Shirley Xue Yang, PhD

Dr Shirley Xue Yang is a feminist media scholar who holds a PhD in Media and Communication from University of Leicester, UK. Her research focuses on celebrity, feminism, intersectionality (gender, ethnicity, class, sexuality), intergenerational conflict & crisis, digital activism, and transnational elements. Her work has been published in internationally recognised journals such as Feminist Media Studies, Celebrity Studies, International Feminist Journal of Politics.

 

She has extensive work experience and strong connections with the Chinese cultural and creative industry. She worked as a senior copywriter for world-leading agencies in Shanghai. She provides advertising campaign planning, script writing, and creative writing for internationally recognised clients, including Nike, TMALL, Tencent, Certina S.A., XBOX ONE, Kosé, L'Oreal, Pizza Hut, etc. 

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As an early career researcher, she actively seeks a position in the field of media; gender; sexuality; race; social media; and creative industry.