Prof. LAU Wai Sim, Dorothy
Programme Director, Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Business Administration (Global Entertainment)
Associate Professor

dorolau@hkbu.edu.hk
34118099
Education: 
PhD, Comparative Literature,The University of Hong Kong

Area of Interests: 
Star studies, fan studies, celebrity culture, celebrity philanthropy, digital culture, screen culture, Hong Kong cinema, East Asian cinema, auteurs

Major Highlights: 


AWARDS, HONORS, SCHOLARSHIPS

2023 - Faculty/School of Creative Arts Performance Award in Service, Hong Kong Baptist University
2023 - Long Sevice Award, Hong Kong Baptist University
2022 - Visiting Scholar, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield
2022 - Faculty/School/Academy of Visual Arts Performance Award in Scholarly Work (Early Career Researcher), Hong Kong Baptist University
Award for Outstanding Performance in Scholarly Work 2018/19 by School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University

PUBLICATIONS

Single-authored Books

Celebrity Activism and Philanthropy in Asia: Toward a Cosmopolitical Imaginary. Amsterdam University Press. (Forthcoming 2024)
East Asian Auteurs, Cinephilia and the Media Platform Era (working title). (under contract with Edinburgh University Press) 
Reorienting Chinese Stars in Global Polyphonic Network: Voice, Ethnicity, Power, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. 2021.
Chinese Stardom in Participatory Cyberculture, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2019.


RESEARCH GRANTS

Hong Kong Baptist University, Start-up Grant (Tier 2). “World Cinephilia and Asian Filmmakers in the Post-cinematic Era”. Principal investigator. HKD240,000.
UGC RGC Early Career Scheme, “Renegotiating Film Authorship in Cyberspace: Chinese Filmmakers, Global Fans, Politics of Participation." Principal Investigator. HKD405,000. 2020.
UGC RGC Competitive Research Funding Schemes: The Faculty Development Scheme (FDS), “Reimagining Chinese Celebrities in the Cosmopolitical Order: Humanitarianism, Social Media, Fan Identification.” Principal Investigator. HKD524,431. 2018.
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