intertext.” Journal of Chinese Cinema 7 (2), 2013: 157-173. |
| “The Flickering of Jackie Chan: Transnational Chinese Film Stardom, Web 2.0, and the Signification of Performance.” The International Journal of the Humanities 8 (2), 2010: 11-22. |
| “Hong Kong Auteurs in Hollywood - A Case of John Woo.” John Woo’s Master Class. Ed. Cheuk, Pak-tong. Hong Kong: Comos Books Ltd. 2005, 206-272 (Chinese). |
| “Between Personal Signature and Industrial Standards: John Woo as a Hong Kong Auteur in Hollywood.” LEWI Working Paper Series 22. Hong Kong Baptist University. 3.2004. |
| “Hollywood: An Unfailing Institution.” Film Appreciation Journal. Fall, No. 121. 10-12. 2004 (Chinese). |
| “Interview With Karen Fang—The Writer of A Better Tomorrow”. Film Critics’ Quarterly. 7.2004: 28 (Chinese). |
Translated Works
| Godawa, Brian. Hollywood Worldview: Watching Film with Wisdom and Discernment. Hong Kong: FES Press. 2005 (from English to Chinese). |
| Bordwell, David. “Transnational Space: Toward a Poetics of Chinese Cinema.” Film Appreciation Journal 104. 6-8.2000: 15-25, Co-trans. with Yeh Yueh-yu (from English to Chinese). |
| Kleinhans, Chuck. “Becoming Hollywood: New Era of Hong Kong.” Film Appreciation Journal 105, 9-11.2000: 23-28, Co-trans. with Yeh Yueh-yu (from English to Chinese). |
Conference Papers
| ‘Authenticating the Martial Arts Body in Hong Kong Cinema: The Case of Dragon Tiger Gate.” RIDCH Conference: Digital Art and Film, Hong Kong: Open University of Hong Kong, July 4-6, 2016. |
| “Gazing of the Wuxia Body: Digital Visual Effects, Looking Relations, and Peter Chan’s Wu Xia (2011),” RIDCH Conferences: Digitization and Reconceptualizations of the Humanities, Hong Kong: Open University of Hong Kong, December 17-18, 2015. |
| “The Ethnic Star Phenomenon in Participatory Cyberculture: Chinese Movie Stardom, Zhang Ziyi, and YouTube,” The Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities, Osaka, Japan, April 5-8, 2012. |
| “The Martial-Arts Body as Cyber-Intertext: The Case of Donnie Yen,” Asian Cinema Studies Society Conference, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, March 16-20, 2012. |
| “Friending the Star in the Networked, Participatory Culture: The Case of Jet Li on Facebook,” Southwest/Texas Popular and American Culture Association Conference (Computer Culture Area), Albuqueque, USA, February 8-11, 2012. |
| “The Flickering of Jackie Chan: Cosmopolitan Chinese Film Stardom, Web 2.0, and the Signification of Performance.” China-West: Cosmopolitics, Memory and Visual Media in the 21st Century, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June 11-12, 2010. |
| “Binary Reflexivity – Changes of John Woo’s Auteurism in Hollywood and the Implications,” Annual Conference of Chinese Communication Association, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, July 3-5, 2001. |
| “From Killer to King: Exploring Masculinity of Chow Yun-fat in Hollywood,” Mediamorphosis: The 3rd Postgraduate Conference on Communication in Chinese Societies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, May 27, 2000. |
Selected Public Lectures and Talks
| Speaker, Talk: “Australia”, Academic Week, Government and International Studies Society, Hong Kong Baptist University, October 8, 2015. |
| Guest Lecturer, Lecture: “Semiotics in Films” for Media Semiotics, School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University, April 14, 2004. |
| Speaker, “Local Culture and Foreign Influence: The Film Environment that Shaped John Woo,” Hong Kong Film Archive, Hong Kong, December 12, 2002 |
Awards and Honours
| Excellent Team Performance Bronze Award by School of Professional and Continuing Education, The University of Hong Kong (2006/2007) |
| Silver Prize (Translated Works) of Gold Medallion Book Awards by the Association of Chinese Publishers, Hong Kong (2005) |
Membership
| Chinese Communication Association (2014-15) |