Yiwen Xu
Yiwen Xu is researching gender, identity, and media practice in contemporary China, particularly focusing on gender antagonism on social media.
PhD Candidate in Asian Studies
School of Languages and Cultures
Qualifications
Master of Asian and Pacific Studies (Advanced), Australian National University, School of Culture, History, and Language, Australia
Bachelor of Asian Studies, Australian National University, College of Asian and the Pacific, Australia
Profile
Yiwen studied in Canberra at Australian National University, where she received her BA (2018) and MA (2019) degrees. After the completion of her MA, she worked as a volunteer teacher in China for a year (2020) and decided to study further through pursuing a PhD degree. Her research project is centrally concerned with the gender identity construction, misogyny, feminism, and media practice in current China.
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