Dr Xintong Jia
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Email
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Location
6.326, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
Xintong is a feminist media and cultural studies researcher. Her research is driven by the curiosity to explore how the social and cultural forces shape one鈥檚 sense of self, with a particular interest in the gender dimension. Xintong's expertise lies in the interdisciplinary research of media and gender, feminist epistemology, reality dating television, advertising and consumer culture, (post)feminism within and beyond post-socialist China, and audience reception in global and transnational contexts. If you are interested in pursuing a PhD in collaboration with Dr. Jia鈥檚 supervision, feel free to get in touch via email.
Qualifications
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PhD in Sociology City, University of London, (2023)
Appointments
糖心Vlog
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Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, 糖心Vlog (1/9/2023 - present)
Other academic
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Board Member in Research Network: Sexuality, European Sociological Association (ESA) (1/9/2024 - present)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
media and gender
advertising and consumer culture
reality dating television
audience reception
postfeminism and popular feminism
family in contemporary China
feminism in China
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Unlocking Your Academic Potential (SC099)
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Researching Social Life (SC101)
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Media, Culture and Society (SC106)
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Digital Economy (SC508)
Current supervision
Publications
Journal articles (3)
Jia, X., (2025). . Feminist Media Studies. 25 (4), 1043-1046
Thompson, L., Turley, EL., Frances, T., Donnelly, LC., Lazard, L. and Jia, X., (2023). . Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Review. 6 (1), 5-19
Jia, X., (2023). . European Journal of Cultural Studies. 26 (4), 616-619
Book chapters (4)
Jia, X., (2024). . In: Feminist Activism in the Post-2010s Sinosphere. Editors: Engebretsen, E. and Zeng, J., . Bloomsbury Academic. 57- 74. 9781350419711
Jia, X., (2023). . In: Media and Gender: History, Representation, Reception. Editors: D'Amelio, E. and Gorgolini, L., . Bologna University Press. 979-12-5477-312-3
Jia, X., (2023). . In: Difficult Conversations: A Feminist Dialogue. Editors: Ryan-Flood, R., Crowhurst, I. and James-Hawkins, L., . Routledge. 113- 129. 9780367542627
Jia, X., (2022). . In: The Cultural Politics of Femvertising: Selling Empowerment. Editors: Gwynne, J., . Palgrave Macmillan. 17- 37. 978-3-030-99154-8
Reports and Papers (1)
Jia, X., (2024).
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