Doctoral Research

“China’s State Media Going Global: China, Soft Power and the International Arena”
Joy Jie Shao, Loughborough University. Supervisors: James Stanyer and Graham Murdoch

“Chinese television between propaganda and entertainment, 1992-2017”
Yingzi Wang, Loughborough University. Supervisors: Sabina Mihelj, Thoralf Klein, David Deacon

“Gender construction in glossy magazines during the ‘age of austerity’: A cross-cultural study of UK and Greece”
Rafaela Orphanides, Loughborough University. Supervisors: Line Nyhagen and Emily Keightley

“Inclusion and exclusion: The representation of Tibetans on China Central Television and nationalism in post-reform China”
Cuomo Zhaxi, Loughborough University. Supervisors: Alena Pfoser and Thoralf Klein

“Journey and politics in and around digital media: An ethnography of how teenagers with physical disabilities use the Internet”
Herminder Kaur, Loughborough University. Supervisors: Paula Saukko, Karen Lumsden, David Buckingham

“Online surveillance, Tor Network, and anonymity: A study about Deep Web’s perceptions and representations”
Thais Sardá, Loughborough University. Supervisors: John Downey and Simone Natale

“The Cultural Public Sphere under the waves of neoliberal reform: Rethinking communication and cultural policies in Taiwan”
Hui-Ju Tsai, Loughborough University. Supervisors: Dave Elder-Vass and Eleonora Belfiore

“The Representation and Promotion of Chinese National Image and Xi Jinping’s Image in Western Media”
Weili Wang, Loughborough University. Supervisors: John Downey and Emily Keightley