The UK – China Media and Cultural Studies Association is managed by an executive committee that meets monthly and is responsible for the running of the organisation. 

主席  周天杨 博士，英国肯特大学艺术与人文学院讲师 

Dr Oscar Tianyang ZHOU, University of Kent, President (2023-2024)

Dr Oscar Tianyang ZHOU is a Lecturer in Media Studies at the School of Arts, University of Kent. Prior to his current appointment, Dr Zhou researched and lectured at the University of Sussex, the University of Brighton, and the University of Hertfordshire. He trained as a communicator and technician scientist at the undergraduate level, before studying for a Masters degree in Globalisation and Communications at the University of Leicester, and a PhD in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Sussex. Dr Zhou’s research interests lie at the intersections of ethnographic research, gender and sexuality studies, media and cultural studies, and digital communication. A key area of his research focuses on the ways that LGBTQ⁺ communities engage with different media technologies, texts, and practices in their everyday life. His work has been published in journals such as Feminist Media Studies, Communication, Culture and Critique, Sexualities, Social Media + Society and China Media Research, and within edited volumes such as Queer TV China (Hong Kong University Press 2023), Queer Sites in Global Contexts (Routledge 2021), Queer Intercultural Communication (Rowman & Littlefield 2020), Exploring Erotic Encounters (Brill 2019), and Chinese Social Media (Routledge 2018). Dr Zhou is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education from the University of Hertfordshire.

副主席  余孜政 博士，英国埃克塞特大学讲师

Dr Zizheng YU, University of Exeter, Vice-President (2023-2024)

Dr Zizheng YU is a Lecturer in Promotional Media at the Department of Communications, Drama and Film, University of Exeter. He is the Programme Director of the MA in Social Media and Digital Marketing. Before the appointment at Exeter, Dr Yu taught at the University of Greenwich, Cardiff University, and King’s College London. His research mainly focuses on short-video-based (SVB) social media, consumer activism/political consumerism, video activism, social movements, digital activism, and cultural semiotics studies. He was a Research Associate in China Current Network. In addition to his research experience, Dr Yu has previously worked for the Country Garden Real Estate in China as a Senior Brand Manager. He also worked as a Journalist for Chinese Southern Daily as well as UK Chinese Journal (London). His previous work can be found in Chinese Journal of Communication, Media International Australia, and Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media.

专家委员会 总召集人  李柏翰 博士，台湾大学公共卫生学院助理教授 

Dr. Po-Han LEE, National Taiwan University, Director of International Advisory Committee (2023-2024)

Dr. Po-Han LEE is an assistant professor at the Global Health Program, National Taiwan University. Previously, he taught Sociology/Criminology, Human Rights, and Gender Studies at the University of Sussex, where he both obtained a PGDip in Social Research Methods and accomplished his doctoral study in sociology. He is also one of the senior editors for ‘Plain Law Movement’ – a non-governmental multimedia platform for legal education – in Taiwan. He has published extensively in both Chinese and English. His recent works appear in the Sociological Review, International Journal of Human Rights, Global Health Governance, and in the edited volume ‘Queer’ Asia (Zed Books, 2019)

国际合作部 主任  刘宇昕 博士，上海政法学院上海纪录片学院讲师 

Dr Yuxin LIU, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, Director of International Partnerships (2023-2024)

Dr Yuxin LIU is a Lecturer in Journalism at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, whose academic interests draw on journalism and communication studies, digital media studies and TV industry studies. She has previously taught Media Research Methods modules at the University of East Anglia. Dr Liu has an extensive academic background in empirical journalism and media studies. She completed a BA in Journalism, Broadcasting and Communication, before studying for a master’s degree in mass communications at the University of Leicester. She completed her PhD in the department of Film, Television and Media Studies at the University of East Anglia. Her current project focuses on the negotiation of journalistic gatekeeping on social media in TV journalism. She has been one of the key members of UCMeCSA, serving as President from 2017-2018 and currently acting as Director of International Partnerships, who is responsible for promoting international academic communications and collaborations.

国际合作部 副主任 张士毅，英国莱斯特大学博士在读

Shiyi ZHANG, University of Leicester, Deputy Director of International Partnerships (2023-2024) 

Shiyi ZHANG is a Doctoral Researcher at the School of Media, Communication and Sociology, University of Leicester. His doctoral research looks at Chinese college students’ acceptance to mental health misinformation on Weibo.

学术发展部 主任  张铭 博士，温州理工学院讲师

Dr Ming ZHANG, Wenzhou University of Technology, Director of Academic Development (2023-2024)

Dr Ming ZHANG is a Lecturer at the Wenzhou University of Technology. Her current research explores the impact of female fans’ online practices (writing, reading, and discussing slash fan works) on their negotiation of hegemonic ideologies of gender and sexuality in China. Her previous work can be found in Celebrity Studies, Communication, Culture and Critique, Sexualities, and Feminist Media Studies.

学术发展部 副主任 张驰 博士，英国圣安德鲁斯大学博士后研究员

Dr Chi ZHANG, University of St Andrews, Deputy Director of Academic Development (2023-2024)

Dr Chi ZHANG is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of St Andrews. Her areas of research interest fall broadly within political communication, security studies and Chinese political philosophy. She holds a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Leeds, and a Master’s degree in South Asian Area Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies. She published extensively in Terrorism and Political Violence, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, Politics and Religion and Asian Security. She taught at the University of Leeds, Royal Holloway University of London and University of Liverpool.

学术发展部 副主任 管泽旭 博士，北京语言大学新闻传播学院讲师

Dr Zexu GUAN, Beijing Language and Culture University, Deputy Director of Academic Development (2023-2024)

Dr Zexu GUAN is a lecturer at Beijing Language and Culture University. She has obtained her doctoral degree from Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, the Netherlands. Her doctoral project focuses on how the internet celebrity economy is intertwined with gender norms, platform mechanisms, and non-Internet industries in contemporary China. She got her bachelor degree in Editing and Publishing from East China Normal University and a master degree in Mass Communication from Peking University. Her academic interest concentrates on but is not limited to media studies, cultural studies, and gender studies.

媒体部 主任  杨兵，英国伯恩茅斯大学博士在读  

Bing YANG, Bournemouth University, Director of Communication (2023-2024)

Bing YANG is a doctoral researcher in Centre for Film and Television, Bournemouth University. Before joining BU, he was previous taught at the Liaoning University, China, both at the undergraduate and the postgraduate level. He currently teaches documentary and film studies in BU. His research interests including film study, dramaturgy and film aesthetics.

活动部 主任 黄兴 博士，英国东英吉利大学

Dr Xing HUANG, University of Nottingham, Director of Activities (2023-2024)

Dr Xing HUANG is a Teaching Associate in Media Studies Education at the University of Nottingham. He has obtained his master’s degree in Media and Cultural Politics at UEA and his bachelor’s degree in Literature of Drama, Film and Television at the Communication University of China. His researches focus on the political use of social media by LGBTQ+ activists. He teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate students diverse modules of media and cultural politics.

理事  徐天博 博士，安徽大学新闻传播学院讲师 – Dr. Tianbo XU, Anhui University (2021-2022)

理事 崔巍 博士，同济大学艺术与传媒学院博士后研究员 – Dr. Wei CUI, Tongji University (2021-2022)

理事 巩述林 博士，浙江传媒学院讲师 – Dr. Shulin GONG, Communication University of Zhejiang (2021-2022)

理事 尚哲雨，荷兰莱顿大学博士在读  – Zheyu SHANG, Leiden University (2022-2023)

理事 严康，英国东英吉利大学博士在读  – Kang YAN, University of East Anglia (2022-2023)

理事 杨小飞，澳大利亚皇家墨尔本理工大学博士在读 – Xiaofei YANG, RMIT University (2022-2023)

理事 向鸿哲，澳门科技大学博士在读 – Hongzhe XIANG, Macau University of Science and Technology (2022-2023)