2024Fairy-tale Media
Rise or Illusion: Ideological Narratives and Realistic Concerns in Demon Child (2019) and Deep Sea (2023)
A study of how fairy-tale narratives encode mainstream values while opening space for social reflection and alternative imagination.
English version only.
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2025Chinatown · Civic Engagement
Civic Engagement and Community Mobilization in Philadelphia’s Chinatown Under Redevelopment Pressure
Examining how redevelopment threats, including the proposed 76ers arena, shaped civic engagement, political participation, and intergenerational community activism in Philadelphia's Chinatown.
English version only.
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2026Mental Health · Stigma
“Seeking Help Is an Act of Strength”: A TPB Approach to Reducing Stigma in Mental Health Help-Seeking Among College Students in China
A campaign design project grounded in the Theory of Planned Behavior, aiming to increase mental health help-seeking among college students in China by addressing stigma and negative social perceptions.
English version only.
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2024Italian Literature · Gender & Class
Gendered Violence and the Struggle for Survival: Representations of Fear in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels
By examining how Ferrante and her female protagonists articulate and resist fear, this study explores the literary and real-world significance of fear-writing within feminist discourse, foregrounding the intersection of gendered violence and class conflict.
Chinese version only.
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2023Intangible Cultural Heritage · Fieldwork
The Inheritance of Liao-Zhai Folk Songs as Intangible Cultural Heritage in Primary and Secondary Schools
Conducted fieldwork in Zibo, interviewing three generations of intangible cultural heritage inheritors. Investigated whether schools effectively nurture future inheritors of traditional Liao-Zhai folk songs.
Chinese version only.
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2023Community · Sociology
A Comparative Study of Neighborly Relations in New and Old Residential Communities in Chinese Counties
Examining shifting neighborly relations in Chinese county towns amid rapid modernization, this project seeks to uncover the “rural genes” embedded in urban China.
Chinese version only.
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2023Film · Literature
Desperate Fate and Repressed Subjectivity: An Allegorical Reading of Only the River Flows and Its Historical Context
Yu Hua’s Only the River Flows, first published in 1988, is an avant-garde experimental novella. The release of its 2023 film adaptation brought renewed attention to the work and its allegorical meanings.
Chinese version only.
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2024Dream of the Red Chamber
Sober Sinking: Reinterpreting Baoyu’s “Folly(Chi)”
Because his love is so expansive, his heart is burdened; and with each passing day, his grief and anxieties only deepen.
Chinese version only.
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2022Modern Chinese Literature
Ideological Hesitation After the Failure of the Great Revolution: A Reading of Mao Dun’s The Creation
A close reading of Mao Dun’s Creation, exploring the complex meanings behind its theme-driven writing in relation to the author’s life and historical context.
Chinese version only.
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