New Queer Sinophone Cinema
Close readings of films from the PRC, Taiwan and Hong Kong that rethink the relationship between queerness, Chineseness and transnational cinema.
View book →I work on queer studies, cinema and East Asian popular culture. I’m interested in how films and other cultural texts shape ideas about identity, migration, ecology and social change, especially in East Asia and the Global South.
A selection of my books, articles and book chapters. Visit the Publications page for the full list.
Close readings of films from the PRC, Taiwan and Hong Kong that rethink the relationship between queerness, Chineseness and transnational cinema.
View book →An analysis of Pema Tseden's Jinpa, examining Tibetan masculinities, karmic structures and visual framing during cultural transformation.
View article →A reading of Zhang Yuan’s East Palace, West Palace that explores queerness, modernity and cultural identity in China.
View chapter →How tourism, consumption and transnational filmmaking position China as an active participant in global queer culture.
View article →I welcome enquiries about research collaboration, doctoral supervision, invited talks and media commentary.